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Radio Shropshire,10 Feb 2026,8 mins

The Riverside as you've never seen it

Secret Shropshire

Available for 17 days

Exploring the eerily deserted shopping centre in Shrewsbury before it was demolished. Chris is an urban explorer who's blog shrewsburyfromwhereyouarenot.blogspot.com documents abandoned places before they're lost forever. 'Urbex' is an activity which divides opinion between those who think it's trespassing and those who appreciate how they are preserving our urban heritage online. Chris is keen to stress he never breaks into anywhere and always leaves everything as he found it. "I take a moment just to think..." Chris told BBC Radio Shropshire's Johnty O'Donnell, "How many people have passed through here, how many memories are in these walls?"

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