Shrewsbury in the 1950s, '60s and '70s

by David Trumper

The county town of Shropshire underwent great changes during the 1950s and 1960s, when the council's watchword was "down with the old and up with the new." This book contains more than 180 images of Shrewsbury from that time, revealing the transformation of the town center, the demolition of the slum dwellings in the suburbs in which families had lived for generations, and the development of the outer suburbs. With images from the local press, some...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750960299
• ISBN13: 9780750960298
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"