Historic items unearthed in Shifnal
Roman Coins, musket balls and a piece of a horse's bridle dating back to the 18th century have gone on display in a Shropshire town.
All of the artefacts were found by metal detectorists in a field on the outskirts of Shifnal.
They have now been given to the Shifnal History Group to be put on display in the town's Old Fire Station, which has been made into a museum of Shifnal's history.
Jenny Johnson, a member of the history group, said although they had lots of pieces from the town's more recent history, it was nice to see some evidence of Shifnal's more distant past.
She said: "There are a number of Roman artefacts which makes sense because we are close to the old Roman road of Watling Street.
"They were all found somewhere in the Castle Farm area just outside Shifnal.
"One of the items was a piece of metal with a date stamp of, I think, 1740 and one of our members who knows a lot about horses identified it as a piece of horse's bridle which goes under the horse's nose.
"It is quite exciting. They are not on display at the moment because we're trying to find a way to show them properly, but they are in the Fire Station for anyone to see.
"We have things coming in all the time, there are lots of photos and pieces dating back to the 19th century but it is good to see some things from Shifnal's distant past."
The town of Shifnal, or Shuffenhall, is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
