In a previous post we noted that nearly all of Shrewsbury’s street signs are out of date, as they show the badges of the old Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council, which came to an end with local government changes in 2009. Shrewsbury then went its separate way from Atcham - and Shrewsbury Town Council was formed… with a revised badge.
Slowly, very slowly, the street name-plates are being replaced; to have the town’s own, new badge. The designs of these newer loggerheads are more leopard-like than the old shaggy loggerheads of the S&Atcham days.
If you’re wondering what the red mark is where the mouth is, it’s a much-reduced version of the heraldic red-tongue.
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