Once again I find myself under a little time pressure, so I will be brief for today’s door collection. This is a further set of doors from Todi, the first of several towns and cities we visited back in July this year. There is no theme to this selection, I am presenting them in chronological order, which perhaps gives you a sense of just how many great doors there are in this town.
Recessed door, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Old door within a door, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Doorways and doors in the Piazza del Popolo, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Three fine entrances and doors on the Duomo di Todi, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Central door of the Duomo di Todi, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Internal door of the Duomo di Todi, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
That’s it for this week. Short and sweet I’m afraid. Next week will be the last set of doors from Todi and after that I move on to another Umbrian gem. 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.
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 2023Three front doors of Chiesa di San Fortunato, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Impressive central door and stonework of Chiesa di San Fortunato, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Five doors of the Teatro Comunale, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Door to the Teatro Comunale, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Wooden panelled door between two ghost doors, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Old door within a large ghost door, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Arched 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.
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 2023Attractive wooden doors and iron work over the lunette window, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Austere iron doors, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Archway, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Door panels in an arched doorway, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023A 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.
A gallery of graffiti writing from Ugar, a Hungarian artist who painted in Bristol between 2017 and 2019.
All photographs by Scooj
Ugar, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2019Ugar, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2019Ugar, New Stadium Road, Bristol, June 2019Ugar, M32 cycle path, Bristol, May 2019Ugar, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2019Ugar, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2018Ugar, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2018Nevergiveup and Ugar, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2018Ugar, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2018Ugar, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2018Ugar, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2018Ugar, The Bearpit, Bristol, November 2017Ugar, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2017Ugar, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2017Ugar, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2017Kid Crayon and Ugar, The Bearpit, Bristol, November 2017
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 2023Three black doors, Jews House, Lincoln, July 2023Black door, Lincoln, July 2023Black doors, Timber framed house, Lincoln, July 2023Four doors in a row of cottages, Lincoln, July 2023Green door, Black door, Lincoln, July 2023Grand entrance and interesting glass panelled door, Lincoln, July 2023Red door blue door, Lincoln, July 2023Three doors and outside seating is available I’m told, Lincoln, July 2023St 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.
CD.TC, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2023CD.TC and Daz Cat, St Werburghs, Bristol, June 2022CD.TC, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2021CD.TC and Daz Cat, St Werburghs tunnel, Bristol, May 2021CD.TC, M32 Spot, Bristol, May 2021CD.TC, M32 Spot, Bristol, May 2021CD.TC, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2020CD.TC, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2020CD.TC, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2020CD.TC, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2020CD.TC, Daz Cat and Kool Hand, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2020CD.TC, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2020CD.TC, Purdown, Bristol, July 2020CD., St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2019
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 2023Door with awning and pigeon discouragement, Lincoln, July 2023Olive door and olive themed restaurant, Lincoln, July 2023Green and blue pair of doors, Lincoln, July 2023Low white door, Lincoln, July 2023Black door No 4 and a half, Lincoln, July 202324 panelled door, Lincoln, July 2023Blue 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.
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 2023Exchequer Gate, Lincoln, July 2023Lincoln Guildhall gateway from the north, Lincoln, July 2023Lincoln Guildhall gateway from the south, Lincoln, July 2023Priory Arch gateway, Lincoln, July 2023Stokes 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 2023Side 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.
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 2022DNT, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2022Pair of doors, Jamaica Street, Bristol, May 2022Zase, Mina Road, Bristol, November 2022Stinkfish, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2022Taboo, Trinity Street, Bristol, November 2022Tack Jucker, River Avon, Bristol November 2022Kid 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.
A gallery of graffiti writing from Oner, an artist who decorated the streets of Bristol for a short while in 2018 and 2019.
All photographs by Scooj
Oner, Lawrence Hill, Bristol, February 2019Oner, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2019Oner, New Stadium Road, Bristol, January 2019Tasha Bee, Oner, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2018Oner, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2018Oner, Moon Street, Bristol, June 2018Oner, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2018Oner, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2018Oner, M32 cycle path, Bristol, May 2018Oner, Horfield skate park, Bristol, March 2018Oner, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2018Oner, M32, Bristol, May 2018
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