Step back to 1982 and take a nostalgic journey through Shropshire as it looked more than 40 years ago. From school days and community events to workplaces, sport and everyday moments, these archive photographs capture the people, places and stories that helped shape the county.
Explore familiar landmarks, local businesses, rural landscapes and faces from across Shropshire, capturing a year of royal visits, sporting achievements, changing technology, snowy winters and the simple moments of daily life that still bring back memories.
How many places do you recognise? Whether you remember these scenes first-hand or are discovering them for the first time, this collection offers a window into Shropshire’s past. Do these pictures bring back memories of family, school days, work, friends or growing up in the county? Share your memories in the comments below.
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17. Royal Navy colleagues, 1982
A homecoming after HMS Sheffield tragedy. Three Shropshire survivors of the sinking of the Royal Navy ship during the Falklands War are pictured on their return home in May 1982. From left are Able Seaman Trevor Wright of Broseley, Paul Entwhistle of St Martins, Oswestry, and Sub Lieutenant Colin Haley of Dawley. | Shropshire Star archive
18. Adcote School, 1982
A glimpse into the classroom of 1982. Adcote School pupils try out a new computer donated by the school’s parents association after fundraising efforts helped pay for it in February 1982. Do you remember when computers were first introduced into schools? | Shropshire Star archive
19. Clee Hill, 1982
A helping hand for hedgehogs on Clee Hill. Britain’s first hedgehog escape ramp in a cattle grid was officially opened on October 18, 1982, with Major Adrian Coles, his wife Pam and Mr Simon Kenyon-Slaney watching the tiny visitors try it out. Do you remember this unusual Shropshire innovation? | Shropshire Star archive
20. Oswestry, 1982
A chilly sight in Oswestry. Mrs Molly Hatfield shows off some of the longest icicles in town outside her Brookhouse Road home in January 1982, as the big freeze began to thaw. Do you remember the winter weather of 1982? | Shropshire Star archive