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Pictures From The Past – August 16

Welcome to this week's collection of nostalgia photos from the pages of the Shropshire Star.

Published Aug 16, 2019

Back at this time in August 1945 Shropshire towns were celebrating the end of the Second World War, with VJ Day signalling victory over Japan. This is a party of children leaving Bridgnorth High Street to go on an outing to Dudley Zoo on August 29, 1945. A total of 150 local children aged over seven were taken on the trip. The picture was taken by Walter Roden of Bridgnorth, and his wife was one of the organisers of the town's VJ celebrations for the children. It was loaned by his grandson Jonathan Stubbs of Shrewsbury.

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