A Shrewsbury shop once frequented by some of the biggest names in showbusiness has closed its doors after 77 years.
In its heyday, actors George C Scott, George Cole, Robert Hardy and Billy Connolly were among the customers at Adlard tobacconist in Shrewsbury. But a decline in the tobacco trade, coupled with the growth in online shopping and the coronavirus meant that the business in Shoplatch has finally closed. The business was started in 1943 by the grandmother of celebrity comic-book artist Charlie Adlard, best known for his work on the Walking Dead and Judge Dredd series, and it was taken over by Charlie's father John Adlard on his return from National Service in 1949.
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Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK
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