Thursday doors – 29 February 2024, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy

Doors 254 – Montefalco doors, Umbria, Italy (Part IV)

Happy leap day to you, the curious vagaries of time eh? Last week I trailed this week as being the last selection of doors from the beautiful hilltop town of Montefalco in Umbria, Italy, well it seems I was getting a little ahead of myself, and after today’s doors there will be one more trip to the town before perhaps sharing some doors closer to home. My apologies for inadvertently misleading you.

This week’s selection of doors were located near or in the church of Saint Agostino, a short distance west of the main square. The church, a modestly presented building, was quite empty of people and clutter except for a couple of caskets containing the dried and preserved remains of disciples of St Chiara of the Cross. These displays are quite common in Italian churches, but always seem to be a little bit at odds with English sensibility. The caskets have hinged doors which is why I have included them. I hope you enjoy these and the other doors in today’s selection:

Door with a bunny-bottom garland, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Door with a bunny-bottom garland, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
A pair of doors and street tap, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
A pair of doors and street tap, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Stunning modern door design, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Stunning modern door design, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
A fine arched door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
A fine arched door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Entrance doors to the church of Saint Agostino, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Entrance doors to the church of Saint Agostino, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Casket with hinged door, containing remains of Chiarella and Illuminata, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Casket with hinged door, containing remains of Chiarella and Illuminata, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Casket with hinged door, containing remains, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Casket with hinged door, containing remains, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Wonderful panelled arched door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Wonderful panelled arched door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Stylish modern door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Stylish modern door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Well-used and weathered doors, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Well-used and weathered doors, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024

So that’s it for another week, and next time will definitely be the last of the doors from this delightful Umbrian town… I promise.

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

Thursday Doors 2024 logo

Thursday doors – 22 February 2024, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy

Doors 253 – Montefalco doors, Umbria, Italy (Part III)

My doorscursion in Montefalco, a small hilltop town in Umbria, continues with a descent from the town square, in a south-westerly direction towards the Porta di Sant’Agostino. The town is a sleepy and dusty place which had an unusually small number of tourists, which always makes the experience (as a tourist) so much more pleasurable. It also means that there is no need to be self-conscious when photographing doors, because there is nobody about to judge you.

I think that I might have one more set of doors from this wonderful place, but that will be for next time. In the meanwhile, I hope you enjoy this week’s selection:

Low arched door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Low arched door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Door within a larger doorway, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Door within a larger doorway, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Door set high above the pavement, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Door set high above the pavement, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Grand door on a hill, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Grand door on a hill, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Arched door and steps, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Arched door and steps, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Ghost door with an arched window, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Ghost door with an arched window, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Barely visible ghost door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
Barely visible ghost door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
A pair of utilitarian doors, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
A pair of utilitarian doors, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024

I rather wish I was back there right now, and away from the seemingly constant rain here in Bristol… will it ever stop? More to come from Montefalco next time, before perhaps returning to some English doors for a little while. May I wish you a pleasant and restful 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

Thursday Doors 2024 logo

Thursday doors – 15 February 2024, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy

Doors 252 – Montefalco doors, Umbria, Italy (Part II)

This week, a little later than planned, I bring you the second instalment of doors from the small hilltop town of Montefalco. Everything in this town feels parched and dusty, but that is probably the same for many Italian towns during the summer months. I hope that these pictures convey that sense of sleepiness and heat.

These doors begin in the main square on the central administrative building (Town Hall?) and then head southwest on the Corso Goffredo Mameli. My family (my own, my sister’s and my brother’s) were dispersed around the town and my photographic doorscursion was interrupted on several occasions with friendly and familiar faces. Can you spot the unintentional doorfie?

Enjoy the doors:

Arches and doors, Unione dei Comuni, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Arches and doors, Unione dei Comuni, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Arched door and stairs, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Arched door and stairs, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Ghost door and AC unit, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Ghost door and AC unit, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Ghost door and post box, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Ghost door and post box, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Wooden door with beautiful carvings, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Wooden door with beautiful carvings, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Wooden door with beautiful carvings (detail), Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Wooden door with beautiful carvings (detail), Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Arched door with crazy stonework, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Arched door with crazy stonework, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Side street, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Side street, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Doors within doors, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Doors within doors, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

So that’s yer lot for another week, but there will be more from Montefalco next time, so may I wish you a very happy 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

Thursday Doors 2024 logo

Thursday doors – 8 February 2024, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy

Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

Doors 251 – Montefalco doors, Umbria, Italy (Part I)

After a week away from Thursday doors, I return to last summer and a trip to the beautiful area of Umbria in Italy. This week, and for the next few weeks I will share doors from Montefalco, a sun-drenched hilltop town, close to where we were staying. The view of the town (see the feature image) is from the fields surrounding the villa which we called home for a week. This first set of doors were on the street in the north of the town that led up to the town square.

Doors with brick surround, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Doors with brick surround, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Modern arched door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Modern arched door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Arched door with stonework motif above, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Arched door with stonework motif above, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Fine door with ironwork fan, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Fine door with ironwork fan, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Outstanding door and doorway, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Outstanding door and doorway, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Archway with a door inside, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Archway with a door inside, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Door in the town square, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Door in the town square, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Close up of a door in the town square, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Close up of a door in the town square, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

I will bring you another selection of doors from this sleepy arid town next week. Until then, may I wish you a very 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

Thursday Doors 2024 logo

Thursday doors – 25 January 2024, Cotehele, Cornwall

Doors 250 – Cotehele doors, Cornwall (part III)

Today I mark my 250th Thursday doors post with the third and final part of photographs of doors from a wonderful National Trust property in East Cornwall, called Cotehele. Incidentally my first Thursday doors post (12 October 2017) was short and sweet – perhaps I need to ‘talk less, smile more’.

This last collection of doors from Cotehele is as eclectic as the last set, with the common thread being that all the doors are reasonably old, some very old, and all of unpainted wood. I think that the house has evolved over centuries, and so the doors and doorways are scattered around the property without any real sense of planning, which adds to the character of this rambling eccentric property. I recommend a trip very highly if you should ever find yourself in the area.

Here we go:

Main hall door adorned with a whalebone? arch, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Main hall door adorned with a whalebone? arch, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Fabulous glass panelled door, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Fabulous glass panelled door, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Stunning writing desk with multiple drawers and doors, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Stunning writing desk with multiple drawers and doors, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Door into a very narrow bedroom, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Door into a very narrow bedroom, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Panelled door into a bedroom, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Panelled door into a bedroom, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Well worn panelled door, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Well worn panelled door, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Ornate wooden door, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Ornate wooden door, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Landing door with curious frame and well worn keyhole and handle, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Landing door with curious frame and well worn keyhole and handle, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023

That’s it from East Cornwall for now. I will not be posting Thursday doors next week, instead I will be enjoying the slopes of the SW Alps. See you in a couple of weeks.

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

Thursday Doors 2024 logo

Thursday doors – 18 January 2024, Cotehele, Cornwall

Doors 249 – Cotehele doors, Cornwall (part II)

I am in London today running a workshop, so prepared this post in haste (post haste – geddit?) last night, hence the brevity.

These doors are a part II from a visit my family made to Cotehele, a National Trust property just outside Plymouth, back in August last year. This week we go from outside the property to look at some of the interior doors, which represent the most eclectic collection of doors I have found anywhere in one place. There will be more to follow next time.

One of many entrance doors on the building, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
One of many entrance doors on the building, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Studded door with interesting door furniture an fittings, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Studded door with interesting door fittings (and fire extinguisher), Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Solid old door (and fire extinguisher), Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Solid old door (and fire extinguisher), Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Internal archway, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Internal archway, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Old door to the wine cellar, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Old door to the wine cellar, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Entrance door, hidden tapestry door and exit door, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Entrance door, hidden tapestry door and exit door, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Three wooden doors, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Three wooden doors, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Door to the 'smallest room', Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Door to the ‘smallest room’, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Archway and doors. Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
Archway and doors. Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023

If you should ever find yourself in the Plymouth area, then I would thoroughly recommend a trip to this incredible place. More interior doors to come next time, until then, may I wish you a great 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

Thursday Doors 2024 logo

Thursday doors – 11 January 2024, Cotehele, Cornwall

Doors 248 – Cotehele doors, Cornwall (part I)

This will be a bit of a short one – today is my 60th birthday, so I have written this post last night to allow myself a bit of a well-earned lie in.

On our way home to Bristol from a short summer break last August visiting my sister and brother-in-law in Cornwall near Liskeard, we broke our journey by stopping at a National Trust property ‘Cotehele‘ perched high above the banks of the River Tamar. It was, of course, the perfect place to photograph doors and doorways of a Tudor house, with some parts dating back to medieval times.

While my wife walked the dog in the grounds, getting terribly lost in the process, my daughter and I wandered around the house and gardens, absorbing the deep sense of history of the place, on a gorgeous summer’s day.

The first part of this post focuses on the exterior doors of the property. I hope you enjoy it.

Doors and entrance arch, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Doors and entrance arch, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Out-building modern door in an old stone archway, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Out-building modern door in an old stone archway, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Out-building modern door in an old stone archway, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Out-building modern door in an old stone archway, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Carved stone archway entrance, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Carved stone archway entrance, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Office door, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Office door, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Ancient studded door within a door, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Ancient studded door within a door, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
A pair of old studded doors, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
A pair of old studded doors, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Main entrance doorway, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Main entrance doorway, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023

Next time I’ll post some of the magnificent and quirky doors from inside this remarkable place. Until then, may I wish you a very happy 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.

by Scooj

Door logo, Thursday doors

Thursday doors – My favourite doors of 2023

Doors 247 – a selection of my favourite doors that I have posted on Thursday doors in 2023

This post does what it says on the tin, so all I need to add is to wish you a very happy festive season and Christmas. One door from each month of the year when I posted them. Here they are:

January

Door and shutter, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022
Door and shutter, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022

February

Door in Krka National Park, Croatia, August 2022
Door in Krka National Park, Croatia, August 2022

March

Yellow door wirh a dodo and planters on the cornice, Greenbank, Bristol, February 2023
Yellow door with a dodo and planters on the cornice, Greenbank, Bristol, February 2023

April

Black door and very grand portico, Bristol, May 2022
Black door and very grand portico, Bristol, May 2022

May

Plenty of doors on this Network Rail rail grinder, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Plenty of doors on this Network Rail rail grinder, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023

June

Recessed turquoise door with steps and tiles, York, June 2023
Recessed turquoise door with steps and tiles, York, June 2023

July

Tudor doorway and more recent door, York, June 2023
Tudor doorway and more recent door, York, June 2023

August

Three doors on the west entrance to Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln City, July 2023
Three doors on the west entrance to Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln City, July 2023

September

Three black doors on an old stone building and incredible windows, Lincoln, July 2023
Three black doors on an old stone building and incredible windows, Lincoln, July 2023

October

Three black doors, Jews Court, Lincoln, July 2023
Three black doors, Jews Court, Lincoln, July 2023

November

Marzia gate and door, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Marzia gate and door, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

December

Stunning studded door and stylish stone surround, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Stunning studded door and stylish stone surround, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

So that’s it for 2023, and a very enjoyable door year at that. I look forward to seeing you all again in the New Year.

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

Door logo, Thursday doors

Thursday doors – 7 December 2023, Perugia, Italy – leftovers

Doors 246 – Perugia doors, Umbria, Italy (Part IV)

I am a little behind with posting this week’s Thursday doors, so this is likely to be a short one. The doors and archways in this post are the final selection from Perugia, photographed during a family holiday to Umbria last July. Some architectural features to enjoy as well as doors – I hope you enjoy them.

Layers of history, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Layers of history, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Some cheeky doors, but it was the archway I was photographing, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Some cheeky incidental doors, but it was the archway I was photographing, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
More cheeky doors in this alleyway with structural arch braces, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
More cheeky doors in this alleyway with structural arch braces, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Plain door to the thinnest house? Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Plain door to the thinnest house? Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
I'm not sure if his window had once been a door, the frame might suggest so, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
I’m not sure if his window had once been a door, the frame might suggest so, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Church door and impressive stone work, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Church door and impressive stone work, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Double doors within doors and an impressive stone archway. Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Double doors within doors and an impressive stone archway. Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Stunning studded door and stylish stone surround, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Stunning studded door and stylish stone surround, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Wonderful old door perched on a wall with a wreath crest, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Wonderful old door perched on a wall with a wreath crest, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

So that is really it from Perugia. I have many more Umbrian doors to share, although I will take a break from Italy for a while and next time will post doors from an as yet undetermined city location in England, something for me to think about between now and next time. May I wish you a very happy weekend. Arrivederci!

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

Door logo, Thursday doors

Thursday doors – 30 November 2023, Perugia, Italy

Doors 245 – Perugia doors, Umbria, Italy (Part III)

Now I am full swing into sharing doors from Perugia and I don’t need to write too much by way of background. I hope you enjoy this week’s selection.

Church doors, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Church doors, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Inside church doors and fresco, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Inside church doors and fresco, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Plain door with a fancy stone surround, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Plain door with a fancy stone surround (plus beer bottle), Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Old door with rivets and fine stonework, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Old door with rivets and fine stonework, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Plain door - plane arch, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Plain door – plane arch, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Studded old door and modern concrete frame, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Studded old door and modern concrete frame, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Well used door and rendered brick surround, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Well used door and rendered brick surround, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Lovely old wooden door, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Lovely old wooden door, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Fine wooden door and parched colours of an Italian dusty summer, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Fine wooden door and parched colours of an Italian dusty summer, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

I have one last set of doors from Perugia for next time, but think I will take a break from Italy after that and share some doors from English towns and cities for a bit before returning to Italy, probably in the New Year. Have a great weekend, and for those in the Northern Hemisphere… time to button up.

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

Door logo, Thursday doors