We found this version of the loggerheads on the cover of 'Shrewsbury Illustrated' a Shrewsbury Corporation booklet dated 1933. This rather arty version was the standard logo for the corporation at the time.
The booklet is a guide to the town, and also has a fascinating article about the famous Morris's Emporium in the centre of town, which comprised a grocer's & tea-shop & gents' smoking-room & ballroom (they didn't do half-measures in those days!)
We found the publication in Candle Lane Books, which is an old-fashioned second-hand bookshop - and an absolute trap for anyone interested in bibliophile researching. Three hours could happily go by as you browse - and you'd never know...
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