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This week’s pictures from the past
Friday 16th October 2009, 9:38AM BST.
Here’s an interesting view of the old cattle market which used to be in the centre of Shrewsbury. The photo was emailed to us by Bob Hanley of Telford.
The date given is 1960, but in fact it must have been a little earlier as the new replacement smithfield officially opened at Harlescott on April 7, 1959, after which the town centre smithfield closed.
In the background is the Victorian general market hall which was demolished in the early 1960s.
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Canal photo looks to be at the end of Chirk viaduct.
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