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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21. A new look for Pontesford Bridge
Pontesford Bridge, near Shrewsbury, is pictured on October 11, 1962, as work neared completion on a rebuilt and widened crossing on the Shrewsbury to Bishop’s Castle road. Although it was essentially the old bridge rebuilt and given a more modern design, the scene still made an attractive picture. Can you remember the bridge before it was widened? Do you think the new design improved this familiar stretch of road? | Shropshire Star archive
22. A new clubhouse begins at Market Drayton Golf Club
This 1962 photograph shows the opening of the locker rooms at Market Drayton Golf Club, facilities which remained in use until 1993, when the current clubhouse was built. The photograph was shared by Denis Roberts, who joined the club in 1971. He believes the child on the far left is Hughie Eardley, whose father Tony ran a large pet shop in Market Drayton, while the child towards the middle right may be John Cushing, now associated with Goldstone Hall. Denis also thinks the man in the white sweater is John’s father, Bill Cushing. The old locker rooms have since disappeared. Can you recognise anyone else in this picture, or remember the clubhouse as it looked in the 1960s? | Picture courtesy of Denis Roberts
23. Waiting on the chapel steps
A lone boy stands on the steps of Coalford Methodist Chapel at Jackfield, near Ironbridge, in this photograph taken on August 18, 1962. Built in 1825, the chapel was about to make history by hosting its first wedding in 137 years, when Miss Anne France, of Coalford, was due to marry there on September 8. Looking at this quiet scene, you would never guess such a special occasion was just weeks away. Do you remember Coalford Methodist Chapel or the wedding that brought it into the spotlight? | Shropshire Star archive
24. The last passenger train leaves Much Wenlock
A crowd gathers at Much Wenlock railway station for what was believed to be the final passenger train to Wellington in July 1962. This photograph comes from an album owned by Jackfield historian Ron Miles, who recorded the date as July 22 and recalled making the final journey with his children that afternoon. The date is disputed, however. The diary of station master Francis William Cole records the final passenger service as July 21 – and he is pictured at the front of the crowd. Freight trains continued until the station finally closed in December 1963. Can you remember travelling from Much Wenlock station? | Picture courtesy of Ron Miles