Here we look back across the county over the decades, bringing you picture-postcard scenes from the past.
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17. Bitterley, 1976
A summer street scene in Bitterley, captured on 18 August 1976, when the village celebrated winning Shropshire’s Best Kept Village competition with an impressive score of 87.5 per cent, beating runner up Lilleshall which had 61 per cent. | Shropshire Star

18. Ackleton, 1973
A row of six cottages in Ackleton near Bridgnorth, pictured in 1973 after being restored from near dereliction thanks to a supportive owner and a government grant, with a Triumph Herald parked outside. | Shropshire Star

19. Astley Abbotts, 1962
Astley Abbotts School near Bridgnorth, photographed on 27 July 1962, the day it closed due to falling pupil numbers, with most children set to transfer to St Leonard’s School in Bridgnorth. | Shropshire Star

20. Brockton, 1971
The Wheatland Hunt gathered outside the Feathers Inn in Brockton, in a winter meet captured in February 1971. | Shropshire Star

