It seems rather bizarre to realise that this shiny road sign in Shrewsbury is already an antique. Like thousands of others in the area, it shows the arms of Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council - which no longer exists. It was abolished in 2009, and its powers were split between Shropshire County and the new Shrewsbury Town Council. People mistakenly believe that the bridge in the picture is one of Shrewsbury's bridges, but, no, it's Atcham Bridge.
Of course, it would cost a fortune to replace all the road signs, so they will stay up until they decay, one supposes.
By the way, I have never been able to work out if the yellow markings are just a case of poor, misaligned printing or a deliberate attempt at a 'modern design' in scrolling. Does anyone know?
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