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Pictures From The Archive – May 21

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

Published May 21, 2021

The horrifying readout from this 20-inch Venturi meter showed that 500,000 gallons of water were running to waste each day in Shrewsbury as a result of burst mains and pipes throughout the town. Taking a note of consumption figures in January 1962 was Mr B Egan, assistant water engineer at Shrewsbury. "It is to be hoped that in a few days the reading might well be back to normal," said the original caption.

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