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Thursday doors – 26 October 2023, Todi, Italy

Doors 240 – Todi doors, Umbria, Italy (Part II)

This week I am sharing some more doors from our summer trip to Umbria. I fear that I am becoming a bit of a compulsive door collector and bore. The family have stopped waiting for me when we walk through towns together, instead I have to take pictures and then do that funny middle-aged jog kind of thing that is actually no faster than walking, to catch up with them. On the odd occasion, one of them will say – ‘hey that is a great door, why don’t you photograph it?’… but it is rare.

Todi is door heaven – like so many Italian towns and cities, and one or two of the doors in this selection rank in my top ten all-time Italian doors. I hope you enjoy these now as much as I enjoyed them back in July.

Ghostly ghost door, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Ghostly ghost door, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Three front doors of Chiesa di San Fortunato, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Three front doors of Chiesa di San Fortunato, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Impressive central door and stonework of Chiesa di San Fortunato, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Impressive central door and stonework of Chiesa di San Fortunato, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Five doors of the Teatro Comunale, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Five doors of the Teatro Comunale, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Door to the Teatro Comunale, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Door to the Teatro Comunale, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Wooden panelled door between two ghost doors, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Wooden panelled door between two ghost doors, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Old door within a large ghost door, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Old door within a large ghost door, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Arched door and impressive stone steps, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Arched door and impressive stone steps, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

Another week has passed – this year is unfolding at an alarming speed – and I wish you a 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

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Thursday doors – 19 October 2023, Todi, Italy

Doors 239 – Todi doors, Umbria, Italy (Part I)

I am currently at an event in Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, and have written this post in advance. An English autumn and a summer in Todi are worlds apart, and it has been something of a pleasure sorting out the doors this week, recollecting those parched Italian days, whilst sitting in a dark centrally-heated house in Bristol. The large family gathering we had near Massa Martana was a very special holiday and will remain with us forever. The location of the villa was close to Todi and to several other towns and cities in the west of Umbria and for the next few weeks of Thursday doors, I intend to share some lovely doors from the trip back in July.

This first set of doors is from Todi, on a day that was unbelievably hot and we were wilting in the midday sun – we managed to find some respite in the shady back streets. I hope you enjoy this modest selection that I hope will whet your appetite for more:

Restaurant door, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Restaurant door, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Attractive wooden doors and iron work over the lunette window, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Attractive wooden doors and iron work over the lunette window, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Austere iron doors, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Austere iron doors, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Archway, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Archway, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Door panels in an arched doorway, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Door panels in an arched doorway, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
A well-used door and patterned render, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
A well-used door and patterned render, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

That’s yer lot for this week, but there is plenty more to come from this trip. Have 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 – 12 October 2023, Lincoln

Doors 238 – Lincoln City doors (Part X) – Leftovers (B)

I did say last week that this post would be the last from Lincoln, and indeed it is (imagines a huge sigh of relief). I don’t quite understand how, but some of the best doors seem to be in this week’s final leftovers. Maybe I was holding them back for a special mention, or maybe they didn’t fit with a particular theme. Whatever the reason, I am quite fond of this ‘homeless’ group of Lincoln doors that allow me to sign-off with a bang rather than a whimper.

The final door alone is worth an extra mention and if you want to know more about the unusual St Hughes Chambers building, there is a rather nice description here. So on with the final Lincoln collection:

Three black doors, Jews Court, Lincoln, July 2023
Three black doors, Jews Court, Lincoln, July 2023
Three black doors, Jews House, Lincoln, July 2023
Three black doors, Jews House, Lincoln, July 2023
Black door, Lincoln, July 2023
Black door, Lincoln, July 2023
Black doors, Timber framed house, Lincoln, July 2023
Black doors, Timber framed house, Lincoln, July 2023
Four doors in a row of cottages, Lincoln, July 2023
Four doors in a row of cottages, Lincoln, July 2023
Green door, Black door, Lincoln, July 2023
Green door, Black door, Lincoln, July 2023
Grand entrance and interesting glass panelled door, Lincoln, July 2023
Grand entrance and interesting glass panelled door, Lincoln, July 2023
Red door blue door, Lincoln, July 2023
Red door blue door, Lincoln, July 2023
Three doors and outside seating is available I'm told, Lincoln, July 2023
Three doors and outside seating is available I’m told, Lincoln, July 2023
St Hugh's Chambers building with recessed front door, Lincoln, July 2023
St Hughes Chambers building with recessed front door, Lincoln, July 2023

Well, that really is it from my July trip to Lincoln – I hope I have done this much overlooked city justice and that you have enjoyed the doors and architecture. Next up some beautiful doors from Umbria, Italy. Have 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 – 5 October 2023

Doors 237 – Lincoln City doors (Part IX) – Leftovers (A)

Thank you for putting up with such a prolonged series of posts on Lincoln doors. This is the penultimate selection of doors from a trip to Lincoln in July this year and is a bit of a wash up. This set of doors are from different parts of the city and there is no central theme, they are simply doors that I liked and photographed. Nothing quirky, nothing particularly exciting, but I hope there is something for you to enjoy.

Black door with decorated glass and railings, Lincoln, July 2023
Black door with decorated glass and railings, Lincoln, July 2023
Door with awning and pigeon discouragement, Lincoln, July 2023
Door with awning and pigeon discouragement, Lincoln, July 2023
Olive door and olive themed restaurant, Lincoln, July 2023
Olive door and olive themed restaurant, Lincoln, July 2023
Green and blue pair of doors, Lincoln, July 2023
Green and blue pair of doors, Lincoln, July 2023
Low white door, Lincoln, July 2023
Low white door, Lincoln, July 2023
Black door No 4 and a half, Lincoln, July 2023
Black door No 4 and a half, Lincoln, July 2023
24 pannelled door, Lincoln, July 2023
24 panelled door, Lincoln, July 2023
Blue door and iron gate, Lincoln, July 2023
Blue door and iron gate, Lincoln, July 2023

Next time will be the final post from Lincoln (I promise) and then on to doors from five locations in Italy, some doors from Cornwall, Cleethorpes and Exeter to follow. That’ll keep me going until Easter I would think. Have a great end of week and 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 – 28 September 2023

Doors 236 – Lincoln City doors (Part VIII) – Gateways of Lincoln

This September, and the months leading up to it, has been an incredibly busy time for me at work, landing four major projects. I hope that things will start to calm down a bit and that I will have a bit more time to allow space for creativity and imagination. I have found it difficult to keep my blog posts going through this period, but have managed to maintain the discipline, which is good for my mental health. Unfortunately the haikus have dropped off, but I am excited to get back into a rhythm with them.

I will be treating myself to a few days in Cornwall on my annual fishing trip, starting tonight and it is the perfect way to ‘come down’ from such high intensity.

This week I pick up with some more Lincoln doors which I have broadly themed into gateways, most of which would have had gates or doors at some point. After this week, I think there might be a fun leftovers post, before moving on to some Italian treats from the summer. Here we go:

Little and large gates, Lincoln, July 2023
Little and large gates, Lincoln, July 2023
Exchequer Gate, Lincoln, July 2023
Exchequer Gate, Lincoln, July 2023
Lincoln Guildhall gateway from the north, Lincoln, July 2023
Lincoln Guildhall gateway from the north, Lincoln, July 2023
Lincoln Guildhall gateway from the south, Lincoln, July 2023
Lincoln Guildhall gateway from the south, Lincoln, July 2023
Priory Arch gateway, Lincoln, July 2023
Priory Arch gateway, Lincoln, July 2023
Stokes High Bridge over the River Witham, Lincoln, July 2023
Stokes High Bridge over the River Witham, Lincoln, July 2023

OK, so a bridge with a Tudor building over a river isn’t technically a gateway, but is is a rather impressive sight and one I wanted to include. The doors below were up the passage way on the right of the building, near the spiral fire escape.

Tudor door, Stokes High Bridge, Lincoln, July 2023
Tudor door, Stokes High Bridge, Lincoln, July 2023
Side entrance door, Stokes High Bridge, Lincoln, July 2023
Side entrance door, Stokes High Bridge, Lincoln, July 2023

One final push with work this morning before I go on my escape. I hope you have a great end of week and 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.

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Thursday doors – 21 September 2023 – Street art doors

Doors 235 – Street art doors of Bristol

Absolutely out of time this week, so I am, taking a break from Lincoln doors and recycling some street art/graffiti doors that have previously been posted on Natural Adventures, but not under the Thursday doors category. These doors were first posted in October and November 2022. I realise that the interpretation of doors in this post is about as stretched as you can get, and it is a little bit like the children’s book series ‘Where’s Wally?’ but in this case ‘Where’s the door?’ I hope you enjoy them in any case.

Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022
DNT, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2022
DNT, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2022
Pair of doors, Jamaica Street, Bristol, May 2022
Pair of doors, Jamaica Street, Bristol, May 2022
Slava ?, Mina Road, Bristol, November 2022
Zase, Mina Road, Bristol, November 2022
Stinkfish, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2022
Stinkfish, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2022
Taboo, Trinity Street, Bristol, November 2022
Taboo, Trinity Street, Bristol, November 2022
Tack Jucker, River Avon, Bristol November 2022
Tack Jucker, River Avon, Bristol November 2022
Kid Krishna, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, October 2022
Kid Krishna, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, October 2022

That’s it for another week, I hope you have a fine 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 – 14 September 2023 – Lincoln

Doors 234 – Lincoln City doors (Part VII) – Ghost doors of Lincoln

It is an exceptionally busy work day today, but I wanted to keep the momentum going with Thursday doors, so here is a quick one from Lincoln with a favourite theme of mine, ghost doors, and a couple of crazy ancient walls thrown in. My son is an apprentice stone mason, so this post is for him really. I hope you enjoy it.

Ghost door, Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door, Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door on an ecclesiastical building, Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door on an ecclesiastical building, Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door, Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door, Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door or perhaps a ghost gate, Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door or perhaps a ghost gate, Lincoln, July 2023
a hotchpotch of stonework with a recessed ghost window and lintel? Lincoln, July 2023
a hotchpotch of stonework with a recessed ghost window and lintel? Lincoln, July 2023
wall with wall repair and is thast a little doorway that has been filled in on the right? Lincoln, July 2023
wall with wall repair and is thast a little doorway that has been filled in on the right? Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door but the fan light remains, Lincoln, July 2023
Ghost door but the fan light remains, Lincoln, July 2023

That’s it for this 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.

by Scooj

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Thursday doors – 7 September 2023 – Lincoln

Doors 233 – Lincoln City doors (Part VI) – Lincoln, Steep Hill area

The doors just keep on coming from my short stay Lincoln in July this year. These doors are mostly on Steep Hill, a street that heads down from the Cathedral and castle towards the station. Unfortunately I didn’t get time to visit the castle, maybe next time.

I have a very busy day ahead, and little time to prepare this post, so I will get straight in to it:

Archway leading to the Cathedral, Lincoln, July 2023
Archway leading to the Cathedral, Lincoln, July 2023

Black door on a hill, Lincoln, July 2023
Black door on a hill, Lincoln, July 2023

Bright blue door on a timber framed building, Lincoln, July 2023
Bright blue door on a timber framed building, Lincoln, July 2023

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

Black door on a red-brick building, Lincoln, July 2023
Black door on a red-brick building, Lincoln, July 2023

Black door on a red-brick/timber-framed building, Lincoln, July 2023
Black door on a red-brick/timber-framed building, Lincoln, July 2023

Small grey cellar door and timber lintel, Lincoln, July 2023
Small grey cellar door and timber lintel, Lincoln, July 2023

I think there will be a couple more weeks of Lincoln doors before I launch myself into doors of Umbria, Italy… brace yourself. Have a great weekend ahead.

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 – 31 August 2023 – Lincoln

Doors 232 – Lincoln City doors (Part V) – Lincoln, the old city

Anyone might think I was a little obsessed with doors, and the fact that this is the fifth instalment of doors from a trip to Lincoln in July, they’d probably be right. Just wait until I unleash the Italian doors from our August family holiday in Umbria – my poor, long-suffering family.

This week’s doors are all from the rather well-to-do area of the old city around the beautiful Cathedral. Many of the houses are Georgian, but some are considerably older and some more recent, all of them are well looked after and in good condition commensurate with the wealth of the neighbourhood. This selection is a real hardcore ‘door person’ st of doors – I hope you enjoy them.

Black door, Lincoln, July 2023
Black door, Lincoln, July 2023

Red door with flat roofed awning, Lincoln, July 2023
Red door with flat roofed awning and boot scraper, Lincoln, July 2023

Blue door and reflected cloudes in the window, Lincoln, July 2023
Blue door and reflected cloudes in the window, Lincoln, July 2023

Green Georgian door with boot scrapers either side, Lincoln, July 2023
Green Georgian door with boot scrapers either side, Lincoln, July 2023

Red door and open segmental pediment, Lincoln, July 2023
Red door and open segmental pediment, Lincoln, July 2023

Grey-green door with portico and an iron garden gate, Lincoln, July 2023
Grey-green door with portico and an iron garden gate, Lincoln, July 2023

Fancy black door and windows, with tiled decorations above, Lincoln, July 2023
Fancy black door and windows, with tiled decorations above, Lincoln, July 2023

I expect you are a little bored with Lincoln doors by now, but I’m afraid there are more to come next time, perhaps something a little different. Have a greaat 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 – 17 August 2023

Doors 230 – Lincoln City doors (Part III)

I am on holiday in Cornwall and celebrating my sister’s birthday birthday today, so this is going to be a short one. This is the third set of doors from a trip in early July I made to Lincoln. These doors are found on the approach to the Cathedral in the old part of the city at the top of the hill. It is easy to forget that there are many parts of old England that are still very much intact. I hope you enjoy this week’s selection.

Steps and gateway, Lincoln, July 2023
Steps and gateway, Lincoln, July 2023

Iron gate and blue door, Lincoln, July 2023
Iron gate and blue door, Lincoln, July 2023

Green gate and garage doors, Lincoln, July 2023
Green gate and garage doors, Lincoln, July 2023

Black door and steps, Lincoln, July 2023
Black door and steps, Lincoln, July 2023

Black door with clover leaf shaped windows, Lincoln, July 2023
Black door with clover leaf shaped windows, Lincoln, July 2023

Castellated gateways, Lincoln, July 2023
Castellated gateways, Lincoln, July 2023

Black door within a door, Lincoln, July 2023
Black door within a door, Lincoln, July 2023

That’s it until next time. Wishing you a very happy weekend ahead.

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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