Micklegate bar (gate) and city wall, York, June 2023

Thursday Doors – 29 June 2023

Micklegate bar (gate) and city wall, York, June 2023
Micklegate bar (gate) and city wall, York, June 2023

Doors 226 – Doors of York City (1)

I was lucky enough to attend a conference in Harrogate last week, but decided to stay the night before in the nearby City of York, with some of my colleagues. I could tell from the moment of stepping off the train that this was going to be one hell of a doorscursion. To do it justice, I really needed to spend a couple of days in the place, but unfortunately only had an evening, basically the walk from the station to the hotel, and the walk from the hotel to a restaurant. My long-suffering colleagues had to keep waiting while I yelled from behind, ‘just one more door’. I realised that it takes a special kind of person to be interested in doors, and that most people are not.

This first set of doors are from outside the city walls, which are most impressive, as is the whole city, in fact York is a place I must visit again, but as a tourist rather than a delegate. Heree are some doors for you:

Three doors, York, June 2023
Three doors, York, June 2023
Pillar box red door with black surround, York, June 2023
Pillar box red door with black surround, York, June 2023
Recessed blue door with steps, York, June 2023
Recessed blue door with steps, York, June 2023
Recessed turquoise door with steps and tiles, York, June 2023
Recessed turquoise door with steps and tiles, York, June 2023
Micklegate bar (gate), York, June 2023
Micklegate bar (gate), York, June 2023
Ghost door, York, June 2023
Ghost door, York, June 2023

I couldn’t resist the ghost door at the end, mainly to show to my son, who is an apprentice stonemason and is interested in all kinds of stone work.

Well, that’s it for this week, and I hope to bring you some more York doors next time. Have a fabulous rest of week and weekend. Adios.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

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14 thoughts on “Thursday Doors – 29 June 2023”

  2. I know that deep sigh reaction “sheesh, another door? How many is he going to photograph?” Keep up the good work, Steve. These are great doors. I love the red door in the black entrance. The recessed doors seem like they’d feel a little claustrophobic, and the one with the tiled steps might make me dizzy. The Micklegate bar and the stone ghost doors are my favorites. Don’t ask me to choose. I hope you have a great weekend.

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  4. I completely understand the stopping all the time to take door photos. My family either patiently waits or slowly walks on, ignoring me. 🙂 I like all these doors but the three door grouping is certainly the most unusual. Maybe the middle door leads upstairs. I’ve read about the Micklegate Bar and the wall, but haven’t ever seen them in real life. I enjoyed this glimpse of them.

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