This week's pictures from the past

Get out your magnifying glass and you'll see that the Hampton Loade ferryman is holding up his little dog. It's quite possible that the girl in the foreground is still living – so if you're out there, let's hear from you. We would guess that this view is from the 1930s.

Picture: Ray Farlow

Shrewsbury transport historian Roy Pilsbury tells us that this was among a number of images lent to him by Denis Davies of Ludlow of his grandfather's haulage firm, GB Davies & Sons of Ludlow.

However, this traction engine does not appear to be directly connected with the firm as the words "Spencer" and "Knighton" can be read on it and also further forward something like "Quentin Teme". "Spencer" is also written on the vehicle it is towing. Does anybody have any idea of the location or date?

This photo, which may from the look of the car on the left date from the 1920s, is said to have been taken in the Cardingmill Valley in Church Stretton – but we're not certain, so if you're down there this week and want to check for us, do let us know.

The people on the picture are not positively identified but may be from the Rogers family of Stapleton.

The photo was loaned by Mrs Anne Newton, nee Rogers, of Shrewsbury. The Rogers family used to live at School House, Stapleton, until 1941.

These youngsters were on their way to Minsterley Carnival almost 80 years ago. The photo was loaned to us by Mrs Ev Corfield, who lives now in Whittington but hails originally from Pontesbury.

Ev tells us: "This is a picture of dad's decorated cart on the way to Minsterley Carnival in 1932. I am sitting on the cart, dressed as Britannia; my brother George Challinor, as Bonny Boy Oats, and the boy at the back is David "Danny" Roberts, as John Bull.

"It was a scary time for me because when the horse heard the band he reared up. I remember it and I was only just six years old. I have been told that we got third prize."

This somewhat battered image – some digital painting-in has been required to fill in some rips, folds, and tears – shows Strefford's Garage at Coleham Head, Shrewsbury.

It was loaned by our regular contributor, Shrewsbury transport historian Roy Pilsbury, who says: "It was loaned to me by his grandson, Paul Strefford.

"I would think it was taken in the late 1920s or early 1930s."

T! E! L! F! O! R! D! – what does it spell?

Well, you should know that, but if you had trouble the Woodside drum majorettes would have loudly let you know.

This photo – it's not best quality, we're afraid – comes from Mrs P Baines, of Clanbrook, Stirchley.

The majorettes team was formed by the Figure and Fitness Club.

Sadly this picture was used with a story saying that the majorettes had been disbanded. It appears to have been taken at the Telford United Bucks Head ground in the early 1970s – either 1971 or 1972, as the story mentioned that the majorettes had followed Telford United to Wembley "last year" as cheerleaders. Telford had gone to Wembley in both 1970 and 1971.

Irinbridge coracle maker Eustace Rogers is hard at work in this undated picture sent in by W.H. Savage, of Harlescott Grange, Shrewsbury.

He says: "I watched him for a few minutes, but when he saw me with the camera he went into the house."