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Thursday doors – 30 March 2023
Doors 215 – Croatia doors (part 8) – Pula leftovers
Wow, I goofed – I have been so busy this week that I thought today was Wednesday – well I was wrong. I thought I was being really clever, preparing my post this evening for tomorrow, but I was being thick/forgetful and am instead running late for today. No matter, Thursday doors is all day Thursday (at the very least) and I am well within the day.
This is the final sweep-up post of doors from our fabulous summer break last August in Croatia. Posting these doors over the last few months has been a regular reminder of just what a wonderful holiday we had. But that was then, and we have a trip to my beloved Italy lined up for this year and plenty more doors to look forward to.
So let’s get on with this final instalment of Pula doors:
So farewell then happy Croatia. I hope you enjoyed this series. I am going to have to work hard on something a little bit more local for the next few weeks.
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 – 23 March 2023
Doors 214 – Bristol street art and graffiti doors
A quick one today, as I will be in an all-day meeting in London. This post was prepared last night. To make things easier on myself, I am recycling doors that have already appeared on Natural Adventures in my street art posts. I hope you enjoy this selection from February to May 2022:
OK, so this is not a door, but it had once been a garage entrance, so it counts as a ghost door
This stunning piece isn’t painted on a door, but in a ghost window – I felt it was worth sharing anyway.
There is a ghost door at the top of the steps.
These ghost doors, above, were once magnificent gateways for the Bristol tram system, long since gone and very much missed. The original doors were then converted to windows, except for the middle one of five and then eventually they were all bricked up when the building was vacated, and remained that way for decades.
That’s it for another week. I hope I get time to complete my Croatia doors next time. May I wish you all a wonderful 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
Dasco
A gallery of incredible graffiti writing and character work by Dasco, who will be remembered for the outstanding pieces he painted in Bristol before returning to Spain.
All photographs by Scooj
One wall – many faces (3)
Looking at a single wall and how it changes over time.
3. Long hoarding at the top end of the M32 Spot
Thursday doors – 16 March 2023
Doors 213 – Croatia doors (part 7) – Pula
You might be pleased to hear that this is the penultimate collection of doors from a family trip to Croatia last August. I have certainly managed to stretch this one out, which has meant there has been less pressure on me to photograph doors closer to home. Time to get out and about…
These doors are from Pula, a city heavily influenced by its Italian neighbour to the north, so much so that shops are bilingually branded and people speak both languages.
So here are the doors:
So that’s it for this week – 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
Dott Rotten
A gallery of outstanding graffiti writing from Bristol’s Dott Rotten (Spoilt)
Instagram: @dottrotten
All photographs by Scooj
Thursday doors – 2 March 2023
Doors 211 – Croatia doors (part 6) – Pula
I am in a terrible rush this morning. I am on a site visit with work to a beautiful National Nature Reserve and have to rush to breakfast or I might get left behind. As this is my sixth post of Croatian doors, I don’t feel I have to do too much introduction.
I hope you enjoy this selection:
May I wish you all a very pleasant 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 – 23 February 2023
Doors 210 – Croatia doors (part 5) – Pula
A return to some doors of Pula, the largest city in the Istrian Peninsula and seventh largest in Croatia. These doors were photographed on our family summer holiday in August 2022. I long to be back there.
I have a busy day today, so this is a short one. Have a great weekend wherever you are.
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 – 16 February 2023
Doors 209 – Doors of Westminster with blue plaques
I am having a break from Croatia doors today, but will return to them next time.
I had a meeting in Westminster last week, and as always when I am there I took a few door photographs (some might say I am obsessive, I prefer to think that I am curious and interested). When I was downloading the pictures, I noticed that there were a few blue plaques adjacent to the doors and decided to do a themed set of doors this week.
I start with a notorious building, 55 Tufton Street, which is the geographical hub for a raft of right wing “think tanks”. I have stressed the name think tank, because it is a term used to give some kind of credibility to organisations with strong agendas who disproportionately influence government policy. These organisations, such as the Taxpayer’s Alliance, the Centre for Policy Studies, Institute for Economic Affairs, The Free Market Forum, the Global Warming Policy Foundation (climate change denial group) and the Adam Smith Institute, are not remotely transparent and their funding cloaked in secrecy and yet they have extraordinary power over our right wing politicians. 55 Tufton Street is known as the birthplace of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-budget that crashed the economy.
So what does this have to do with blue plaques? Well, a left-leaning campaigning organisation called “Led by Donkeys” pulled off a stunt about 4 months ago in which they erected an enormous blue plaque on the front of the building stating “The UK Economy was Crashed Here”, and they filmed the whole thing, describing what happens behind the doors of 55 Tufton Street and the influence it has over our current Tory Government. You can watch the YouTube video here, and if you are interested in UK politics I cannot recommend it enough.
Other blue plaque doors I encountered follow:
This one was the home of Sir John Gielgud, one of our great actors and luvvy, whose acting career spanned 70 years. I once named a fish (a tilapia) after him.
This next place was the home of The Lord Reith, who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the UK
Finally this building was the home of TE Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia, who was played by the magnificent Peter O’Toole in the film of the same name.
Lots of links and reading in this post for those with the time, and some nice pictures for those with less time. May I wish you all a wonderful 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
Natural adventures 