Doors 266 – Doors from Cheltenham, July 2023 (Part I)
Last July, I made my annual pilgrimage to Cheltenham for the Cheltenham Paint Festival, which thanks to the tireless efforts of the organiser Andy Davies (Dice 67) is going from strength to strength. Of course, I took the opportunity (not for the first time) to photograph some doors while I was there. Cheltenham is a funny place in that it has some expensive and exclusive properties cheek by jowl with what we call these days ‘affordable housing’ (none of which is particularly affordable, but that discussion is for another day). The result is an eclectic mix of doors and periods – here is a taster for my first of three collections from last year’s visit:
I recall that I posted this last door once before in September 2019, although it looked quite different then. It is interesting how a lick of paint can completely transform the look of a building, and the impression it gives.
That just about wraps it up for this week, and I hope it serves as a taster for the next two Thursday Doors I’ll be posting. May I wish you a pleasant weekend.
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.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 
Beautiful doors, Scooj! The fairy-tale- nuanced door and facade of former Beatrice von Tresckow design building are fantastic.
The difference between the painted facade and the one from 2019 is remarkable. Thank you for taking the time to source your earlier photo for comparison.
Great share. And I like your word “pilgrimage”
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Thank you – glad that you like the word pilgrimage… made me laugh
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These are wonderful doors, Steve. I love the design shop. It’s interesting how many of these have architectural details more common on larger houses. They all seem to work well here. The tea room looks very inviting now.
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Thanks Dan – tea rooms always look inviting, but not all fulfil their promise.
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Of course, I’d rather a pub, but I can give a nod to culture now and then.
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Ha ha!
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Some amazing finds Scooj. I love the eclectic style of Beatrice von Tresckow the best.
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It is a truly unusual façade.
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Beautiful examples
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Thank you.
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That yellow door at #4 makes me think perhaps it is my new favorite door! Such a pretty and inviting welcome.
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That’s great. It is a lovely door.
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Excellent choices.
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Thank you.
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That design shop is fantastic!
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It really is. It was vacant when I visited, and I’m not sure if another business has moved in.
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The front of that design shop would have me racing for refuge in the tea room. Nonetheless, a great door collection.
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Ha ha, 😂 thank you.
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They could only be Cheltenham! Know it well.
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I know what you mean. Another batch from Cheltenham this Thursday.
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