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Stirchley Schools<\/span><\/p>\n

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Corner of Pershore and Ash Tree Road in the fifties<\/span><\/p>\n

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Taft Cars Pershore Road \/ Hazelwell Lane, 1969<\/span><\/p>\n

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Three Horse Shoes<\/span>
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The Church of the Ascension<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Local History<\/h2>\n

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Click on the photos for the relevent information<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Stirchley High Street in the 1900’s<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hazelwell Station<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hazelwell Hall<\/p>\n

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Friends Meeting House<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Village Blacksmith outside the Smithy next to the Three Horseshoes<\/span><\/p>\n

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The original British Oak<\/span>
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Hazelwell mill<\/p>\n

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first recorded in 1704<\/p>\n

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