Doors 350 – Doors of Shrewsbury (part I) – April 2025
You may have gathered from previous Thursday Doors posts, that my job takes me round the country from time to time, and I end up staying in towns and cities in England for a night and make the most of my limited ‘free time’, basically the evening of arrival and the morning before work, to photograph the doors, and in those places where it is present, the street art too.
The next few Thursday Doors posts will be from Shrewsbury last April. I was working with a partnership on celebrating the creation of an expanded National Nature Reserve in Stiperstones, Shropshire, and the nearest practical accommodation was in Shrewsbury.
The architecture of this town is quite extraordinary, with some stunning Tudor buildings alongside a mishmash of other periods and on the outer rims some rather less than attractive modern additions, including the hotel I stayed in.
Shrewsbury is door heaven, so please bear with this series, which might last a few weeks. I hope you enjoy this first selection:
So that’s it for this week… a gentle introduction to Shrewsbury, a town that really ought to be on any visitor’s itinerary. Until next time, have a great weekend.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s weekly Thursday Doors post and his Sunday recap.
Natural adventures 
Love the Tudor buildings and those houses on Hill’s Lane are fantastic!
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I got lucky with those three different coloured doors next to one another.
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Lovely doors, Brian. I was impressed by the doors at the bank, and the feeling of strength they give off. Albert’s Shed looks like a fun place.
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts is about an hour and a half from here. Mostly a bedroom community for Boston these days, it was once home to a thriving leather industry and herds of cattle to support it. At least they didn’t name it New Shrewsbury.
I hope you have a great weekend, and I’m looking forward to the rest of this series.
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Thanks Dan (not sure who Brian is, but I’ll let you off…😂). Some cracking doors to come.
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I knew it. It was a few minutes after I visited your post that I thought, “did I call him Brian?”
I had read Brian (Bushboy)’s post just before yours. I’m looking forward to those doors.
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Haha, I guessed it was something like that. I do it too at work…
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Thank you for this beautiful intro to Shrewsbury, Stephen. I love the three doors photos, each door has its own personality.
Love the quiet elegance of the door in the stone portal. Albert’s Shed has a superb doorway.
The black and white door is charming…it looks like a Laundromat perhaps?
Wonderful virtual walk through Shrewsbury…Great share.
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Thank you Suzette. Wishing you a lovely weekend.
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Excellent selection
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Thank you.
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Lots of fun doors, but the first one, the Tudor half-timbered flanked by the two much more modern brick buildings, was such an interesting contrast.
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Yes, I liked that building too – all part of the amazing mix of period architecture in the town.
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I can’t begin to imagine the age there. It must be wonderful to meander around in such a place. That stone doorway is very imposing; I can’t figure out if it says “Welcome” or “Go away.”
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Thank you. I think it says “respect me”
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these are wonderful….I love the old buildings in these English towns, especially the tudor style….I hope they last forever!
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I think these are all Listed Buildings and will be looked after.
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