None of Shropshire's many towns are alike, all of them maintaining an enduring character and charm all of their own.
But that isn't to say things haven't changed over the years - as you can see in some of the fascinating photographs found in the Shropshire Star's digital archives.
And from this fantastic photo credited to the Shropshire Records and Research Centre, we can see both pubs have been an institution for quite some decades. The market has taken on many forms in the centuries since that royal charter was granted, with the buttercross in Cheshire Street an enduring focal point for townspeople to gather under having travelled from near and far to trade their goods.
The only clues were the words 'Castle Street, Ludlow' - and on closer inspection it seems to have been taken in the area that is now one edge of Ludlow's market square.