Picture carrying the date September 1972, showing Weston School. The caption reads: 'Pupils at Weston and Wixhill Church of England Primary School go to classes each day in a building certain to be steeped in architectural history. But very little is known about its background and the school governors and staff are trying to find out more with little success. It appears to have been built over 100 years ago by the land-owning family of Lord Hill.' placeholder image
Picture carrying the date September 1972, showing Weston School. The caption reads: 'Pupils at Weston and Wixhill Church of England Primary School go to classes each day in a building certain to be steeped in architectural history. But very little is known about its background and the school governors and staff are trying to find out more with little success. It appears to have been built over 100 years ago by the land-owning family of Lord Hill.' | Picture: Richard Brock

23 scenes from Shropshire villages and parishes over the years

Nostalgic images designed to spark memories of days gone by

By Tania Taylor
Published 16th Apr 2026, 14:41 BST
Updated 17th Apr 2026, 06:00 BST

Here we look back across the county over the decades, bringing you picture-postcard scenes from the past.

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Children play outside Bicton village hall in October 1974.

13. Bicton, 1974

Children play outside Bicton village hall in October 1974. | Shropshire Star

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Glazeley Church near Bridgnorth pictured with scaffolding, believed to show repair work following subsidence in 1929, as recalled by local historian David Poyner.

14. Glazeley, c.1929

Glazeley Church near Bridgnorth pictured with scaffolding, believed to show repair work following subsidence in 1929, as recalled by local historian David Poyner. | Credit: Ray Farlow

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Alveley village post office and stores near Bridgnorth pictured on June 22, 1971.

15. Alveley, 1971

Alveley village post office and stores near Bridgnorth pictured on June 22, 1971. | Shropshire Star

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Middleton Priors Roman Catholic School near Ditton Priors, pictured with the Corfield children, in an image from 1957, reproduced from a history of the school by Christopher Magner; the school later closed in 1967.

16. Middleton Priors, 1957

Middleton Priors Roman Catholic School near Ditton Priors, pictured with the Corfield children, in an image from 1957, reproduced from a history of the school by Christopher Magner; the school later closed in 1967. | Credit: Christopher Magner

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