Walks in Shropshire: Shrewsbury from the English Bridge

[@mickyjb2003]

Lovely place Shrewsbury, been there quite a few times. Especially as a teenager train spotting. The Good old days.

[@RichardVobes]

Oh it is you that has been putting spots on trains then! :)

[@bana616]

This brings back good memories and cheer me up. i lived in shrewsbury for a short period many2 years ago. Very interesting talk about architecture and history etc. For a non-native speaker, your English is very clear and i love the sound! Hoping to see more townscapes on your show...Bath, Canterbury, Conwy etc. Thak you so much for uploading!

[@RichardVobes]

Thank you - yes, I do have more places to visit.

[@grange247]

Shrewsbury and very proud !

[@RichardVobes]

grange247 Good stuff! Thanks for watching.

[@ramibu239]

You must love Shrewsbury!😘 I think this is like the 4th one I've seen now from you. Lol. I still love it though. Those building are just amazing! So glad you walked through the old Market this time. It was so much larger under there than I thought. And yes I agree with you about all the traffic & especially the buses!😑

[@RichardVobes]

It is a lovely town. I have an affinity with it now in Shrewsbury.

[@marcoscu]

Yet another great video, many thanks!

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks Mark - you are up early!

[@shahjhanhaider26]

It's beautiful video,I enjoyed it.its as if one is there

[@richardgeorge8612]

Hi Richard you are such a breath of fresh air with your documentaries, I was bought uo in West Cornwall then to the Midlands as iti is now, then Shropshire my parents live right on the edge of the Navigation pub its such a beautiful area thank you for all your hard word

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks Richard for your lovely and generous words. It is much appreciated.

[@markrichards1692]

Richard... Definitely a joy to venture around your corner of heaven with you. Only just alighted upon your happy embaldened (sic) tour. I present the Countrystride podcast which equally seeks to share the joy of where we live all strength to your passion in place.

[@B0G0MIP]

thanks for another nice video. I often think how the world would look like if there were no cars, as it was back in the days when these streets and buidings have been build. How would the life on the streets would have been. I guess the people of back then would be very irritated if they could see how their surroundings look today. But, being a car driver myself I can't imagine abandon driving a car. Difficult situation.

[@RichardVobes]

I think people often have a rose tinted idea of how places would have looked. A lot of paintings from the period tend to 'clean up' the views. Places like Shrewsbury would have been very busy with horse and carts, coaches and horses, animals being driven in and out of town. Industry would have been more visible, smoke and noisome smells stinking the place, a mixture of down and outs and rich and affluent people rubbing shoulders. A very different place today, but probably more fascinating to watch.

[@neilcurran1589]

Great video Richard, I'm lucky enough to live only 20 miles north of Shrewsbury. It is a wonderful place and anyone thinking of visiting should definitely do so. The town crier that we saw is a gentleman called Martin Wood - the world's tallest town crier at 7 feet 2 inches !!!

[@vishenki78]

Never been ..but now I would like to see this beautiful city ..🤗☀️🥰🙏🌺😘

[@RichardVobes]

Worth visiting.

[@rosierennie5867]

Its not a city. We lost city status to either Wolverhampton or Ludlow

[@TheTfortwo]

Just booked a weeks stay at oxon hall touring park in june.We went last year after we watched one of your videos,in shrewsbury we loved it.Keep up the good work Richard and happy new year

[@RichardVobes]

So pleased to hear this!

[@TheTfortwo]

@@RichardVobes plus we are going to ludlow touring park, after watching your ludlow video.Brilliant work Richard

[@charlesstell506]

Have not seen any shuts here in mid-US. There are, however, some surviving market buildings on the same plan as the one you show. Often town councils meet above the markets.

[@RichardVobes]

Meeting above the markets was a very tradition English thing to do.

[@stephendavies5705]

Lived in Shrewsbury for 9 months and absolutely loved the town. Wish I could be back there. One day, I hopefully will! All the streets shown in this video I have walked many, many times before.

[@RichardVobes]

A lovely place.

[@RuytonXI]

Nice one Richard, we were there this morning. It's funny that I was noticing more of the upper levels of the buildings during your walk than I normally do walking around town myself! You can't believe how much fuss there was when the Old Market Hall was converted into a cinema and café, we had a tour during the work, but they made a really good job of it and it's now a lovely use of what was an old dusty building.

[@RichardVobes]

Gary Wann I went with Harriet to the see a film there a few years ago. It was very well laid out. Funny how you don't notice stuff when you're there for real.

[@nicksykes4575]

If your of a certain age, you will remember when the magistrates court was on the top floor.

[@Derek430]

Absolutely loved watching this. I so miss walking through cities and towns--can't wait for lockdown to be over so I can dip in and out of shops again!

[@RichardVobes]

If there are any left! - Yes, it will be fun.

[@eduardoa.rebollartellez6578]

Very nice and interesting video. I visited Shrewsbury about a month ago and I loved it. I also was interested in knowing Charles Darwin's hometown. Best wishes. Eddie from México.

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks so much Eduardo. It is a lovely town indeed. :)

[@craigson5]

To tie-in your love for architecture AND Shrewsbury, have you considered doing a video on the Flax Mill? It was the first iron framed building to ever be constructed and is currently underdoing a huge restoration/renovation project.

[@RichardVobes]

Yes - I must visit the Flax Mill! :)

[@ManishSharma-on1ch]

Thanks sir for another beautiful video, so glad to see England market, who was the man in red attire surrounded by lot of people and telling them something

[@RichardVobes]

He was the Town Cryer, an institution that stems back to the middle ages. Before the common people could read, impotant notices and information from the King and his officers was spoken aloud to the people, usually beside the market cross or in village squares. Such a figure would ring a bell to gather a crowd and then notify the populace of the latest decree from his Majesty or town council. In this case, the Town Cryer, was taing sightseers around Shrewsbury, giving far better history about the place than I.

[@aaronreese3997]

@@RichardVobes not to mention that the Town Crier is an institution in himself. He is a GIANT of a man, standing 7ft 2in in his stocking feet.

[@adamtaylor31]

I just found your video of the Shuts and wanted to see more, I ended up here. I subscribed because you present these places very well. We are thinking of visiting Shrewsbury at some point in the future. I am about to watch your video on Montgomery Castle. Very nicely done. Out of curiosity, what time of year did you make these videos?

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks very much - it was made in September 2017

[@Jojo-oj1uz]

Have been in England but not in westside towns of London. Enjoy the tour guiding. Thank you.

[@duddersh7612]

Great video! I'm currently at Sixth form in Shrewsbury and have lived here all my life. Dispite walking up the Cop everyday its still nice to watch a video like this. Fantastic little video!

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks so much - I am thrilled you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

[@diji2764]

A really nice shop to go to in Shrewsbury is Simon Penrice on princess street. The owner Simon is very friendly and very artistic. If you have a look I think you will like it a lot

[@RichardVobes]

I must check it out - thank you.

[@imranzazai7404]

Amazing

[@roychristopherson5625]

Enjoying your tours. WA is a long way off. Would like to watch all your vids, however, have to publish book on Jones, and only one monitor. Started research of family in Barbadoes with pedigree leading to Richard Jones of Chilton as a GrGF. Found the plaque on the Old Market Hall Ques.: Is Jones's Mansion, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury in one of your videos? White/Timbers bldgs look very alike. Watching the video 6:28 mark, as you walk up to the old Market Hall has a plaque now blue; William Jones of Shrewsbury, a great merchant, whose tomb is now in the Abbey Church, Shrewsbury, and who was of the Drapers' Company, and Alderman. He had a house and large warehouses under the Wyle Cop, adjoining the river, and the inscription on the old market-hall refers to him. By Eleanor, daughter of Richard Owen, Esq., of Shrewsbury...children

[@jayjay-bz3rr]

4:41. Beautiful English Tudor

[@eiruggriffiths8491]

A christmas carol starring George C Scott was filmed there. Be nice to do the locations.

[@cherylconrad1157]

Since you are so interested in the timber buildings I would like to see more information on how they are built. What is that in between the timbers? How do they put in electricity and plumbing? How old are they and who built them? You say that some of the buildings have been refaced when they are updated so can the update be undone? Thanks

[@RichardVobes]

You ask a lot of questions. I will have to do something about that and post it!

[@PopularesVox]

Remember that sex shop back in the 80's which I always considered marred the character of the bottom of Wyle Cop and the English Bridge and mystified how it ever got a licence. I think its position was chosen for its proximity to the old football ground at the Gay Meadow. Amazed it's still there when so many other shops back then have gone. But I guess that is the way of the shopping street today, with tattoo parlours, nail bars, greasey burger joints and betting shops thriving, although Shrewsbury has suffered far less than most in that respect. Visitors should be cautious of traffic though, as I once got knocked off my bike there by a van as they speed down the hill.

[@rgadave]

I lived in Shrewsbury up to the age of 16 and never heard it pronounced Shrowsbury.

[@RichardVobes]

Now you have come or age! :)

[@rgadave]

@@RichardVobes As the gentleman walking over the Greyfriars Bridge said to the Midlands News TV reporter "Shrowsbury is what the toffee-nosed buggers calls the town".

[@JulioTijuana01]

It seems that people on the street are curious about what you are doing , perhaps if you use a mic flag or something to that effect with the word VOBES and maybe a KZbin logo people could look you up and discover your videos. Just an idea.

[@RichardVobes]

Julio Tijuana Ho ho ho That is not a bad idea! I have a mic flag too!

[@pattismith344]

Hi Richard.... another intersting walk round Shrewsbury today...Thank you.... did you buy any books? 🤗👍🏻😘

[@RichardVobes]

Patti Smith I didn't on that occasion, being a bit skint. But there is always a next time!!!

[@NatSatFat]

Wow! your North, great stuff. BUT, there is NO o in Shewsbury I can see?

[@RichardVobes]

Check the history of the town's name - it has nothing to do with shrews. :)

[@NatSatFat]

@@RichardVobes Thanks Richard for replying, yes, history of the town, says it was late middle age that it's name developed into "Schrosberie" which had an O, but that was hundreds of years ago, now the modern name is Shrewsbury, thats it, NO "O", never mind locals who want to call it what they will, (like residents of Leominster calling it Lemster), Daft! So, it is with A SHREWS after all. (PS. don't think its named after the little fury animal?).

[@robinevans3440]

The sex shop...One of the sights of Shrewsbury😂 Could be worse you could show us the Battlefield incinerator

[@RichardVobes]

I guess that's true!

[@mrshamone]

Great videos Richard, clear and concise. Are you using a GoPro? Very good picture stability on your walk.

[@RichardVobes]

I think this was gopro 5 with a gimbal.

[@stewartmckay9830]

How do you say taming of the shrew

[@RichardVobes]

How do you say, I am visiting Leominster?

[@stewartmckay9830]

@@RichardVobes Yes but you are incorrect. Talk to the locals don't look down your nose at them

[@cC-ju6wf]

Why was that guy staring at you in the square?

[@OllyD]

It's not very common you see someone vlogging in Shrewsbury, still to this day I get weird looks with my camera out in town

[@stevedonnelly100]

Will PLEASE stop calling SHREWsbury, ShrOsbury! As a very proud Salopian, it grates on me every time you say ShrOsbury! Bloody southerners! Other than that excellent.

[@RichardVobes]

Sorry about the pronunciation, but a very old Salopian family taught me how to say it the old way, rather than the more modern way of emphasizing like the mammal.

[@jmz..]

If you live in shrewsbury, it’s shrOsbury. If you live in the rest of shropshire it’s SHREWsbury. At least, that’s what i tell people whenever they ask me...

[@bobomb1986]

No less a figure than the world's tallest Town Crier has stated that historically the place would have been pronounced "SHROWS-bury", as can be shown from spellings dating back hundreds of years - though naturally, he will sit on the fence for his own health and safety. Consider also the archaic present tense form of "show", spelt "shew", but pronounced as "show". There's research for you, Clara. Now wait for people to tell me off for saying "spelt" instead of "spelled". :D Four years ago there was a promotional campaign for "Snowsbury" - which must have annoyed many people implying the "Shrows-bury" pronunciation.

[@bobomb1986]

For sure - I was just arguing against your detractors!

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks so much - it is the one thing people comment most about when I make videos in Shropshire! :)

[@robertdorsett9167]

Perhaps the archaic pronunciation of every town or city is in order then?

[@bobomb1986]

One place in Shropshire is named Ratlinghope - but locals pronounce it "Rat-chup".

[@enjoyurlife4565]

Seems like road tax is well worth it. Lovely roads

[@clairecooper2012]

It's said as shrewsbury not shrowsbury.!!!!!!

[@RichardVobes]

Clearly that is how you say it, and good for you!

[@clairecooper2012]

I used to live in shrewsbury born and bred, it's not said as shrowsbury. Some people aught to do research. There are some right toffee nose buggers out there

[@duddersh7612]

@@clairecooper2012 He can pronounce it however he wants.

[@beerbandit291]

Where’s the MacDonalds?

[@RichardVobes]

Who cares?

[@robertdorsett9167]

There isn't one in the town anymore.

[@jmeyer3rn]

Like.

[@richardgeorge8612]

hark work I meant

[@chidlowt]

Shrew not Shrow!

[@RichardVobes]

Not necessarily.

[@henrysmith5604]

Traffic very irritating

[@rachaelgoodwin622]

Sex shop 😂 brilliant video again :)

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks so much Rachael!

[@rachaelgoodwin622]

Richard Vobes no problem :)

[@SaidElferah]

😂oh

[@SaidElferah]

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