Doors 65
This week I have decided to share a whole bunch of doors from Bristol Temple Meads Station. Famed for its ‘passenger shed’ designed by I.K. Brunell and for being the focal point of the Great Western Railway (God’s Wonderful Railway) between London and Penzance.
Rather than photograph obvious doors in the station itself (apart from the first picture) I am sharing some of the doors located underneath the car park in front of the station. The structural archways have provided storage areas since the station was built and some have been hired out to private businesses, a common practice for railway infrastructure around the globe.
The Feature image and first picture show a small wooden kiosk just inside the main entrance of the station. I don’t know how many hundreds of times I have walked past this kiosk over the years, but I only recently noticed it. It is overlooked in one’s hurried efforts to shuffle through the barriers and onto the platforms. A little gem.
Finally the worst ‘best kept secret’ in Bristol – Hart’s Bakery – Creator of divine cakes, pastries, breads and life-limiting fancies. The bakery that makes it worth being early for your train to make a quick food diversion.
So that’s it for this week.
More doors to be admired by following the links at the end of the fabulous Norm 2.0 blog: Thursday Doors – Norm 2.0
Until next time,
Scooj.
Natural adventures 
I love the kiosk doors. No idea about the drill wholes, but I do love life-threatening goodies. 🙂
janet
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An interesting post. I used to love going to Temple Meads as a kid – train-spotting. I was interested in the doors. There is one door however that nobody notices. Of course the last time I was at Temple Meads was August 26th 1964, so the door which we called the secret door and which gave access to the GPO facility,may not be there any longer. What memories!
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The GPO building has been knocked down recently to make space for development.
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Art’s bakery seems to be in the right place, close enough to the train, that you can hurry to get your delicious pastry before hopping on the train:)
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I have been known to visit once or twice.
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Maybe you should go more often and enjoy:)
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Good observation on how we see things behind a camera that we don’t normally notice.
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If you look for doors, you start to see so much more besides.
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Some handsome doors in this collection. You’d find me at the bakery and yes I’d arrive early enough to browse and taste-test at my leisure and still be on time for my train 😀
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