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Thursday Doors – 9 July 2026

Doors 361 – Doors of Shrewsbury (part XI) – August 2025

I expect you’ll be relieved to hear, and indeed I am quite excited, that this is the penultimate Thursday Doors post featuring doors of Shrewsbury. What a town! So many doors in so many styles, it would have been a crime not to share them, however I am looking forward to moving on to something fresh.

This week’s selection is made up mostly of town house doors of the English Baroque, Georgian and Victorian eras, and rather beautiful some of them are too. I hope you enjoy them.

Shop front with a yellow door in the window, High Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, August 2025

Gateway leading to a fine blue door with portico, Belmont, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, August 2025

Red door and delightful mural depicting a passageway which was probably there and is now a ghost doorway, Belmont Bank, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, August 2025

Steps up to a green door, Belmont Bank, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, August 2025 — Steps up to a green door (notice the sky murals above), Belmont Bank, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, August 2025

Through a gate to a blue door with portico, Belmont, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, August 2025

Red door with grip handles either side, Belmont, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, August 2025

Stripped and varnished door and awning, Belmont, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, August 2025

Panelled double archway doors, Belmont, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, August 2025

Grand steps leading up to a statement blue front door, Belmont, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, August 2025

I have a favourite in this selection, but rather than make you guess, I’ll tell you it is the red door with the mural next to it (quelle surprise!).

May I wish you all a very happy weekend when it comes round.

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.

7760. M32 Cycle path (313)

Kosc, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, June 2026

A welcome return to the streets for Kosc, with this Mexican inspired piece which was one of several at a themed paint jam under the M32. A couple of years ago, Kosc was producing superb pieces on a fairly regular basis and painted a lot with Saor and Mudra. All three seem to have gone very quiet, for whatever reason, so this from Kosc is a welcome surprise.

I should point out that this piece was painted before England knocked Mexico out of the World Cup, and before they had even been drawn to play one another (just in case you thought the timing insensitive). There are some inevitable stereotypes in this piece – sombrero, tequila and maracas, and the skeleton which has a link to Día de los Muertos, but that is in the autumn. A beautifully crafted piece with humour and vibrancy.

7759. Montpelier Park

Solar, Montpelier Park, Bristol, June 2026

More unusual and compelling graffiti writing from Solar, who is on a great run of form at the moment. This little park in Montpelier, has a wall which can hold 2-3 pieces, and although a little bit out of the way is always worth a look if passing, because it is possible to find the odd gem there. This is one of those.

These anti-style letters in green and brown/orange spell SOLAR, with the ‘R’ following the rise in the bank to the right. The observant among you might notice a second piece by the artist in the top left of the pictures – two for the price of one. This piece is similar to one he painted in Sparke Evans Park and which I featured recently. The ‘S’ having the same characteristic panel on it. More nice work from Solar.

Solar, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2026

7758. St Werburghs Tunnel (586)

Corupt, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2026

Street artists and graffiti writers tend to go through productive phases and less productive ones, often dictated not by inspiration or desire, but by life experience and circumstance. Corupt is having a particularly fruitful period and turning out some outstanding pieces.

This is a lovely chrome STICK piece in the tunnel which was painted alongside RBN One, a graffiti writer whom Corupt often paints alongside. The chrome letters, in Corupt’s characteristic font are filled with a combination of black spots and bars, all stock-in-trade elements used in graffiti writing. Nice work in the tunnel.

7757. Dean Lane skate park (932)

I have recently been having a virtual conversation with Taboo, and it is great to have a bit more of a connection with the artist. Over the last couple of months, I have found a stack of old pieces by Taboo, and he has been painting quite regularly, so I have a lot of catching up to do with his work.

This is a perfect example of Taboo’s anti-style graffiti writing, and this might be a good time to offer a definition of what anti-style means:

A rebellious sub-genre that rejects traditional graffiti rules like legible letterforms, flow, and colour theory.

The pink letters here spell out TABOO, and, consistent with a lot of his writing, his letters have a midline running through them giving them a bit of a 3D lift. A nice piece that might be inaccessible to some, but is a fine work in my eyes.

7756. Cumberland Basin

RBN One, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2026

Although he has only relatively recently come onto my radar, RBN One, who writes ARBIEN has been smashing it with his incredibly colourful and dynamic pieces of graffiti writing. I don’t know whether he is painting more often, or whether I am noticing his pieces more, but whatever the reason, it is all good news.

This writing is filled with the tried and tested combination of pinks and blues, which work so well together. The fill patterns and designs are beautifully varied through the letters, with spots, blocks, drips and cracks liberally dispersed across the piece. Classy work from RBN One.

7755. Dean Lane skate park (931)

This outstanding scene was painted by Cheo as part of a recent first anniversary tribute paint jam to the departed Bristol graffiti writer Tickz (Dave Tanner). And what a magnificent piece to paint in his honour.

Cheo tells the most incredible stories in his outstanding cartoon pieces, and here I think we have a representation of Tickz as a spray can leaning up against a tree stump. Some lilies, lilies symbolize the restored innocence of the soul and the resurrection of the dead, are poking out on the far side of the tree root. A beautifully painted and poignant piece.

7754. L Dub (90)

Werm continues to turn out outstanding pieces of graffiti writing, and has dropped into a steady rhythm of creating calm technically accomplished pieces. A few years back he used to create very busy, highly complex pieces that were almost overwhelming, but his work these days is much more assured, and it feels like he has nothing to prove any more.

The colour selection in this piece, grey, pink and green, while a little unusual, seems to work really well. As expected, there is a bilateral symmetry to the letters WERM that is very easy on the eye, and the starbursts at key points across the piece add a touch. A classy piece from Werm at Lawrence Weston.

7753. Stapleton Road

Avem808, Stapleton Road, Bristol, June 2026

Avem808 only really came under my radar about a year ago, and since then his work has transformed somewhat and at an incredible pace. I think that he has a bit of time on his hands at the moment, which is why he is able to get out and paint quite frequently.

His intricate writing has given way a little to the creation of busy and detailed combination pieces, crawling with characters. Here, his letters in red and pink, which I assume spell out AVEM, are joined by a fez-wearing camel, and a raft of other crazy characters. There is a lot going on in this piece and an awful lot to look at, it is almost overwhelming, but worth dwelling on it for a while to see all the little stories unfold in front of you.

Wall Pennywort

Any nook will do

rounded belly-button leaves

yellow flower spikes

by Scooj

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