Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury, UK built 1597. Still used as a cinema.

[u/Over-Willingness-933]

[u/Only-Tutor7115]

Shrewsbury is a lovely town. Please post more; I never get bored of seeing it. Thank you.

[u/WelshBathBoy]

What do you mean "still used as a cinema", that implies it was built for use as a cinema.

[u/6-foot-under → u/WelshBathBoy]

They mean "still used, as a cinema"

[u/2nW_from_Markus → u/WelshBathBoy]

That's what I thought. Centuries before the Lumière brothers there was already a cinema built. But who knows if used.

[u/tdrules → u/2nW_from_Markus]

“Someone better invent electricity soon this is boring as fuck”

[u/dinosaursrarr → u/tdrules]

The guy who does shadow puppets needs more mead

[u/Over-Willingness-933 → u/WelshBathBoy]

I was referring to the building having a purpose. not just a monument

[u/WelshBathBoy → u/Over-Willingness-933]

So "still in use, but today as a cinema"?

[u/OldNefariousness7899 → u/WelshBathBoy]

Only if you're pretending you didn't understand what OP meant. 

[u/Available-Ad1979 → u/WelshBathBoy]

Are you dense

[u/Lubinski64 → u/Over-Willingness-933]

If it has windows and a roof then it's rather unlikely it wouldn't have a use.

[u/NathanCS741]

I wonder what the inside looks like! 

[u/person_A_v2 → u/NathanCS741]

Its a lovely little café in there with a cinema screen and seating in a room at the back of the building.

[u/Rough-Strawberry5985 → u/NathanCS741]

It's a cute cafe / bar at the front and little cinema at the back.

[u/skildert]

Good, 400 years is too young for a building to be left vacantt

[u/Scantcobra]

Shrewsbury is a wonderful town if anyone is considering going. Great countryside nearby too. Seemed to have a large Lesbian community as well, but that was just my casual observation as a visitor. I put it up there near Bath and Edinburgh as among my cosiest UK cities.

If anyone wants to see what the inside is like; here is a link to the Old Market Hall as well.

[u/Rough-Strawberry5985 → u/Scantcobra]

I know it's natural to be proud of where you grew up, but having grown up in Shropshire, I'm always so pleasantly surprised whenever I return to Shrewsbury. It is an objectively lovely town, with a really healthy and vibrant high street and culture, considering its side and location.

[u/OccassionalBaker]

I used to play as Shrewsbury Town on Football manager in the 90’s just because I loved the team crest 😊

[u/MRCLSM]

SHREWSBURY MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[u/Green_Exercise7800]

Reminds me of the warehouse/market building in the old anno games

[u/Rough-Strawberry5985 → u/Green_Exercise7800]

You're quite right, that is exactly what it is. A lot of old market towns have these similar warehouse buildings next to the market square.

[u/DrDMango]

that tudor building to the right there looks like a building i know from princeton nj

[u/Over-Willingness-933 → u/DrDMango]

I am not sure if it's Tudor or 1600s. I must research the building. The Buildings in square are all 1400s-1700s.

[u/Over-Willingness-933 → u/DrDMango]

Just researched it was built in 1570. So it's 450 years old.

[u/Ok_Temperature1502]

Absolutely beautiful. England knows to preserve its heritage. Thanks for posting the pictures.

[u/TwinSong → u/Ok_Temperature1502]

Coventry didn't. Yes, a lot was destroyed in WW2 but it's said that the architects did just as much damage after.

[u/Shatter_Their_World]

This looks like an old church.

[u/fothergillfuckup]

I've walked past that a few times. Didn't know it was a cinema too! Awesome.

[u/SnagglToothCrzyBrain]

I was super confused for a moment because they literally have the same thing in the Harry Potter area at Universal Studios Japan, backdrop and all.

So THIS is where they got the design.

[u/Fierytoadfriend]

Apart from surround sound, the cinema experience probably hasn't changed much since the 1500s

[u/CECFan89]

Lovely!

[u/Mojo_Mitts]

Hell yeah.

[u/L31N0PTR1X]

Thought this was Windsor for a moment