Members of Shrewsbury's “It’s a Knockout” team examining their winners’ trophy following their success in the European Jeux Sans Frontières competition. The team represented Great Britain in the final held at Blackpool on September 3, 1969, and went on to share the title with Wolfsburg, Germany. This image, taken on October 8, 1969, captures a civic reception at Shrewsbury Castle, where the team was celebrated for their achievement. Their journey began earlier that year with a qualifying heat at the Quarry in Shrewsbury on May 18, 1969.placeholder image
Members of Shrewsbury's “It’s a Knockout” team examining their winners’ trophy following their success in the European Jeux Sans Frontières competition. The team represented Great Britain in the final held at Blackpool on September 3, 1969, and went on to share the title with Wolfsburg, Germany. This image, taken on October 8, 1969, captures a civic reception at Shrewsbury Castle, where the team was celebrated for their achievement. Their journey began earlier that year with a qualifying heat at the Quarry in Shrewsbury on May 18, 1969. | Shropshire Star

Shropshire retro: 17 nostalgic pictures that take you back to life across the county in 1969

This collection of photos offers a snapshot of our county more than half a century ago.

By Tania Taylor
Published 7th Apr 2026, 11:37 BST
Updated 8th Apr 2026, 06:00 BST

From an Oswestry butcher whose pork pies—made with “secret” ingredients—gained international attention, to vandals in Albrighton causing damage to greenhouses, join us as we look back at these memorable scenes from the Shropshire Star picture archive—moments from the past we hope you’ll enjoy.

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A nostalgia picture from Ludlow, dated October 1969, shows East Hamlet Hospital during the first £250,000 phase of its redevelopment, which was beginning to change the town’s skyline. Pictured are Nurse G Lucas and Staff Nurse M Capper walking past the new geriatric ward under construction, which was set to accommodate 66 patients. The hospital itself had evolved from the town’s former workhouse.

17. Ludlow, 1969

A nostalgia picture from Ludlow, dated October 1969, shows East Hamlet Hospital during the first £250,000 phase of its redevelopment, which was beginning to change the town’s skyline. Pictured are Nurse G Lucas and Staff Nurse M Capper walking past the new geriatric ward under construction, which was set to accommodate 66 patients. The hospital itself had evolved from the town’s former workhouse. | Shropshire Star

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