Shrewsbury in black and white: Archive photos show how town has changed in 100 years
Take a stroll or a roll around Shrewsbury and you can't help but get wrapped up in the history of the place.
It is Shropshire's county town and has served for centuries as a focal point for the whole county, full of characterful, historic buildings and quirks.
Some of those unique buildings feature in our digital archives, which go back decades and give a glimpse into the town's past.
We've collected some of them below, and compared them to the same spots today to see just how much Shrewsbury has changed over the last century.
Butcher Row
Butcher Row today is a small and snug pedestrianised shopping street near the centre of town, probably named for butchers who once sold their wares there.
It has maintained a lot of its old world charm despite modern developments and the changing nature of business, and one of the most distinctive old buildings there is a Tudor style building that is wider on the top storey than it is at ground level - a common technique for Tudor builders that was known as jettying.
It has been remarkably well-maintained and welcomes shoppers to Butcher Row today, just as it would have done in the late Victorian age when we think this photo was taken.
What does it look like today?
Lord Hill's Column
The first stone of Lord Hill's Column, which stands outside modern day Shirehall, was laid more than 200 years ago in 1814.
The column was complete in 1816, and the 17ft-tall statue perched on top has welcomed travellers from the east into Shrewsbury ever since.
The column once stood at the centre of the Column roundabout, but the road junction was moved away from the structure as the town grew.
The huge Doric column, the tallest of its kind in England, is an imposing sight to this day, and even though Lord Hill has been sidelined somewhat by the moving of the crossroads and some large trees growing up around him, he still watches for movement from the centre of Shrewsbury to this day.
What does it look like today?
The bottom of Wyle Cop
This incredible photo might date back to 1880, and is brilliantly maintained. It features the bottom of Wyle Cop, one of Shrewsbury's renowned shopping streets.
The streets are lined with cars rather than horses and carts today, and the pub on the left of the photo (it seems to have been called the Hero of Moultan) is long gone - but you can make out the English Bridge in the middle of the scene and the famous old Abbey beyond it.
What does it look like today?
