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Shrewsbury retro: 11 pictures from around the county town in 1976 to take you back

Faces and sights from around our county town in 1976.

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By Tania Taylor
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From a final drink at the old Rainbow pub - a scene that would raise eyebrows under today’s health and safety rules - to remembering a ‘lady in a thousand’ and her vital wartime efforts for ‘her lads’.

Enjoy this shuffled gallery, and feel free to share your own memories in the comments at the end.

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Visit by the TUC general secretary Len Murray to the new hospital being built at Copthorne, Shrewsbury, on February 20, 1976. The caption reads: 'A busy day in Shropshire yesterday for TUC general secretary Len Murray. He visited the hospital being built at Copthorne, Shrewsbury. Seen above, from left: Dr Ernest Rees, Mr Murray, Mrs Heather Murray, Mrs Pat Gwynne, Councillor Miss Zillah Hughes, Mayor of Shrewsbury; Mr Frank Leath, area health authority chairman, and Mayoress Mrs Marie Link.'
Visit by the TUC general secretary Len Murray to the new hospital being built at Copthorne, Shrewsbury, on February 20, 1976. The caption reads: 'A busy day in Shropshire yesterday for TUC general secretary Len Murray. He visited the hospital being built at Copthorne, Shrewsbury. Seen above, from left: Dr Ernest Rees, Mr Murray, Mrs Heather Murray, Mrs Pat Gwynne, Councillor Miss Zillah Hughes, Mayor of Shrewsbury; Mr Frank Leath, area health authority chairman, and Mayoress Mrs Marie Link.'