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Shrewsbury then and now... take a trip down memory lane

Shrewsbury has changed a lot over the years - and some of the most iconic places in the town were not always as they are now.

By Nathan Rowden
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Shrewsbury has changed a lot over the years

We have compiled a list of some of Shrewsbury's famous landmarks which have changed over time.

Have fun and take a trip down memory lane by clicking left and right on the pictures.

The Dun Cow, Abbey Foregate

The Dun Cow pub at Abbey Foregate pictured in 1964.
The Dun Cow now as it appears on Google StreetView

Shrewsbury Railway Station

Shrewsbury railway station dressed for the Coronation in the early summer of 1953. Picture: John Pinnington
How Shrewsbury Railway Station looks now on Google StreetView

Frankwell

Frankwell street with the String of Horses pub taken in the beginning of the 20th century. Picture loaned by David Trumper
How the same street on Frankwell looks today on Google StreetView

The Copthorne Barracks

Copthorne Barracks before the 1920s. Picture: David Benson of Shropshire Postcard Club
The barracks has changed a lot since then and is pictured here up for sale on Google StreetView

The old Express & Star office at Castle Gates

The Express and Star newpaper office next to the Granada Theatre, Shrewsbury, decked out for the Coronation in 1953. Picture: John Pinnington
The offices is now a takeaway as Google StreetView shows

The Lion Hotel on the Wyle Cop

The top of Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, in July 1954. Picture: John Pinnington
How the top of the Wyle Cop looks now on Google StreetView

Pride Hill

Pride Hill, Shrewsbury, in 1959, with the Victorian Shrewsbury market hall in the distance
No cars and vans now - there is a lot about Pride Hill which has changed

Mardol Head

Shrewsbury, Mardol Head and Market Hall during wartime
Well the shops and the Market Hall have changed a lot on Mardol Head. Picture: Google StreetView
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