On a recent family holiday to Cornwall, I nipped into Liskeard, which was our nearest small town, to collect a Nepalese takeaway (which was absolutely delicious I might say). I had arrived a little early and so took the opportunity to have a quick wander and capture some doors.
Although none of these doors are particularly spectacular, they do give a flavour of the Cornish penchant for decorative porticos, which are much more common here than in some other parts of the country, or at least are features on less grand buildings. It would seem that the Cornish set great store by having a grand doorway, even if you can afford little else.
Enough hot air… here are the Liskeard doors:
Door with grand portico, Liskeard, Cornwall, August 2021Green door with portico, Liskeard, Cornwall, August 2021In case you were wondering, this is the door to number 4, Liskeard, Cornwall, August 2021Blue hillside door, Liskeard, Cornwall, August 2021Door with portico and plant pots, Liskeard, Cornwall, August 2021
More Cornish doors next week, until then, au revoir.
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.
Many of you might not have heard of Polruan but might well have heard of its well-heeled partner, Fowey. These two small towns sit on either side of the Fowey Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. Of the pair, Polruan appears to be more of a working harbour, with some docks and dock buildings at the bottom of a town built on a very steep hill. The more affluent Fowey is a favourite for celebrities and second-homers, and is very picturesque.
On the day I took these pictures, my son and I had been fishing from the Polruan Block House point. The block house was one of a pair, the other being on the other side of the estuary in Fowey. These block houses were built to defend the entrance to the estuary, with small calibre cannon and longbow archers stationed in each fort. Unfortunately, the French breeched the defences in 1457 (that’s a long time ago) so they were upgraded with a boom barrier, a thick chain suspended between the two forts. The chain could be raised with winches off the bottom of the seabed to prevent the entry upriver by unwelcome ships.
This chain was confiscated in 1478 by Edward IV, who had been offended by the behaviour of two Fowey locals, Treffry and Michelstow, and given to Dartmouth Castle where a similar defensive arrangement existed. So that was that.
The ruined fort has two entrances, but no longer any doors. The rest of the doors are from the narrow lanes in the upper part of the town. Enjoy the doors:
Polruan Block House door, Polruan, Cornwall, August 2021 Polruan Block House ruin and door, Polruan, Cornwall, August 2021 Polruan Block House window view, Polruan, Cornwall, August 2021 September Cottage door, Polruan, Cornwall, August 2021 Porthole door, Polruan, Cornwall, August 2021 Blue split door, Polruan, Cornwall, August 2021 Beautiful door and crab door knocker, Polruan, Cornwall, August 2021
Well that’s it for another week. I hope to share some more Cornish doors next week.
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.
So to the final selection of doors from a visit to Lyme Regis in July, when England was bathed in sunshine, and we enjoyed the only real taste of summer this year. I have had fun sharing doors from this trip, and it has been a bit different from the more usual fare of Bristol and graffiti doors. There is more good news too, which is that I managed to capture a few doors in Cornwall while I was there last week, so that should keep me going for a little while.
Here are this week’s doors – enjoy:
Weavers Cottage door and ice cream trike, Lyme Regis, Dorset, August 2021
Unpainted wooden door, Lyme Regis, Dorset, August 2021
Light blue door and steps, Lyme Regis, Dorset, August 2021
Booklovers B&B door, Lyme Regis, Dorset, August 2021
Blue door and stylish surround, Lyme Regis, Dorset, August 2021
Steps down to a low door and foot doorfie, Lyme Regis, Dorset, August 2021
Beautiful shopfront with unusual bay windows, Wisteria and of course door, Lyme Regis, Dorset, August 2021
So that’s it for another week – have a fabulous 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.
Little by way of introduction from me today as I am on holiday in Cornwall (taking lots of new door pictures to keep me going for a while). Instead, I’ll let you browse at your leisure through this third instalment of doors from a trip to Lyme Regis about a month ago. Enjoy.
Blue door with shell wreath, Lyme Regis, Dorset, July 2021
Pale door, Lyme Regis, Dorset, July 2021
Blue door and tiled step, Lyme Regis, Dorset, July 2021
Fancy door and bay windows, Lyme Regis, Dorset, July 2021
Door with stained glass, Uplyme, Devon, July 2021
So there you have it for another week. I might have a little more time to say stuff next week, but until then au revoir.
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.
I have written this week’s post in advance, because my mind will be otherwise occupied today preparing for a short break from work. Talking of breaks, this is the second post of Thursday doors from a mini-break my wife, daughter, dog and I shared in July during the short heatwave that (at the time of writing) seems a lifetime ago.
Lyme Regis is a curious town trying to satisfy a dual personality as a fine destination at the heart of the famous Jurassic Coast, and a rather overcrowded south coast beach opportunity for grockles. Much of the town appears to be geared towards the latter and their desires for fish and chips and ice cream. Step back into the past, and the doors tell you much more about the history of the place.
Here we go:
Two doors on the Guildhall, Lyme Regis, Dorset, July 2021Archway to the theatre and door, Lyme Regis, Dorset, July 2021Gate and public footpath to the River Lim, Lyme Regis, Dorset, July 2021Pink beech hut door, Lyme Regis, Dorset, July 2021Take your pick of doors, Lyme Regis, Dorset, July 2021Wonky pub door, Lyme Regis, Dorset, July 2021
That just about wraps things up for another week, part three of Lyme Regis doors will follow soon.
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.
At last some original and new doors, rather than something recycled from my archives.
My wife, daughter, dog and I had a mini break a little while ago, experimenting with a hired camper van to see if it is something we would like to do on a more regular basis. The jury is still out on that one. We stayed in a delightful and well-appointed campsite in Uplyme in Devon. A forty-minute walk following the course of the River Lim through woodlands and fields eventually led us to Lyme Regis across the border in Dorset.
Lyme Regis is famous for its fossils, being at the heart of the Jurassic Coast, and for its beach and sea front. The days we were there was at the start of a mini-heatwave in the UK, and the south-facing seaside town felt more like the Mediterranean than England. I suppose the give-away that we were still home were the vast hordes of hideous grockles (holiday-makers). How is it that the Brits are so awful on holiday? I suppose I have to include myself in that cohort, but we really are an embarrassing, unclassy lot.
Enough tittle-tattle, here are some doors from our little trip:
Blue door, Lyme Regis, July 2021
Closed shop door, Lyme Regis, Dorset, July 2021
Old door, Lyme Regis, Dorset, July 2021
Rather sanitised beach hut doors, Lyme Regis, Dorset, July 2021
Seafront house and door, Lyme Regis, July 2021
Another week tumbles by, and we become another week older and wiser. I hope to have some more doors from Lyme Regis for you next week. Until then TTFN.
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.
I had been hoping to post some squeaky, fresh new doors this week, and although I have taken the photographs, I haven’t been able to download them yet. I can be pretty confident that next week I will be able to switch it up a bit. Until then, you’ll have to make do with these archive street/graffiti art doors from earlier this year.
Nina Raines, Phoebe Tonks and Ana Cruz, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2021
Dabuten Tronko, Felix Road, Bristol, February 2021
Tatty door, nice frame, Montpelier, Bristol, January 2021
Mr Bloopy tag on a knackered old door, Bristol, July 2020
Mr Penfold door, St Phillips, Bristol, February 2021
Corrugated iron gate, Boiling Wells Lane, Bristol, December 2020
So that’s it for another week.
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.
Having been a COVID household for the past two weeks (mercifully all is well and we are no longer self-isolating), door opportunities have been limited which is why I am recycling some old doors from previous street art posts. On a more optimistic note, I am taking a mini-break imminently and should be collecting a few new doors from somewhere other than Bristol.
Here we go with some doors first published in December 2020 and January 2021:
Soap, M32 cycle path, Bristol, December 2020
Hanski, M32 cycle path, Bristol, January 2021
Sepr, Brigstocke Road, Bristol, December 2020
Pekoe, Ashley Road, Bristol, December 2020
3Dom, Sevier Street, Bristol, December 2020
Alex Lucas, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, December 2020
Alex Lucas, Picton Street, Bristol, January 2021
So there we have it for another week. Fingers crossed, I should have some new doors for you next week.
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.
I have found it difficult to get out and about photographing doors recently, so this selection is another trawl through my archives of street art and graffiti art doors from last year. All of these doors were originally featured as posts on street art in October and November 2021, but are being repurposed for Thursday doors. If you recognise these from the first time round, please forgive me. Enjoy:
Slakarts, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2020 Nevergiveup, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2020 Silent Hobo, Mina Road, Bristol, October 2020 Utility box painted with a flower, Bristol, October 2020 Daz Cat, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2020 Sepr, Dighton Street, Bristol, November 2020 Sepr, Dighton Street, Bristol, November 2020
That’s yer lot this week I’m afraid. Maybe just maybe I’ll get out to photograph some doors before the next time we meet. Until then, have a lovely 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.
My apologies, my life has been somewhat overtaken by a busy spell at work and unfortunately Thursday doors has had to give. I missed it completely last week and this week I have a small offering of random doors in Bristol from a little while ago that have been lurking in my doors archive folder. No explanations, no theme, just doors:
Graffiti door, Stokes Croft, Bristol, May 2021
Arched garden door, Cotham, Bristol, May 2021
Arched garden door, Cotham, Bristol, May 2021
Arched garden door, Cotham, Bristol, May 2021
Stencil door, City centre, Bristol, April 2021
Back gate door with blue sections, Montpelier, Bristol, May 2020
That’s about it for this week.
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.
