From smiling new RAF recruits, teachers and shop staff to postcard scenes and even a memorable school hoax, we hope you enjoy this glimpse into a different era.
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May 20, 1955, St Mary Magdalene Church and the Castle Walk area seen from the Low Town side of the river below the bridge.
RAF Bridgnorth recruits in July 1956. This picture was shared by Norman Powell, who was one of the recruits. This is his Flight, and he is sixth from left, front row.
Quatford, pictured in 1956.
Cann Hall, Bridgnorth, September 7, 1956. The caption to this picture said: 'Dirty and deserted behind its defence of overgrown trees, Bridgnorth's Jacobean Cann Hall stands forgotten. Soon it must come down to ease traffic conditions.'
Bridgnorth High Street decked out in 1957 for the visit of the Duchess of Kent. We are looking at The Swan, Bridgnorth. Picture shared by Margaret Dean via Frank Fuller.
Middleton Priors Roman Catholic School. Schoolchildren playing what looks like Ring a Ring o' Roses in summer 1957. Picture courtesy of a book about the history of the school by Christopher Magner. The school, near Ditton Priors, closed in 1967.
The Crown Hotel, Bridgnorth. The sign reads Crown and Royal Hotel, no doubt a temporary appellation to honour the royal guest. Is that the royal car parked in front? Although the occasion is not known but a prime candidate must be the May 28, 1957, visit by the Duchess of Kent who visited Bridgnorth to take part in the celebrations marking the 800th anniversary of the granting of the Charter of Incorporation of the Borough.
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