A new digital archive has been launched by the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee, calling on Shropshire residents to contribute their personal recollections of the late monarch.
The initiative aims to document locations across the county linked to what the committee describes as her “extraordinary life, service and legacy.”
The late Queen, who passed away in 2022 aged 96, would have celebrated her centenary on 21 April this year.
Joe Garner, representing the committee, explained the project’s purpose to BBC Radio Shropshire: “You can explore and see where she went, and now you can see people’s memories of her visits there as well.”
A new digital archive has been launched by the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee, calling on Shropshire residents to contribute their personal recollections of the late monarch.
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The archive documents several significant royal visits to the region spanning decades.
In July 2003, the Queen attended Much Wenlock Sports Centre to mark the Wenlock Olympian Society’s achievements, arriving in Telford aboard the Royal Train alongside the Duke of Edinburgh.
During that same trip, the royal couple participated in Telford’s 40th anniversary festivities, where approximately 1,000 children performed songs for them.
The late Queen, who passed away in 2022 aged 96, would have celebrated her centenary on 21 April this year.
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Earlier in her reign, in October 1952, she visited Shrewsbury Castle and Shrewsbury School during its 400th anniversary celebrations.
It was one of her first engagements as the newly crowned monarch.
The map also records her 1967 visit to Dothill County Junior School in Telford.
Garner encouraged anyone with memories connected to the late Queen to participate in the project, regardless of whether they encountered her in person.
“If those trigger memories and people go ‘oh yeah I remember her coming here’ they can click on the website and submit their memory of the late Queen,” he said.
The committee representative emphasised that contributions need not be limited to direct encounters with the monarch.
“Even if they didn’t meet the Queen, what did she mean to them, or what do they remember? They can pin those to a place on the map on the website,” Garner added.
The digital archive has been designed to safeguard these recollections for generations to come.