Doors 140. A further look back at some archive street/graffiti art doors
Another extraordinarily busy week has left me with no time to photograph or organise any doors. So I am ripping off some doors previously posted on Natural Adventures for you to enjoy. These doors previously appeared in June and July last year although some were photographed before that.
Tagged door (that tag again), St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2020
Nevergiveup, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2020Two doors and street art, St Pauls, Bristol, May 2020Back yard gate with graffiti, Montpelier, Bristol, May 2020Back yard gate with graffiti, Montpelier, Bristol, May 2020
So that’s all the time I can spare for Thursday Doors this week, my apologies.
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.
Doors 139 – Once again it is some random doors from Bristol
I have a big work squeeze today, so a very short post from me. A mixture of Bristol doors. Some from last week, others from the May lockdown last year… how things are dragging on.
I hope you enjoy this little selection:
Red door with three glass panels, Bristol, April 2020 Church door with (extra) large hinges, St Agnes, Bristol, May 2020 Ashley Green door, Montpelier, Bristol, May 2020 Double doors, Stokes Croft, Bristol, May 2020 Mr Penfold door, St Phillips, Bristol, February 2021 Red back gate, Devon Road, Bristol, February 2021
So that’s your lot for this week. Sorry for the brevity.
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.
Doors 138 – even more (again) random doors from Bristol
Well I am still using up my reserves of photographs of doors taken while walking around Bristol. I long for a trip to a different town or a stately home to capture some new and interesting doors, but for now I’ll just have to make do with what I have got.
This really is a random set, in no particular order and from no particular area of Bristol. I hope you enjoy them.
Door with ornate entrance way, Bristol, December 2020
Corrugated iron gate, Boiling Wells Lane, Bristol, December 2020
Farm Gate, Boiling wells Lane, Bristol, December 2020
Utility box painted with a flower, Bristol, October 2020
Lock Gates at the entrance to the floating harbour, Bristol, October 2020
Mr Bloopy tag on a knackered old door, Bristol, July 2020
I fully expect that next week will feature a bunch more of these random doors, but a little part of me hopes to find some new ones over the next few days.
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.
It has been a very cold week, but at least it has been dry, and unlike the east of the country that has had considerable snowfall, it has not materialised here in Bristol. However it isn’t the weather that makes Thursday doors such a challenge at the moment, but the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, which for many doorsters means photographing local doors or raiding archives, or doing a bit of both.
This week, like last week, is a simple stroll around some doors not too far from where I live, and while they may not be all that interesting, at least they are not recycled from a previous post… although it might not be too long before that starts to happen. Enjoy…
A rather fetching door and surround, Bristol, January 2021 Tatty door, nice frame, Montpelier, Bristol, January 2021 Tatty door, nice frame, Montpelier, Bristol, January 2021 Blue door with a clock painted on it . Six past nine. Bristol, January 2021 MOTs here, a small garage and open door, Redland, Bristol, December 2020 Blue door, sideways entrance, Redland, Bristol, December 2020
Alas, that is all I can manage this week. Soon things will get better and I will be able to extend my range of doors a little.
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.
As the lockdown continues, everything seems to get just that little bit harder. The routines become confirmation that nothing changes or has changed for such a very long time. There is a collective cloud sitting above the nation and there is little hope for anything changing any time soon. Thank goodness for Thursday Doors… a moment of escapism and a change to the tedium of our coronavirus lives.
This is a selection of doors and gates from my walks around the city of Bristol.
Corrugated Iron door, Boiling Wells Lane, Bristol, December 2020A rather forlorn gate, Bristol, October 2020A gate in an arch of a bridge, Bristol, November 2020Got to love the door at number 33, Bristol, January 2020A ghost door, Bristol, January 2020
So there is the little break in our ‘groundhog day’ existence, I hope you enjoyed it.
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.
Doors 135 – back to the archive for some street/graffiti art doors
Things are very busy at work and the streets are wet. This means that my opportunities to get out and find some new doors are significantly depleted. So it is back to the archive. These photographs first appeared on Natural Adventures in April and May 2020 (even though some of them were taken long before that). Enjoy.
Tian, The Bearpit, Bristol, May 2019
Stik, Shoreditch, London, November 2018
Mr Cenz, Shoreditch, London, November 2018
Zabou, Shoreditch, London, August 2016
Artistic/badly painted door, Montpelier, Bristol, March 2020
Object… Jamaica Street, Bristol, May 2020
Daz Cat, M32 cycle path, Bristol, May 2020
Nevergiveup, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2020
Kid Crayon and DNT?, Stokes Croft, Bristol, May 2017
The Krah, Montpelier, Bristol, September 2018
Feek, Ashley Hill, Bristol, July 2019
Nevergiveup, Leonard Lane, Bristol, July 2019
So that’s your lot for the week, a week in which the world seems a safer and more reliable place.
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 took a little pre-Christmas walk around my neighbourhood with the pooch because even in my familiar patch there are some doors of interest, as well as an awful lot of ordinary doors. Often it is what is around the door that makes them interesting and there are one of two examples of that in today’s post.
I still haven’t been to any country houses or estates since March last year, which is a shame as these tend to be rich hunting grounds for doors. We’ll just have to make door with what we find on our doorsteps for a little while longer.
Enjoy these doors from Redland in Bristol:
222 Yellow door and kids go Kart, Redland, Bristol, December 2020
Green door and lots of trellis, Redland, Bristol, December 2020
King George V post box, Redland, December 2020
Mint green door with castellation, Redland, December 2020
Bright yellow door with crazy awning, Redland, Bristol, December 2020
So there we have it, my first Thursday doors of 2021 and keeping it local for a change. I might have to delve into some archives very soon as we have just plunged into another national lockdown, and it sounds as though this one might continue into March.
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.
It is the custom on Thursday Doors to post our favourite doors from the year on the Thursday before Christmas, so in this Coronavirus-impacted year, here are some of mine. All of these doors were posted in 2020, but some were photographed before that. I hope you enjoy them, and wherever you are may I wish you a happy Christmas and an infinitely better 2021.
January
Front entrance to the Bristol Hippodrome, Doors, December 2019
February
Arched garden door with a boot scraper, Bristol, December 2019
March
3Dom, Brook Hill, Bristol, March 2020
April
Shop door, Anchor Road, Bristol, November 2019
May
The Krah, Montpelier, Bristol, September 2018
June
Former door bricked up, Montpelier, Bristol, March 2020
July
Back yard gate, Montpelier, Bristol, May 2020
August
Little doors on a garden wall in Redland, Bristol, August 2020
September
A gorgeous door somewhat eclipsed by the warning notices to the right, Cheltenham, September 2020
October
Double doors in St Andrews, Bristol, May 2020
November
Shop front – no longer in business, Dorchester, June 2019
December
Sepr, Brigstocke Road, Bristol, December 2020
This has been a very tough year for all citizens of the world, and that includes us door enthusiasts. Doorscursions have been quite hard to come by. Let’s all hope that next year brings us some relief from the coronavirus pandemic and we can seek out a new and better normal life.
Happy holidays.
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.
This door is getting some great attention, with Daz Cat, Slakarts and now Soap all giving it a coat of paint in recent months. This is a classic piece of soap work, almost like a mega-tag and takes me back to when I first became aware of his style.
Soap, M32 cycle path, Bristol, December 2020
I don’t know what Soap calls this character/tag but to me it looks like a double mouthed skull, clever stuff. I imagine that Soap can probably spray throw ups like this one in his sleep, although that probably belittles the skill needed to spray anything half-decent on a wall and this is way more than half-decent.
Doors 132 – Predictably, some more graffiti/street art doors from the archives
I have had another busy week and have barely ventured outside the house, so I have once again resorted to searching through my archives. These doors were originally posted on Natural Adventures (though not necessarily as Thursday doors posts) in February this year.
I hope you enjoy them…
Blurry picture on a blurry day – four doors to choose from
Sepr, Gloucester Road, Bristol, February 2020
A tiny little door on the side of this caravan
Minto, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2020
Face 1st, Moon Street, Bristol, February 2020
OK, so there is only a bit of a door here, but give me a break…
Sepr, Dalton Square, Bristol, February 2020Sepr, Dalton Square, Bristol, February 2020
Fake doors on a fake train
Dibz, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
I may have cheated with this window/door
Sake One, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
DNT, Richmond Road, Bristol, February 2020
So that just about wraps it up 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.
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