There were top hats, tailcoats and fiddles galore as festival-goers turned back the clock to the age of steam
Shrewsbury Steampunk Festival 2023 at St Mary's Church, Dogpole. In Picture: Frostie the Ice Queen
The epicentre of the action was at St Mary's Church, where there was a wide variety of entertainment on throughout the day. Organiser Claire Harvey explained:"Steampunk is different for everybody really. It's embracing the power of steam. Imagine a world without electricity. How would we cope? How would we develop? It's all about the creativity involved in that.
Shrewsbury Steampunk Festival 2023 at St Mary's Church, Dogpole. In Picture: Gloria Raczkowski and Mike Raczkowski from Bilston Traders aimed to make hay while the sun shone in Shropshire, with the town centre busy despite a mild nip in the air.
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