Doors 351 – Doors of Shrewsbury (part II) – April 2025
This week I continue the series of doors from a trip I made to Shrewsbury last April. During the briefest of stays (one night) I managed to snap dozens of doors, which perhaps tells you a little about the town itself and the variety of doors associated with different architectural periods.
This week’s selection are mostly town house doors, I hope you enjoy them:
Back door with the remains of ivy encrustation, Claremont Bank, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, April 2025Formal doors with fanlights, Claremont Bank, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, April 2025Steps leading up to a first floor door, Claremont Bank, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, April 2025Townhouse door – interesting asymmetry of windows, Claremont Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, April 2025Slender door and pretty bay window, Claremont Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, April 2025Town house door and several adjustments over time judging from the brickwork, Claremont Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, April 2025Door with small portico, Claremont Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, April 2025Door with flat roof, Claremont Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, April 2025A pair of quite different doors sharing a black frame, Claremont Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, April 2025Formal blue door on with a small plaque that reads ‘a building of special architectural or historic interest’, Claremont Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, April 2025
That’s about it this week, more from Shrewsbury next time. 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.
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 2025Street view of shops and different architectural periods, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025Unusual black and white door, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025Three doors, Hill’s Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025White door without door furniture, perhaps it isn’t used any more, Hill’s Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025Stunning stone doorway, Hill’s Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025Blue and yellow doors in the evening sun, Hill’s Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025Shrewsbury visitor information centre, Barker Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025Old door to the Shrewsbury visitor information centre, Barker Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025Fancy door to Albert’s Shed, Barker Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, April 2025A 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.
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