Bean

A gallery of outstanding cartoon characters and writing from Bristol artist Bean

Instagram: @ceelo_bean

All photographs by Scooj

Bean, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2024
Bean, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2024
Bean, M32 Cycle path, Bristol April 2024
Bean, M32 Cycle path, Bristol April 2024
Bean, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2024
Bean, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2024
Bean, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024
Bean, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024
Bean, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2023
Bean, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2023
Bean, Greenbank, Bristol, October 2023
Bean, Greenbank, Bristol, October 2023
Bean, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2023
Bean, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2023
Bean, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2023
Bean, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2023
Bean, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2023
Bean, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2023
Bean, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2023
Bean, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2023
Bean, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2023
Bean, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2023
Bean, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2023
Bean, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2023
Klashwhensober and Bean, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2023
Klashwhensober and Bean, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2023
Bean, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2023
Bean, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2023
Bean, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2023
Bean, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2023
Bean, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2023
Bean, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2023
Bean, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, April 2023
Bean, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, April 2023
Bean, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2023
Bean, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2023

Thursday doors – 18 April 2024 – Doors of Nottingham

Doors 261 – Doors of Nottingham, November 2023 (Part III)

I am writing this post yesterday on a rather nice LNER train travelling from Peterborough, via London, to Bristol. Of course, I took the opportunity during an overnight stay to find some doors and street art while in Peterborough, but that is not important right now (Police Squad reference).

This is the third and final part of doors from a Nottingham doorscursion I made in November last year. There will be a follow-up series of posts from Nottingham following a visit I made earlier this spring, but I’ll post those in due course.

There are quite a few doors this week, another rather eclectic mix, but that is what happens when you wander aimlessly through a place. I hope you enjoy them.

Huge depot hinged doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Huge depot hinged doors, Nottingham, November 2023
High door with the steps mysteriously missing, Nottingham, November 2023
High door with the steps mysteriously missing, Nottingham, November 2023
Old door in an old wall, Nottingham, November 2023
Old door in an old wall, Nottingham, November 2023
Door with floral gateway, Nottingham, November 2023
Door with floral gateway, Nottingham, November 2023
Panelled arch doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Panelled arch doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Vibrant blue door, Nottingham, November 2023
Vibrant blue door, Nottingham, November 2023
A touch of Art Nouveau in these doors, Nottingham, November 2023
A touch of Art Nouveau in these doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Notts Bank Chamber doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Notts Bank Chamber doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Recessed door up steps, with fine entrance, Nottingham, November 2023
Recessed door up steps, with fine entrance, Nottingham, November 2023
Peeled paint on a door creating a patina effect, Nottingham, November 2023
Peeled paint on a door creating a patina effect, Nottingham, November 2023
Old building, with a single door (established 1643), Nottingham, November 2023
Old building, with a single door (established 1643), Nottingham, November 2023

Farewell then Nottingham for a little while at least, it has been fun. I haven’t yet decided which collection from my files to share next, suffice it to say, I have tons. May 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

Stupid Stupid Meathole

A gallery of the wild and wonderful creations of Bristol street artist Stupid Stupid Meathole.

All photographs by Scooj

Stupid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole and Panskaribas, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole and Panskaribas, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Panskaribas and Soap, Sandbed Road, Bristol, May 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Panskaribas and Soap, Sandbed Road, Bristol, May 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole and Panskaribas, Sandbed Road, Bristol, May 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole and Panskaribas, Sandbed Road, Bristol, May 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole and Soap, Sandbed Road, Bristol, May 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole and Soap, Sandbed Road, Bristol, May 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Panskaribas and Rory MacRaild, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Panskaribas and Rory MacRaild, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2019
Stupid Stupid Meathole, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2019
Tasha Bee, Soap and Supid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2018
Tasha Bee, Soap and Supid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2018
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2018
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2018
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2018
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2018
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2018
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2018
Stupis Stupid Meathole, Fairlawn Road, Bristol, September 2018
Stupis Stupid Meathole, Fairlawn Road, Bristol, September 2018
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2018
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2018
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2017
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2017
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2018
Stupid Stupid Meathole, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2018

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
Graffiti door, Nottingham, November 2023
Door with witty street art, Nottingham, November 2023
Door with witty street art, Nottingham, November 2023
Green panelled door, Nottingham, November 2023
Green panelled door, Nottingham, November 2023
Gated black door with boot scrapers, Nottingham, November 2023
Gated black door with boot scrapers, Nottingham, November 2023
Nottingham School of Blackbelts door, Nottingham, November 2023
Nottingham School of Blackbelts door, Nottingham, November 2023
1930s The Lord Roberts pub doors, Nottingham, November 2023
1930s The Lord Roberts pub doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Blue double doors and door within a door, Nottingham, November 2023
Blue double doors and door within a door, Nottingham, November 2023
Double garage doors and doors within doors, 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

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Thursday doors – 4 April 2024 – Doors of Nottingham

Doors 259 – Doors of Nottingham, November 2023 (Part I)

This collection of doors is the first in a series taken from two recent visits to Nottingham, the first in November 2023 and the second in March this year. Funnily enough some of the doors I photographed on my second visit were duplicates of doors from my first – obviously doors of merit.

Nottingham is a wonderful city which has a very positive vibe about it, and which is small enough to not feel oppressive. A university and a modern tram system are always attractive features.

I hope you enjoy this first selection of doors:

Open door and peek inside, Nottingham, November 2023
Open door and peek inside, Nottingham, November 2023
Black doors and wonderful stone surround, Nottingham, November 2023
Black doors and wonderful stone surround, Nottingham, November 2023
Wide stone entrance and blue doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Wide stone entrance and blue doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Red doors, a beautiful stone arch and boot scrapers on either side, Nottingham, November 2023
Red doors, a beautiful stone arch and boot scrapers on either side, Nottingham, November 2023
Nicely curved corner doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Nicely curved corner doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Ornate windows and shop front with rather plain doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Ornate windows and shop front with rather plain doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Double doors - no door furniture, Nottingham, November 2023
Double doors – no door furniture, Nottingham, November 2023
Gotta love a pink door, Nottingham, November 2023
Gotta love a pink door, Nottingham, November 2023

That’s it for this week – more to come in this series next time.

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 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
Conrico, Park Street, Bristol, December 2022
Taboo, Nelson Street, Bristol, December 2022
Taboo, Nelson Street, Bristol, December 2022
Sled One, North Street, Bristol, January 2023
Sled One, North Street, Bristol, January 2023
Sled One, North Street, Bristol, January 2023
Sled One, North Street, Bristol, January 2023
Tanith Gould, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, December 2022
Tanith Gould, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, December 2022
Cartoonneros, Moon Street, Bristol, February 2023
Cartoonneros, Moon Street, Bristol, February 2023
Cheba, North Street, Bristol, February 2023
Cheba, North Street, Bristol, February 2023
Rowdy, Cheltenham Road, 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.

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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Ceus

A gallery of wonderful graffiti writing in Bristol from Spanish artist Ceus.

Instagram: @javiceus

All photographs by Scooj

Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2023
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2023
Ceus, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2023
Ceus, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2023
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2022
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2022
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2022
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2022
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2022
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2022
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2022
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2022
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2021
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2021

Thursday doors – 21 March 2024, Cheddar Gorge

Doors 257 – Doors of Cheddar Gorge (Part II)

View of the gorge, Cheddar, Somerset, October 2023
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
Cottage black door, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Ticket office doors, 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
Gift shop doors and awning, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
The original Cheddar Cheese Company, 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
Is that a wolf guarding the door to Lily Cottage? Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Village green during a cloudburst, Priddy, Somerset, October 2023
Village green during a cloudburst, Priddy, Somerset, October 2023
A very wet building and fine entrance, 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.

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, and in his Sunday round up.

by Scooj

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Thursday doors – 14 March 2024, Cheddar Gorge

Doors 256 – Doors of Cheddar Gorge (Part I)

Limestone hillside, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
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
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
Sweet shop doors, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Picket fence, gate and doors, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Picket fence, gate and doors, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Tearoom doors, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Tearoom doors, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Cottage and green door, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Cottage and green door, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Cottage green door, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Cottage green door, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, October 2023
Corner cottage 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.

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, and in his Sunday round up.

by Scooj

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#DFTE

A gallery of short philosophical musings from the creative mind of Bristol’s #DFTE

Instagram: @d.f.t.e

all photographs by Scooj

#DFTE, Dean Lane, Upfest 24, Bristol, May 2024
#DFTE, Dean Lane, Upfest 24, Bristol, May 2024
#DFTE, Cheltenham Paint Festival, Cheltenham, July 2023
#DFTE, Cheltenham Paint Festival, Cheltenham, July 2023
#DFTE, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2023
#DFTE, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2023
#DFTE, Weston Wallz,Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
#DFTE, Weston Wallz,Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
#DFTE and Fishlock, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2023
#DFTE and Fishlock, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2023
Dave Sharp and #DFTE, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2022
Dave Sharp and #DFTE, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2022
#DFTE, Stokes Croft, Bristol, April 2019
#DFTE, Stokes Croft, Bristol, April 2019
#DFTE, Christmas Steps, Bristol, March 2020
#DFTE, Christmas Steps, Bristol, March 2020
#DFTE, Christmas Steps, Bristol, February 2020
#DFTE, Christmas Steps, Bristol, February 2020
#DFTE, Leonard Lane, Bristol, Jnuary 2020
#DFTE, Leonard Lane, Bristol, Jnuary 2020
#DFTE, Town, Bristol, March 2019
#DFTE, Town, Bristol, March 2019
#DFTE, Town, Bristol, March 2019
#DFTE, Town, Bristol, March 2019
#DFTE, Cumberland Road, Bristol, November 2019
#DFTE, Cumberland Road, Bristol, November 2019
#DFTE, Cumberland Road, Bristol, November 2019
#DFTE, Cumberland Road, Bristol, November 2019
#DFTE, Welshback, Bristol, September 2019
#DFTE, Welshback, Bristol, September 2019
#DFTE, North Street, Bristol, June 2019
#DFTE, North Street, Bristol, June 2019
#DFTE, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2019
#DFTE, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2019
#DFTE, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2019
#DFTE, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2019