Step back to 1962 and see Shropshire as it looked more than 60 years ago.
From quiet village streets and country lanes to busy town centres, schools, railway stations and workplaces, these photographs capture familiar places at a time when the county was beginning to change.
For some, they will bring back memories of childhood, old shops and places that have long since vanished; for others, they offer a glimpse of a Shropshire they never knew.
Take a look through the gallery – how many people, places and memories can you recognise? Tell us what you remember in the comments.
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1. A final glimpse of Horsehay and Dawley station
A quiet scene at Horsehay and Dawley railway station is captured on February 21, 1962, just before the station closed. With little sign of the bustle that once surrounded the railway, the photograph feels like a moment caught just before the end of an era. Can you remember travelling from this station? What do you remember about Horsehay and Dawley before the railway disappeared? | Shropshire Star archive
2. St George's crossroads in 1962
St George’s crossroads is pictured on July 18, 1962, with C E Rigby’s store on the left in West Street and the Co-operative store on the right in Church Street. The junction was regarded as an accident blackspot at the time, with traffic lights being discussed as a possible solution. Do you remember St George’s crossroads before the traffic lights were introduced? | Shropshire Star archive
3. Inside Shrewsbury's Royal Observer Corps headquarters
The Royal Observer Corps headquarters in Shrewsbury is pictured on January 31, 1962. At the height of the Cold War, the ROC had an important role in monitoring and reporting the effects of a nuclear attack, making places such as this part of a network designed to prepare for the unthinkable. What do you remember about the Royal Observer Corps in Shrewsbury? Did you know there was a headquarters here? | Shropshire Star archive
4. A Shropshire landscape before Telford
Little Wenlock and Coalmoor are pictured in a sweeping panorama from around 1962, looking towards Horsehay and Dawley. In the distance, the tower of Dawley church appears to rise above the landscape, while an electricity pylon stands prominently in the foreground. Much of the view would change dramatically in the years that followed as Telford began to take shape. How much of this landscape can you recognise today? Can you spot any other familiar landmarks? | Shropshire Star archive