IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Grope Lane, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1XS
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Grope Lane, SY1 1XS by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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Image Listing (1839 Images Found)
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Shrewsbury: Grope Lane
One of Shrewsbury's many narrow alleyways and passages ("shuts" in the local usage).
Image: © Christopher Hilton
Taken: 21 Nov 2012
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Corner of Grope Lane and Fish Street in Shrewsbury
Medieval street names often indicated the street's function or the economic activity taking place within it. For example here in Shrewsbury, Fish Street and nearby Butcher Row. Grope Lane formerly had a longer name, which included a 4-letter Anglo-Saxon word that was in common usage then but is arguably the most taboo word in modern English. The name indicated that this was an area of prostitution. Although the name was once common throughout England, it was later replaced by a more innocuous name. York went one step further than Shrewsbury. Its street was renamed Grape Street.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 31 May 2014
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Bear Steps Cafe
The cafe here is long established, dating back to before the time when there were coffee shops everywhere. Not a lot of demand for outdoor seating today, but given the weather this is a pleasant place. Sadly the bookshop across the square is no more.
Image: © Richard Webb
Taken: 2 Aug 2016
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In Fish Street
A mixture of building styles, and perhaps the most expensive restaurant
Image: © Bob Harvey
Taken: 17 May 2023
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A bowdlerised street name
One of the most famous street names among students of medieval culture, more than one town in England had a street famed for the presence of prostitutes. Many had an appropriate name, or perhaps nickname. There was one near where the Bank of England now stands. As people became more precious about the use of vocabulary the name became shortened to a slightly more acceptable form, and Shrewsbury retains its example to this day.
Image: © Bob Harvey
Taken: 17 May 2023
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Prego, Shrewsbury
Shoe shop facing a bend in Fish Street.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 31 May 2014
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Warners furniture shop in Shrewsbury
On the corner of Fish Street and Grope Lane. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4177840 Prego shoe shop http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4177731 is ahead.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 31 May 2014
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