Thursday Doors – 16 July 2026

Doors 362 – Doors of Shrewsbury (part XII) – August 2025 This is the twelfth and final selection of doors from two visits I made to Shrewsbury in April and August last year. I had been up there with work, preparing for the declaration of a new National Nature Reserve a few miles south of the town. I am fortunate that my work occasionally takes me to different parts of England, and I usually make the most of my visits. Writing this post is a particularly welcome distraction after England lost to Argentina in the World Cup last night. If I am honest, I think that England did really well to reach the semi-final, but have probably reached their level at this tournament, and can return home pleased with the job they have done. These doors are a bit of a mixture, photographed on my final walk back to the station to head home back to Bristol. As always, I hope you enjoy them.

This medieval collegiate church collapsed in 1788 and was largely demolished. All that remains today are the 12th-century chancel and south transept walls, and the late-15th-century Lady Chapel.

A plaque on the side of The Market Hall read: Built by the town of Shrewsbury in 1595-1596. The ground floor was used as the corn market. The upper room was used by the Shrewsbury Drapers for the purchase of woollen cloths brought on ponies from North Wales.

So au revoir Shrewsbury. What a delight you turned out to be. Next time I’ll be moving onto something new. Until then may I wish you a happy 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.