Doors 296 – Doors of Peterborough (Part IV), April 2024
The truth is, I forgot that today was a Thursday. I have so far had a week of wall-to-wall meetings and have struggled to come up for air. Add to that an evening out last night (on a school night) and my head hasn’t really been in the right place.
I don’t have too much to add to the words about this series of doors from Peterborough, as these are the fourth selection, and I have said much about the city before. These doors were all within the grounds of the Cathedral and of the Cathedral itself. I hope you enjoy them.
Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Norman arch and door, Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Small side door, Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Gateway and door into the Cathedral grounds, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Buildings and doors in the Cathedral grounds, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Private door in a wall, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Door between ancient gateways, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Closer view of door between ancient gateways, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024
A final set of Peterborough doors to come next time and then onto something else. Have a good 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 295 – Doors of Peterborough (Part III), April 2024
This is my second attempt at writing this post – I deleted the first by mistake…very irritating.
Regular readers of Natural Adventures will know the drill by now. When I visit towns and cities in the UK and beyond, I tend to take large numbers of door pictures for Thursday Doors posts, and indeed I have a very healthy archive of ‘pending’ doors waiting to be shared. This has both good and bad aspects. It means that I always have a steady stream of doors to post, but run the risk of being a little monotonous, presenting doors from the same place for weeks on end.
This is the third selection of doors from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, in a series of five posts (I think), and these were all photographed in the cathedral area of the city in April last year. As ever, I hope you enjoy them:
Front elevation and entrance to Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Wrought iron gate and glass doorway with large vaulted archways to Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Large side door on Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024210_editedBlack door, window and downpipe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Simple green arched door and stone work, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Black door at number 24 and be careful those flagstones can be slippery when wet, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Ghost door or gateway, now with nicely framed window, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Superb ghost door and tower, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024
Some of the old buildings in the Cathedral area of Peterborough speak of its ancient history and wealth, it feels rather at odds these days with some of the more deprived areas of the city.
That’s it for another week, with more to come next time. Until then, au revoir.
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 and combination pieces from some time ago by Eraze
all photographs by Scooj
Eraze, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2019Eraze, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2017Eraze, Dean Lane, Bristol July 2016Eraze, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, May 2016Eraze, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, April 2016Eraze, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, May 2016
As is so often the case, I am a little pressed for time this week, having been volunteered to take on some extra work (which I have no capacity to do) for another parallel team until the end of March. New relationships, ways of working and projects adds up to heightened pressure, but I will not allow this to interfere too much with my mindful moments such as Thursday Doors and photographing street art.
This is the second selection of doors from Peterborough, which bring us closer to the area around the Cathedral, and an area that was historically wealthier than the surrounding districts. I hope you enjoy them.
Grand central portico with Corinthian columns and panelled doors, Peterborough, April 2024Ordinary door on a Grade II listed building built in 1911, Peterborough, April 2024Green gates, Peterborough, April 2024Black door with stained-glass surround, Peterborough, April 2024Exotic doorway fusing the old with the new, Peterborough, April 2024Pair of doors, steps and flower pots, Peterborough, April 2024Black door and sturdy stone surround, steps and flower pots, Peterborough, April 2024Two black arched doors in the grounds of the Cathedral, Peterborough, April 2024
There is not a lot more to add this week, so I will look forward to 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.
Mr Crawls, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2025Mote and Mr Crawls, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, December 2024Mr Crawls, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2024Mr Crawls, Redcliffe Way, Bristol, October 2024Mr Crawls and Mote, Redcliffe Way, Bristol, October 2024Mr Crawls, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2024Mr Crawls, Purdown, Bristol, August 2024Mr Crawls, M32 Spot, Bristol, July 2024Mote and Mr Crawls, Cumberland Basin, Bristol,July 2024Mr Crawls, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2024Mr Crawls, Ashton Avenue, Bristol, July 2024Mr Crawls, Ashton Avenue, Bristol, July 2024Mote and Mr Crawls, Jubilee Street, Bristol, July 2024Mote and Mr Crawls, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2024Mr Crawls, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2024Mr Crawls and Mote, Cattle Market Road, Bristol April 2024Mr Crawls, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2024Mr Crawls, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2024Mr Crawls, Brunel Way, Bristol, March 2024Mr Crawls and Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024Mr Crawls, River Avon, Bristol, February 2024Mote and Mr Crawls, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024Mr Crawls and Mote, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, February 2024Mr Crawls and Mote, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, January 2024Mr Crawls, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2024Mr Crawls and Mote, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2024Mr Crawls and Mote, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2024Mr Crawls, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2023Mr Crawls, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2024Mr Crawls and Mote, Jubilee Street, Bristol, December 2023Mr Crawls, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2023Mr Crawls and Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2023Mr Crawls, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2023Mr Crawls and Mote, Peel Street Green, Bristol, November 2023Mr Crawls, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2023Mr Crawls and Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2023Mr Crawls, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2023Mr Crawls, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2023Mr Crawls, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2023Mr Crawls, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, September 2023Mr Crawls, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2023Mr Crawls, M32 roundabout, Bristol, Agust 2023Mr Crawls, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2023Mr Crawls, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2023
Last year, I made a work trip to Peterborough to run a workshop, and as ever when on my travels, I took the opportunity early in the morning before the workshop started to gather my thoughts and have a little wander around the place taking photographs and noticing things.
Peterborough is a Cathedral City in eastern central England, and although I have visited it before when I lived in Cambridgeshire, it was always on a night out or to an office, so I hadn’t really ever got to know the place. What surprised me the most wasn’t the incredible architecture around the cathedral or the clean and tidy streets, it was instead the levels of deprivation, and I was quite shocked. There were a lot of rough sleepers about the place and the tell-tale signs of a poverty-stricken society containing streets full of bookies, pound shops, gambling arcades and vape shops – ‘Aladdin’s caves’ of bright lights and hope.
I have to say I found the experience profoundly depressing, and a contemporary illustration of how the previous government of 14 years had failed people at the lower end of the economic spectrum. The first thing I saw as I stepped out of the station was a long queue of people with tatty clothes and plastic bags outside a foodbank. We should hang our heads in shame that foodbanks even exist in one of the wealthiest nations in the world, while the richest in our society just get richer.
On a brighter note, Peterborough had pockets of street art and, importantly to today’s post, plenty of interesting doors to admire. Let’s get cracking:
White garage doors, Peterborough, April 2024An interesting door surround at the Tavan Moroccan restaurant, Peterborough, April 2024Black door and fabulous stonework, Nacro Education, Peterborough, April 20241930 iron and glass latticed door, Peterborough, April 2024Norman gateway and double doors (not a perfect fit), Cathedral Square, Peterborough, April 2024Closer view of the Norman gateway and double doors, Cathedral Square, Peterborough, April 2024Some nice symmetry around the black door of this 1837 building erected by Edward Wortly, an MP of the city, Peterborough, April 2024
Plenty more to come from this trip to Peterborough next time. 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.
Time flies. I can’t believe that it was November 2023 when I went on tour with my daughter to check out potential universities. Since that time she decided to go to Leeds and has just successfully completed her first term there. I have to say that I was quite taken with Sheffield, a city I hadn’t been to before, and would have been quite happy if she had accepted a place there. As it is, Leeds is my paternal ancestral home and I am very happy that she is there.
The doors this week were snapped up during the short visit we made, and unlike most of my city doorscursions, this is a one-off post from Sheffield, which I hope you enjoy:
Modern green door on an Art Deco style building – the balcony door is original, Sheffield, November 2023Green doors on an Art Deco style building, Sheffield, November 2023, Sheffield, November 2023Back street door with tags and stickers/paste ups (skeleton by D7606), Sheffield, November 2023, Sheffield, November 2023Raven Silverware Co Ltd door, Sheffield, November 2023, Sheffield, November 2023Red electric meters door, and interesting stone surround, Sheffield, November 2023, Sheffield, November 2023Leader House black door, Sheffield, November 2023Fine black door and steps, Sheffield, November 2023, Sheffield, November 2023The Sheffield School of Gin sounds fun – two black doors, Sheffield, November 2023, Sheffield, November 2023Mount Zion gate and doors, Sheffield, November 2023, Sheffield, November 2023
So that’s it for another week. May I wish you a very 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.
Doors 291 – Street art and graffiti doors of Bristol, Nottingham, Manchester and Sheffield, November to December 2023
I am on holiday in Marrakesh, lucky me, and so am re-purposing some doors from my street art archives for Thursday doors, because I don’t have access to my home PC. Of course I am collecting dozens of Moroccan doors to share with you later in the year.
Today’s doors were originally posted in November and December 2023, but may have been photographed some time before. I hope you enjoy them. Normal service should resume next time.
Laura Decorum, Nottingham, November 2023Creamy Lines, Leonard Lane, Bristol November 2023
A partial shutter (cheating a bit)
Mr Crawls, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2023Unknown collaboration, The Carriageworks, Bristol, November 2023
Artwork on a ghost door.
Kid30, Nottingham, November 20233Dom, The Carriageworks, Bristol, November 2023
Artwork on a ghost door.
Rob Lee, Sheffield, November 2023Mr Cenz, Northern Quarter, Manchester, November 2023
That yer lot for this week, wishing you all a fabulous week from North Africa. Back to freezing cold Britain for next time (boo).
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.
Mr Riks and Lokey, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2024Lokey, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2024Lokey (Lokea) and Ember, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2024Lokey, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2024Lokey, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2023Lokey, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2021Lokey, Paint Festival 2019, Cheltenham, September 2019Lokey, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018Lokey, Bedminster, Bristol, July 2017Lokey, Bedminster, Bristol, July 2017Lokey, Lower Approach Road, Bristol, July 2017Lokey, Lower Approach Road, Bristol, July 2017Lokey, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2016Lokey, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2017
Heat One and Shade One, Cheltenham Paint Festival, Cheltenham, July 2023Shade One, Cheltenham Paint Festival, Cheltenham, July 2023Shade One, Brunel Way, Bristol, December 2023Rusk and Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2023Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2023Shade One, St John’s Lane, Bristol, June 2023Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2023Rusk and Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2022Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2022Rusk and Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2022Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2022Shade One, Goldie and 3Dom, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2022Dibz and Shade One, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, November 2021Dibz and Shade One, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, November 2021Dibz and Shade One, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2021Shade One, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2021Dibz and Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2021Dibz and Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2021Dibz and Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2020Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2020Shade One and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2020Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2020Dibz and Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2020Dibz and Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2020Shade One, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2020Shade One, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
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