Tag: Cornwall

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

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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

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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

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The Cheesewring

The Cheesewring, Minions, Cornwall, August 2023
The Cheesewring, Minions, Cornwall, August 2023

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A battle royale

Saint Tue versus a giant

stone throwing contest

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by Scooj

  • From Wikipedia – A local legend says that the Cheesewring is the result of a contest between a man and a giant. When Christianity had just been introduced to the British Islands, the giants who lived at the top of the mountains were not happy about it. The saints had invaded their land and were declaring their wells as sacred. One of the larger giants, Uther, was given the task of ridding their land of the saints. He confronted the frail Saint Tue, who proposed a rock throwing contest. If Uther won, the saints would leave Cornwall. If Saint Tue won, then the giants would convert to Christianity. Uther took his turn first and easily threw a small rock to the top of nearby Stowe’s Hill. Tue prayed for assistance, and picking up a huge slab found it was very light. One after the other, they threw their rocks, stacking them up in perfect piles. When the score was twelve stones each, Uther threw a thirteenth stone, but it rolled down the hill. Tue picked up this fallen stone, and as he lifted it, an angel appeared to carry it to the top of the pile of rocks. Seeing this, Uther conceded, and most of the giants decided to follow Christianity after that.