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Thursday doors – 11 April 2024 – Doors of Nottingham

Doors 260 – Doors of Nottingham, November 2023 (Part II)

This week I share some more doors from Nottingham from a work trip I made back in November 2023. I think the fun thing about visiting cities is that there are always so many interesting doors to photograph, which is a good thing, especially as I find it challenging to find new doors from my home city of Bristol. All the doors posted in this three-part series from Nottingham were captured during a one and a half hour walk between the hotel I was staying in and the office.

There are so many curious doors and architectural periods in Nottingham that I was rather spoilt, snapping away to my heart’s content. I hope you enjoy this week’s selection.

Graffiti door, Nottingham, November 2023

Door with witty street art, Nottingham, November 2023

Green panelled door, Nottingham, November 2023

Gated black door with boot scrapers, Nottingham, November 2023

Nottingham School of Blackbelts door, Nottingham, November 2023

1930s The Lord Roberts pub doors, Nottingham, November 2023

Blue double doors and door within a door, Nottingham, November 2023

Double garage doors and doors within doors, Nottingham, November 2023

Pimped London cab? - EKO Mobile Barber car doors, Nottingham, November 2023 — Pimped London cab? – EKO Mobile Barber car doors, Nottingham, November 2023

Quite an eclectic bunch this week with no theme to connect them, but I quite like that as it gives you a flavour of the diversity of architecture and styles in the city. One more post from this Nottingham visit to come next week, until then, 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

Thursday doors – 28 March 2024 – Street art doors

Doors 258 – Street art doors of Bristol

It has been a while since I last posted street art and graffiti doors, such has been the growing stock of door images in my files from my travels around the country and abroad. I felt a little pause to combine passions was well overdue, so this week are some doors that have been posted previously on Natural Adventures, but not gathered together for a Thursday doors post. I hope you enjoy this selection, which were previously posted in December 2022, January and February 2023.

Conrico, Park Street, Bristol, December 2022

Taboo, Nelson Street, Bristol, December 2022

Sled One, North Street, Bristol, January 2023

Tanith Gould, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, December 2022

Cartoonneros, Moon Street, Bristol, February 2023

Cheba, North Street, Bristol, February 2023

Rowdy, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, February 2023

So that’s it for this week. Next time I think I might move on to some doors from Nottingham and a trip I made there last year. Until then, may I wish you a very happy Easter weekend.

by Scooj

Thursday doors – 21 March 2024, Cheddar Gorge

Doors 257 – Doors of Cheddar Gorge (Part II)

View of the gorge, Cheddar, Somerset, October 2023

This week I am posting the second selection of doors from a trip I made to Cheddar Gorge last October at a launch event for the declaration of the Mendip National Nature Reserve. While I was there, I made a little bit of time to take a few photographs of the shops and houses in this famous narrow gorge.

A short site visit to part of the new Nature Reserve took us to the village of Priddy a mile or two up the gorge. The heavens opened and the last two pictures capture the moment pretty well. I hope you enjoy the doors:

Cottage black door, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023

Ticket office doors, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023

Entrance to Jacobs Ladder - a long set of steps to the top of the gorge, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023 — Entrance to Jacobs Ladder – a long set of steps to the top of the gorge, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023

Gift shop doors and awning, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023

The original Cheddar Cheese Company, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023

Is that a wolf guarding the door to Lily Cottage? Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023

Village green during a cloudburst, Priddy, Somerset, October 2023

A very wet building and fine entrance, Priddy, Somerset, October 2023

So that’s yer lot from Cheddar Gorge, I haven’t quite decided what to do for next week, but I have tons of doors in my archive to choose from, so I guess it will be a bit of a surprise for all of us. Have a great weekend.

by Scooj

Thursday doors – 14 March 2024, Cheddar Gorge

Doors 256 – Doors of Cheddar Gorge (Part I)

Limestone hillside, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023

From the sunny climes of Umbria in Italy to a damp autumn landscape in rural Somerset – the contrast couldn’t be greater. Last October I found myself at a launch event for a new National Nature Reserve – the Mendip NNR – which runs along the Mendip Way from Cheddar to the coast. I took the opportunity to have a quick wander up and down the gorge to see what doors were on offer (obsessive behaviour?) and wasn’t disappointed.

The weather was pretty miserable, but dramatic, with heavy showers interspersed with sunny breaks in the cloud. Cheddar Gorge sits above the small town of Cheddar, famed for being the home of cheddar cheese, and runs through imposing limestone cliffs, lined with caves and tea rooms. This selection of doors might give you a little taste of this quintessentially English landscape and tourist attraction. Enjoy.

Gate into a winter attraction cave, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023

Entrance to Gough's Cave, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023 — Entrance to Gough’s Cave, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023

Sweet shop doors, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023

Picket fence, gate and doors, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023

Tearoom doors, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023

Cottage and green door, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023

Cottage green door, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023

Corner cottage door, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023

More from Cheddar Gorge next time. May I wish you a very fulfilled weekend.

by Scooj

Thursday doors – 6 March 2024, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy

Doors 255 – Montefalco doors, Umbria, Italy (Part V – leftovers)

I am facilitating another workshop today, this time in London, and have written this post yesterday. This follows hot on the heals of a workshop in Nottingham on Tuesday, so I have limited capacity to write too much for this post.

Fortunately this should be quite a quick one, because it is the final leftovers from our day trip to Montefalco in Umbria last summer. I hope you enjoy them:

Beautiful gate and door behind, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

Small, double door arch, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

Double arch doors, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

Simple archway doors, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

A gateway view over the valley, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

Small double doors and wooden lintel, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

Small double door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

Garden door - there is a gecko on this door to the left of the number 5 where the light streak is (almost impossible to see), Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023 — Garden door – there is a gecko on this door to the left of the number 5 where the light streak is (almost impossible to see), Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

Ghost door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

Fine double door in a former arched doorway, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

An Ottoman influenced door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023 — An Ottoman? influenced door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

Grand entrance and door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023

That’s it for this week. Something closer to home, i.e. UK-based next week. May I wish you a happy weekend.

by Scooj

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

A pair of doors and street tap, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024

Stunning modern door design, 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

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

Wonderful panelled arched door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024

Stylish modern door, 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.

by Scooj

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

Door within a larger doorway, 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

Arched door and steps, 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

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.

by Scooj

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

Arched door and stairs, 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

Wooden door with beautiful carvings, 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

Side street, 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.

by Scooj

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

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

Modern arched door, 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

Outstanding door and doorway, 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

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.

by Scooj

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.