Assorted Shrewsbury, 2024

A tall, gray concrete building with narrow vertical windows lines a stone-paved sidewalk. Several people walk in the distance, and the sky above is bright blue with scattered clouds. Black bollards and a colorful pole are along the sidewalk.
A close-up view of a textured concrete wall with evenly spaced vertical grooves. The concrete surface is rough and gray, and the grooves create a repetitive striped pattern across the image. The lighting highlights the texture and depth of the grooves.
A tall red-brick clock tower rises above a modern, curved building with black vertical fins and large windows. Below, there’s an “Age UK” charity shop at street level. Two people walk past; the sky is cloudy and a streetlamp stands nearby.
A street scene with people walking and cars parked in front of colorful buildings. The buildings include white and pink facades with large glass windows; signs read Apollo Nails Studio and Rhi Rhi. The sky is mostly blue with some clouds.
A large, historic stone railway station with a clock tower sits under a partly cloudy sky. Several chimneys and ornate details top the building. Cars are parked outside, and people walk near the entrance. A grassy embankment is visible in the foreground.
Entrance to a building with glass and wooden doors, a sign above reading Welcome to Shrewsbury. People are visible inside, and outside there are stone tiles. No smoking signs are posted on the doors. Reflections show a street scene with vehicles.
A large yellow circle sign with a swimming figure and three blue wavy lines is mounted on a beige tiled wall with a horizontal red stripe near the top. The symbol represents a swimming pool or aquatic center.

Some bits from Shrewsbury [12/02/24 + 04/08/24]. I was planning to do Sheffield but got waylaid by the sight of the market hall in my photo library.

From top to bottom:

The side of the Lloyds Bank building + detail shot. I don’t have a good picture but the front is also gorgeous. I love the bulkiness a bank building warrants.

The curvaceous exterior of the Market Hall. Like all market halls, it’s yet to ever be open when I’m there, so the interior will remain a mystery (although there is a viewing platform you can go up).

A colourful row of shops.

Shrewsbury Railway Station, built in 1848, is absolutely not modernist, but I found the wooden doors with the Rail Alphabet sign above absolutely charming.

And finally, a logo on The Quarry Swimming & Fitness Centre, another one of my weaknesses.

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Shrewsbury is a very nice market town with plenty of modernist icons to look at, more so than I’ve included here, it’s well worth a visit!

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