A partial view of Wem, a market town in north Shropshire

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A Partial View of Wem in North Shropshire

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	History of Wem Buildings and Built Environment Buildings in High Street Entertainment: Cinema; Industries Memories, Town & Village; Roden, Wem's Missing Market Charter and the Victoria County History. WWI & WWII;
Wem Civic Society Information about the society For the 2025 programme see Diary. The next meeting is on Tuesday the 6th January 2026 Twelfth Night Social - Buffet, Puzzles & Quizzes, Raffle, Prizes. Non-members welcome. Tickets: £15 available from the Society or Wem Town Hall. for more information, click for the poster. WCS AGM is on Tuesday 20th January 2026, 7.30pm, Wem Town Hall followed by the Forum: 'A strategy for Wem - We would like one!' For more information on meetings - contact the society at wemcivsoc@yahoo.co.uk Research is continuing into a number of areas including the history of Wem and the surrounding villages. Publications are available for sale. Planning: Shropshire Planning Portal

Wem Combine Harvesters - Markets

The last Harvest Market was held on Saturday, September 27th., 2025.
For information, click on here.
The next Spring Market
will be on Saturday April 25th., 2026.

WCH is made up of Wem Civic Society, and Wem & Dist. Garden Club, and Incredible Edible in Wem. The group organises town markets in Wem twice yearly, the Spring and Harvest Markets. They are morning markets offering food, drink, crafts and plants for sale. They are held in Wem Town Hall, and on Jubilee Square. If the Spring Market is around St. George's Day, it is aka the St. George's Day Market. The Harvest Market is held on the last Saturday in September.

The White Horse
The White Horse Hotel (Inn) sits at a prominent road junction in Wem, near the Shrewsbury Gate. As such it sets the tone for the town as people enter from that direction.
It has been in an increasingly decrepit state for a number of years. Now that Shropshire Council has purchased the building, many Wemians hope that its renovation
and rejuvenation will reinvigorate this part of the High Street.
The inn dates back to at least the C18th. In 1795, John Bagshaw was the proprietor of “The White Horfe Inn”.
By 1840, Wem was an important staging point for stagecoach services. It was on a coach route from Shrewsbury to Liverpool and Manchester.
It was listed as a Grade II building in 1983.
In support of any renovation, the society has completed a survey to find out what Wemians believe would be the best solution for the White Horse.
This survey has now been completed with over 200 responses and went to the June meeting of Wem Town Council and to Andy Wigley (Historic Environment - Shropshire).
SC's contractors have carried out an initial survey of the building, which indicates a more extensive survey is required.
Further surveys have been carried and supportive scaffolding has been erected.