Remember, remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot.
I am utterly disorganised this week and Thursday has crept up on me. Having failed to prepare any imnages in advance to continue with my Madeira series of doors, I am going for my ‘safety net’ of street art and graffiti doors – all of which will have appeared before on Natural Adventures, but in a different context. I hope you enjoy these doors from September and October last year:
Paper Walls, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025VP, Moon Street, Bristol, October 2025Alex Arnell, Leonard Lane, Bristol, October 2025
Qubart, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025Cuicasolo, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025Sam Brentnall, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025Yoliws, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025Daz Cat, River Avon, Bristol, September 2025Zubieta, Lucky Lane, Bristol, September 2025
So that is it for this week, short and sweet. I will very much hope to resume with the Madeira series of doors next time, until then, may I wish you a happy 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 weekly Thursday Doors post and his Sunday recap.
Doors 374 – Doors of Madeira (part V) – September 2025
I am feeling pretty lousy this morning, so will probably keep this short. These doors are the last set of painted doors from Funchal, the capital of Madeira. There are some beauties in this selection. I can’t believe that before we went, I hadn’t clocked these doors, given my interest in both doors and street art. This meant that discovering them was a lovely surprise. If I had read the guidebook properly, I’d have had advance warning, but somehow, it all felt rather more authentic stumbling upon them, especially with my family, who often think I contrive these opportunities.
These doors are mostly from a couple of streets that run parallel with the sea front. I hope you enjoy them:
Door with a wistful beach scene, Rua de SantaMaria, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025Door depicting Santa Maria, Rua de SantaMaria, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025Colourful Pegasus door, Rua de SantaMaria, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025A story being told on this door, Rua de SantaMaria, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025The stuff of dreams and nightmares on this door, Rua de SantaMaria, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025Open door with a portrait, Rua de SantaMaria, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025Door with many faces and painted bars, Rua de SantaMaria, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025Duck, ducklings and rubber ducks door, Rua de SantaMaria, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025Door with embracing couple, Rua do Barreiros, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025Door with a painting od a view from a cave, Rua do Barreiros, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025
So that’s it for this week. Wishing you a fabulous weekend when it comes.
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 weekly Thursday Doors post and his Sunday recap.
Doors 373 – Doors of Madeira (part IV) – September 2025
I feel I should start this week with an apology, given that I have missed Thursday Doors for the last two weeks. Admittedly the first of those coincided with my annual fishing trip, but last week I quite forgot. I have had a lot on my mind lately.
I resume with some more doors from a family holiday in Madeira, returning to our honeymoon island 25 years after we were married. The doors this week are mostly from Funchal Cathedral and the surrounding area. I hope you enjoy them:
Steps and door to Funchal Cathedral, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025Gate and mural near Funchal Cathedral, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025Inside Funchal Cathedral, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025Doors on the confessional booth, Funchal Cathedral, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025Doors and front elevation, Funchal Cathedral, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025Cathedral front doors, Funchal Cathedral, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025Shop front doors, Rua do Seminario, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025unpainted doors and old stone surround, Rua da Alfandega, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025Weathered green door with two small portholes, Rua 31 de Janeiro, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025
Looking at these now, I can’t believe that I managed to get my finger in that last shot… I guess it happens to all of us from time to time. I should have cropped it, but I figure that to err is human, to forgive is divine. More from Madeira for two or three more weeks yet, before returning to something a little more domestic. 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 weekly Thursday Doors post and his Sunday recap.
Doors 372 – Doors of Madeira (part III) – September 2025
Well I’m back from the best holiday in Greece, and feeling fully refreshed. I missed last week’s Thursday Doors because I was just enjoying myself too much and not having a lot of time for blogging and other Interweb activities. There is something very nice about September holidays in Europe, The weather is still good but the crowds are reduced, and everything feels just that little bit sleepier. Our Madeira trip last year was also in September, and that too was excellent.
This week’s door selection continues on from last week with some more art on doors from the same area in the centre of Funchal. I hope you enjoy them:
Flaming doors, Travessa Joao Caetano, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025
Mermaid on a swing door, Travessa Joao Caetano, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025
Surveillance stencil on a pair of doors, Rua Dos Barreiros, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025
Large portrait piece doors, Rua Dos Barreiros, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025
Naked lady door, Rua Dos Barreiros, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025
Turtle painting door, Rua De Santa Maria, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025
Door with a Mondrian-style pattern, Rua De Santa Maria, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 2025
More from Madeira next time. Until then have a wonderful rest of week.
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 weekly Thursday Doors post and his Sunday recap.
Doors 370 – Doors of Madeira (part I) – September 2025
I have a busy week or two coming up and then go on a holiday, so I thought I’d get ahead of myself a little and prepare this post last Sunday to aleviate some of the pressure.
This next series of doors were taken during a family holiday almost exactly a year ago in Madeira. My wife and I chose to go there, because of the pleasant September climate, but more to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary and return to Madeira where we spent our honeymoon. Although so much has happened in our lives between visits, Madeira itself had changed very little in the intervening years, which in a way was quite comforting.
These doors are in chronological order and don’t follow any deliberate themes, but as you’ll see some combined two of my interests – doors and street art, in a way that is so satisfying. I hadn’t planned for this serendipity, although others in my family suspected it was contrived.
I hope you enjoy these doors as much as I did:
Doors in a large frame, Rua de Sao Filipe, Funchal, Madeira, September 2025
Iron gates, Rua Das Rosas, Funchal, Madeira, September 2025
Door with flower-decorated panels, Travessa de Joao Ribeiro, Funchal, Madeira, September 2025
Sea scene door, Travessa de Joao Ribeiro, Funchal, Madeira, September 2025
Door with a mural of a fisherman under the moon, Rua de Santa Maria, Funchal, Madeira, September 2025
Door with a Mondrial-style painting with cartoon cats and dogs, Rua de Santa Maria, Funchal, Madeira, September 2025
Abstract door, Rua de Santa Maria, Funchal, Madeira, September 2025
Door with a photograph of a man holding up a scabbard fish (local speciality), Rua de Santa Maria, Funchal, Madeira, September 2025
Just a little taster of some doors from Madeira, and a sense of what is to come from this charming and beautiful Atlantic island. Naturally I felt like I had hit the jackpot when we strolled into this area in the capital which is well known for its painted doors… who knew? More to come 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 weekly Thursday Doors post and his Sunday recap.
I have once again found myself very short of time, which is likely to be the case until I go on holiday in mid-September. The upshot… another post of previously published photographs from the street art side of my blog that feature doors, often in the loosest possible interpretation or squeezed to the side of a photograph as an incidental door, but doors nonetheless. Hope you enjoy this selection of doors that first appeared on Natural Adventures in June – August last year:
Ejits, Hannover Place, Bristol, June 2025
Nina Raines, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2025
Rowdy, St Michael’s Hill, Bristol, June 2025
Nice One, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
Jimmer Wilmott, Knowle West, Bristol, July 2025
Squarms, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2025
Minto, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Scrapyardspec, Purdown, Bristol, July 2025
So that’s it for this week – I’ll try and find some time to get a bit more organised for next week – I have some greart doors lined up, but not quite ready to go. Have a great weekend when it comes.
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 weekly Thursday Doors post and his Sunday recap.
A couple of weeks back I posted some doors from Saltaire which I photographed during a work trip to celebrate the declaration of a new National Nature Reserve (Bradford Pennine Gateway NNR) in May 2025. This week’s selection of doors features some of the residences of Saltaire and the old tramway up to Shipley Glen on the north side of the River Aire.
I will explain a little bit more about the hierarchies linked to the houses that were built by the Salt family for workers in the textile mill in the next and final post from this remarkable village. I hope you enjoy this week’s selection:
Black and blue doors in a terrace of houses, William Henry Street, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England, May 2025
Black door, William Henry Street, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England, May 2025
Staggered yellow and green doors, William Henry Street, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England, May 2025
Red door, William Henry Street, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England, May 2025
Back alleyway doors, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England, May 2025
The next two pictures are from the Shipley Glen Tramway and I asked AI to help me with a short potted history of the tramway, which is as follows:
The Shipley Glen Tramway is a historic cable-hauled funicular in West Yorkshire, opened in May 1895 by local entrepreneur Sam Wilson to carry visitors up the steep hillside to the popular attractions at Shipley Glen, including a fairground and wooden toboggan ride. Originally powered by a gas engine, the twin-track, narrow-gauge tramway carried passengers in open-sided cars and quickly became a much-loved part of the area’s Victorian leisure scene.
It was converted to electric power in 1920 and, despite periods of closure and changing fortunes, has survived remarkably intact. Today the tramway is preserved and operated by volunteers on behalf of the Shipley Glen Tramway Preservation Company, continuing to carry visitors up the wooded hillside and standing as one of Britain’s oldest working funicular railways.
Shipley Glen Tramway tram, Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, May 2025
Shipley Glen Tramway top station entrance gateway, Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, May 2025
And at the top of the tramway is part of the Pennine Gateway National Nature Reserve.
Shipley Glen, Bradford Pennine Gateway NNR, West Yorkshire, May 2025
That’s probably enough Yorkshire culture for one day. The final part from Saltaire follows next week, until then, have a lovely 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 weekly Thursday Doors post and his Sunday recap.
I am perilously short of time this morning – I have been away with work for a couple of days, and come back to several emergencies (work-related) that I have to deal with added to the fact that the rest of my team are all on leave.
So, as some of you will know, in these circumstances I dig out some street art doors that will have appeared on Natural Adventures before in the street art category. These doors first appeared in April and May 2025:
Rowdy, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, April 2025
Hemper, The Carriageworks, Bristol, April 2025
Tian, East Street, Bristol, April 2025
Coloquix, Kitchen Street, Liverpool, March 2025
Mr Penfold, Wharf Street, Leeds, May 2025
Mr Penfold, Wharf Street, Leeds, May 2025
Hazard, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, May 2025
Nice One, Stapleton Road, Bristol, April 2025
Although the above piece is not on or near a door, it does have a door on the vehicle!
Tian, East Street, Bristol, April 2025
So that’s it for another week. I hope to resume with Saltaire doors 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 weekly Thursday Doors post and his Sunday recap.
My job takes me round the country from time to time, and in May 2025, I was lucky enough to be present at the launch of a new National Nature Reserve (Bradford Pennine Gateway NNR), which was celebrated in Saltaire. Saltaire is an incredible model village that had been completely off my radar. It is a World Heritage Site and was purpose built as a village for workers at the nearby mill – here’s more from an AI trawl:
Saltaire is a Victorian model village in West Yorkshire, founded in 1851 by the textile manufacturer Sir Titus Salt to provide high-quality housing and amenities for the workers at his nearby textile mill. Designed with wide streets, solid stone buildings and impressive public spaces, the village reflected progressive ideas about industrial living and has remained remarkably well-preserved.
Today, Saltaire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognised for its outstanding industrial heritage and architectural significance. Its distinctive stone terraces, original features and carefully maintained historic buildings make it a popular destination for visitors and a valuable example of Victorian craftsmanship, where traditional details, including many original and sympathetically restored doors, continue to contribute to the village’s unique character.
This week’s doors are primarily from the civic buildings in the village, I hope you enjoy them:
Panelled door, Saltaire, World Heritage Site, West Yorkshire, England May 2025
Panelled door, Saltaire, World Heritage Site, West Yorkshire, England May 2025
Green Door of Saltaire United Reformed Church, Victoria Road, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England May 2025
Gates archway and door, Victoria Road, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England May 2025
Victoria Hall, Victoria Road, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England May 2025
Panelled door and impressive door surround of Victoria Hall, Victoria Road, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England May 2025
Inside doors in Victoria Hall, Victoria Road, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England May 2025
Grandfather clock and glass pendulum door, Victoria Hall, Victoria Road, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England May 2025
Inside doors in Victoria Hall, Victoria Road, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England May 2025
That’s yer lot this week, but I’ll be posting more doors from this incredible town next time. Enjoy your weekend, when it comes.
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 weekly Thursday Doors post and his Sunday recap.
