2010

SJ4912 : The shuts and passages of Shrewsbury: Compasses Passage

taken 14 years ago, near to Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

The shuts and passages of Shrewsbury: Compasses Passage
The shuts and passages of Shrewsbury: Compasses Passage
Shrewsbury retains a number of 'shuts' or alleyways which provide convenient shortcuts and which enable pedestrians to get around the centre of the town in an almost bygone world behind and between the busy shopping streets. These narrow passages date back to the Middle Ages when the town must have been a veritable rabbit warren: many have disappeared in the course of redevelopment and those that remain deserve to be preserved. The origin of the name is obscure but, it has been suggested that, unlike closed cul-de sacs, these alleys, being open both ends, allow the pedestrian to 'shoot' rapidly from one street to another. 'Shut' could also be a contraction of 'shortcut' which is what it usually is!


Only two doors up from Bowdler's Passage in Wyle Cop this one leads to Belmont Bank. It gets its name from the former Compasses Inn here, a timber-framed building which showed the carpenter's markings used to put it together.

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Category: Path > Alleyway
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Shrewsbury's shuts and passages Automatic Clusters: · Shrewsbury [1887] · Street [404] · Building [300] · Wyle Cop [143] Other Photos: · Compasses Passage, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury ·
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SJ4912, 2628 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 3 February, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 18 February, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 493 123 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:42.3697N 2:45.0996W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 493 123
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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