TELFORD - The New Town -The Madeley Story - Part Three (The Ultimate guide)

Telford - The New Town (The ultimate guide) Part three
The Madeley Story...
Welcome to The Ultimate guide to Telford new town.
In this part we look at depth at Madeley, The Town that has seen the most changes, We look at the centre & it`s changes, also Madeley court over the centuries and much more.
This video series has been researched and created by Steve Bowers better known as the New Homes Historian.
This series of videos are to celebrate Telford becoming 50 in 2018.
narrated by Emma B
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A lot of the content in this video is available via the internet,
It is impossible to find the original owners of the pictures, But if you do own a picture we have used please email we will be happy to credit you.
Thank you to Johnathan Rowe & Ian Lowe from Nuplace & Telford & Wrekin council for the footage of miners walk.
I would like to Thank "Adam Hollick" for his Holmer lake footage (I have no contact details)
Also "View with altitude" for your town center footage (I have no contact details)
"Bic Bickerton"for the guttersnipe clip (no Contact information)
"Haynesjohndavid"for the Randlay clip.
Mace archive for non profit use.

[@johnsshed995]

My first memory of madeley was in 1961 .I was 5 years old then and I lived in Coalbrookdale and I went shoping with my granny every saturday .when I was 14 I got my first weekend job working at key markets fridays saturdays and shelf filling on sundays when the shop was closed in those days .I met my first ''propper' girlfriend at Woodside disco who lived in Madley . I went to the Abraham Derby school when my familey moved to Woodside around the same time. I still live in woodside now and Madeley is within easy walking distince .I have seen all of the changes happen in this area not all for the best .But the sadist part I find is the decline of Madeley market which now constists of 3 stalls and a dog on a good day .All in all tho it's been a great place to grow up in for myself and my familey.

[@wanderlusterer442]

Great and informative video. I left in the early 90's. Went back on a few visits and appalled at what Madeley has become. Bastardised by a corporate brand "TESCO" and it's ripped the heart from the community. It was the epicentre for all to meet,play and be a nuisance to the shoppers on Saturdays at the Market dropping devil bangers on them from the library spiral ramp. It was cutting edge...now it's just mediocre and that's being polite. They ripped the Merc down too (sacrilege).

[@jonathanwilliams8764]

Thanks for a great series. Madeley episode my favourite as I spent many a happy time as a child at the "Court Centre" Left Telford 27 years ago but remember it's infancy growing up there in the 70's.

[@davidaston1644]

I preferred it the way it was. When we moved to Sutton Hill in 1970 I was 4 yes old, I still remember how exiting it all was, it was like moving into the future for us kids.
I loved the spiral walk way up to the library, and remember there used to be a scale model of the precinct in glass case , on display.
It looks rather ' barren' now🤔

[@alabar9795]

progress 9 times out of 10 is not for the better of the people its for the better of corporate developers, the same games been played for years, in 15 years or less all the new built stuff will be purposely neglected financially then 5 to 10 years after that it will be "not fit for for purpose, at winch point Councillors and there friends that own development/building will sit in a freemason lodge together and strike a deal that benifits them and off they go again, round and round, like a record baby

[@stephencollins972]

Used to love playing snooker in the "Anstiss"...

[@TravelJackHT305]

Nice video I am from the Telford area I am Arriva Bus & Train Enthusiast one thing I like about Telford is the direct train service I have got some old timetables

[@mikehudson8884]

Excellent film. I thoroughly enjoyed it well done and you have used one of my original photographs. I particularly liked the opening shots of Telford, such a lovely town. I do feel though that Madeley suffered the worst of all of the towns and villages in the conurbation of Telford. The original Madeley with it's rows of shops before the first Madeley Centre was much better than that awful monstrosity that was built in the late 60s.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Telford Plaza! I worked on elements of that in the early 90s…….does it have tenants now?

[@JohnScullion-q7y]

You have forgotten the other parts of Madeley Upper Road and the Hall barn area St Michael Church & surrounding area , lived in Madeley for all of my childhood & adult life

[@imppar]

Very informative! Look forward to the next! Will there be anything on Hollinswood?

[@barbararichards8421]

I really miss the old madeley swimming baths the new pool is too small

[@Martinw_909]

I have enjoyed your videos, but why no North Telford?

[@terrybarnhurst7119]

Madely was ment to be the town centre till they thought it was too small