Crooked building with small shop door, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026

Thursday Doors – 4 June 2026

Doors 357 – Doors of Shrewsbury (part VII) – April 2025

I am writing this in advance, because I will be on a train on my way to Cheltenham today to celebrate the declaration of another new National Nature Reserve in England. I do have a great job, and although incredibly busy is very rewarding, and chimes with my personal interests and values. This introduction is in part to excuse my brevity for this week’s selection of doors which were photographed back in April last year (while preparing for the declaration of the Stiperstones Landscape National Nature Reserve, in August 2025).

This week’s doors might feel a bit samey as some of my other posts from Shrewsbury, but there is one picture in particular that is one of my all-time favourite Thursday Doors images – can you guess which one it is? I hope you enjoy them:

Modern black door set in a Tudor timber-framed building, Butcher Row, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Modern black door set in a Tudor timber-framed building, Butcher Row, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Shop door to a 16th century timber-framed building, Pride Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Shop door to a 16th century timber-framed building, Pride Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Doors and tiled floor to Joules on the corner of Pride Hill and High Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Doors and tiled floor to Joules on the corner of Pride Hill and High Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Serendipity - a man in white t-shirt and pink shorts matches the door he is painting perfectly, Shoplatch, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Serendipity – a man in white t-shirt and pink shorts matches the door he is painting perfectly, Shoplatch, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Shop doors to a 15th or 16th century building, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Shop doors to a 15th or 16th century building, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026

You can find out more about this building and the wooden dragon on this great blog post from the Memories of Shropshire website.

'Puff' a dragon gargoyle, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
‘Puff’ a dragon gargoyle, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Crooked building with small shop door, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Crooked building with small shop door, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Steps leading to a white front door, Meadow Place, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Steps leading to a white front door, Meadow Place, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Old door, older doorway, Castle Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Old door, older doorway, Castle Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Entrance to Shrewsbury Library, Castle Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Entrance to Shrewsbury Library, Castle Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Butler's Gate and studded door, School Gardens, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026
Butler’s Gate and studded door, School Gardens, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2026

Something of an eclectic selection this week. Did you spot my favourite? It was the man in pink shorts painting a pink door white – moments like that don’t happen often, and I am so pleased that I captured it. May I wish you a very happy weekend when it finally comes along.

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.

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13 thoughts on “Thursday Doors – 4 June 2026”

  1. What a delightful set! All of the Shrewsbury shots have been great. I did suspect the guy painting the door (in his matching garb) might be your favorite. The “leaning building of Shrewsbury” was fun, but this week I fell in love with Puff. 🙂

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  2. As a Canadian, it always fascinates me to see the architecture in England that still stands in place from so long ago. Being such a young country by comparison, we get excited by the 19th century buildings in our towns and cities. It must be amazing to walk amongst such a tangible testament to your history.

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    1. I agree, but then I get similarly excited by medieval towns and cities in Italy particularly, that have been untouched by the ravages of time. In the UK, it is rare to have a whole street of Tudor buildings intact, just the odd one sandwiched in between other periods.

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