into homes and offices. In April 2015, it was revealed proposals included accommodation for around 200 students of the recently created University Centre Shrewsbury. In January 2016 formal planning proposals to convert the former prison to flats and student accommodation were submitted but in December 2016 Shropshire Council refused the outline plans, also including restaurants, shops and a gym, on grounds of effects on traffic. In September 2020 the prison was purchased by The Campbell Group, who have operated the site for the past five years. This purchase will see the prison continue to operate as an interactive tourism destination, with further development and investment planned to create a World renowned attraction. Cultural impact Poetry The prison is mentioned in "On Moonlit Heath and Lonesome Bank" which is part of the poem, "A Shropshire Lad" by A.E. Housman. The proximity of the prison to Shrewsbury railway station and junction is highlighted in the verse: They hang us now in Shrewsbury jail: The whistles blow forlorn, And trains all night groan on the rail To men that die at morn. Film location Since its closure, in September 2015 it was reported the buildings would be used as a setting for the Sky 1 television drama, Lucky Man (producer, Carnival Films) being cast as the fictional "Whitecross Prison". Filming would take place there for a week. Shrewsbury Prison was used as the filming location of the prison for series 2 of the ITV drama series Prey. In 2016, Shrewsbury Prison was featured on a season 2 episode of Paranormal Lockdown as a haunted location. It also appeared in three Most Haunted episodes at the end of August and in early September. This was followed by a two-hour long Halloween special of Most Haunted As Live! released on 31 October on UKTV Play and shown on 3 November on Really. In 2018, the prison was used for the location of Prince Charles' prison cell for the Sky One film, The Queen and I. In 2019, the prison was used for episodes of Coronation Street featuring Jack P. Shepherd In 2020, the prison features in the final episode of ITV's Bancroft when DCI Elizabeth Bancroft is sent down at the end of the episode. In 2020, the prison was used for scenes in the TV drama Time, starring Sean Bean and Stephen Graham. In 2021, the prison was used for scenes in the TV