Thursday Doors – 9 April 2026

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:

Timber framed building and central door, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Timber framed building and central door, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Street view of shops and different architectural periods, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Street view of shops and different architectural periods, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Unusual black and white door, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Unusual black and white door, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Three doors, Hill's Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Three doors, Hill’s Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
White door without door furniture, perhaps it isn't used any more, Hill's Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
White door without door furniture, perhaps it isn’t used any more, Hill’s Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Stunning stone doorway, Hill's Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Stunning stone doorway, Hill’s Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Blue and yellow doors in the evening sun, Hill's Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Blue and yellow doors in the evening sun, Hill’s Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Shrewsbury visitor information centre, Barker Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Shrewsbury visitor information centre, Barker Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Old door to the Shrewsbury visitor information centre, Barker Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Old door to the Shrewsbury visitor information centre, Barker Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Fancy door to Albert's Shed, Barker Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
Fancy door to Albert’s Shed, Barker Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
A pair of neat and tidy doors, Claremont Bank, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025
A pair of neat and tidy doors, Claremont Bank, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025

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.