The view from Theatre Severn

As previously mentioned in another blog, our posse of explorers did drift apart naturally, as the four of us each had their own individual lives and these inevitably took each of us to different parts of the world.
One of us remained in Oswestry for a time, and so when scaffolding popped up on a teeny chunk of the theatre in Shrewsbury, I got in touch. If I recall, it was a Thursday, and I asked my friend to come up at the weekend. I was working Friday so the weekend was the best time for me. However my friend insisted that he was busy and if we were to do it, it had to be that Thursday night.
I reluctantly agreed and it turned out to be the best idea ever, because the scaffolding came down on Friday. There was no extensive work being done to the theatre- they were just sticking some writing to the wall.

The theatre opened in 2009, and it a pretty ugly extension to Shrewsbury, but the view was pretty awesome. The scaffolding didn't take us all the way to the top, but it did take us high enough for us to climb our own way, albeit the more trickier route, as the easy path was directly in view from one of Shrewsbury's busiest roads and lit up wonderfully to draw attention to its horrific architecture. We had to crawl along a narrow ledge behind the theatre to advance further, and this was pretty scary in the dark with dyspraxia, but ultimately we did advance, and we did get right to the top.

Naturally we were cautious. The roof was plastic, and our footsteps echoed. Anyone inside would have known we were there, so of course we almost soiled ourselves when we climbed the last ladder and saw a figure right in front of us. Luckily, it was just an owl statue.

Note- The group I explore with have a strict policy of leaving everything as it was, not vandalizing or stealing, and not exploring or violating any residential properties, nor do we force entry, merely utilize existing openings. Any entry on the blog that does detail a means of access does so under the assumption that the means of access can no longer be reached. Never would we reveal an existing opening over the internet, for fear of negative consequences against the property.

Anyway, here's the epic view!

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Oh and here's that owl.

Best of all, due to the fact we obtained the view partially via scaffolding, our view was unique. No other explorer can get here without going through the theatre itself. We later found out that the camera on the roof is actually a live internet feed, so it's fun to think we may have had an audience, and if the opportunity to get there ever arises again, I will let you know so that you can watch us from your home as we ungracefully climb the theatre.