Thursday doors – 8 June 2023

Doors 224 – Doors of Weston-super-Mare (2)

Obviously, I like to take pictures of doors, especially when I visit places that I don’t go to all that often, it becomes a bit of a habit to stop and look at a door that grabs my attention. It is difficult to know what constitutes a ‘good’ door and a door that is nothing out of the ordinary. I think this selection of doors from Weston-super-Mare on the north coat of Somerset sail quite close to the wind in terms of being ordinary, and being a little bit more interesting than that. I will let you be the judges of that, though.

I hope you enjoy this selection:

Double arches with doors - Wadham Street Garage, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Double arches with doors – Wadham Street Garage, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Double door for a small business, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Double door for a small business, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Green front door that looks like a garden gate, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Green front door that looks like a garden gate, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Pink door with kick-plate, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Pink door with kick-plate, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Vibrant red door, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Vibrant red door, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Black doors on the side of a restaurant, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Black doors on the side of a restaurant, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023

A short one this week – a very busy work day ahead.

May I wish you a great rest 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.

by Scooj

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Lobe

A gallery of stylised portrait pieces by Lobe, an artist who used to live in Bristol where she painted regularly between 2019 and 2020.

Instagram: @lobe_ita

Lobe, Montpelier, Bristol, April 2020
Lobe, Montpelier, Bristol, April 2020

 

Lobe, Armada Place, Bristol, February 2020
Lobe, Armada Place, Bristol, February 2020

 

Lobe, M32 Spot, Bristol, February 2020
Lobe, M32 Spot, Bristol, February 2020

 

Lobe, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2019
Lobe, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2019

 

Lobe, M32 cycle path, Bristol, November 2019
Lobe, M32 cycle path, Bristol, November 2019

 

Lobe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2019
Lobe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2019

 

Lobe, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2019
Lobe, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2019

 

Lobe, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2019
Lobe, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2019

 

Lobe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2019
Lobe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2019

 

Lobe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2019
Lobe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2019

 

Lobe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2019
Lobe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2019

 

Lobe, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2019
Lobe, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2019

 

 

 

Thursday doors – 1 June 2023

Doors 223 – Doors of Weston-super-Mare (1)

Last weekend, Paul H and I took a trip to Weston-super-Mare to photograph some of the street art there, not least the impressive recent additions from the last three years thanks to Upfest’s involvement with the Weston Wallz initiative. We hadn’t even left the station when I spotted a surfeit of doors on a Network Rail maintenance wagon – this was going to be a good day.

Plenty of doors on this Network Rail rail grinder, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Plenty of doors on this Network Rail rail grinder, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023

Being a seaside town, many of the doors are in fairly poor condition, from all that salt spray in the winter months, so, plenty of characterful doors, but not many ancient ones. The doors were a bit of a bonus on what was actually a street/graffiti art mission, but Paul was very patient with me as I snapped up a few interesting doors. I hope you enjoy them:

Blue doors of a certain period, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Blue doors of a certain period, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023

Green doors of a certain period in need of some TLC, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Green doors of a certain period in need of some TLC, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023

Dirty plain door and a little bit of graffiti, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Dirty plain door and a little bit of graffiti, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023

Steel doors, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
Steel doors, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023

More to come from this trip in due course. My I wish you a happy end 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 Thursday Doors post.

by Scooj

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Thursday doors – 25 May 2023

Doors 222 – Bristol street art and graffiti doors

I am definitely under the cosh at work at the moment, and simply haven’t had enough time to sort out Thursday doors, so for the second consecutive week I am serving up some street art doors from my archive – these ones were originally posted in August and September 2022.

Here we go:

Mote, M32 cycle path, Bristol, July 2022
Mote, M32 cycle path, Bristol, July 2022

Zabou, Upfest 22, Bristol, May 2022
Zabou, Upfest 22, Bristol, May 2022

Taker One, Upfest 22, Bristol, May 2022
Taker One, Upfest 22, Bristol, May 2022

Taker One, Upfest 22, Bristol, May 2022
Taker One, Upfest 22, Bristol, May 2022

Taboo, Lower Ashley Road, Bristol, August 2022
Taboo, Lower Ashley Road, Bristol, August 2022

Tanith Gould, Elton Street, Bristol, September 2022
Tanith Gould, Elton Street, Bristol, September 2022

OK, so you might have to search for the doors in these pictures, and in the last one the picture itself features a doorway, but it is the best I can do this week. I hope to collect some new doors this weekend.

Enjoy the rest of your 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 Thursday Doors post.

By Scooj

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Desi

A gallery of fabulous DESI and VEIL writing from Bristol artist Desi

Instagram: @cherrybombb20

all photographs by Scooj

Desi, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, March 2023
Desi, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, March 2023

Desi, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, February 2023
Desi, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, February 2023

Desi, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, February 2023
Desi, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, February 2023

Desi, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2023
Desi, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2023

Desi, Greenbank, Bristol, November 2022
Desi, Greenbank, Bristol, November 2022

Desi, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, November 2022
Desi, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, November 2022

Desi, Peel Street Green, Bristol, October 2022
Desi, Peel Street Green, Bristol, October 2022

Desi, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2022
Desi, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2022

Desi, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, August 2022
Desi, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, August 2022

Desi, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, August 2022
Desi, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, August 2022

Desi, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2022
Desi, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2022

Desi, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, March 2022
Desi, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, March 2022

Desi, New Stadium Road, Bristol, March 2022
Desi, New Stadium Road, Bristol, March 2022

Desi, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2022
Desi, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2022

Desi, River Avon, Bristol, November 2021
Desi, River Avon, Bristol, November 2021

Desi, River Avon, Bristol, September 2021
Desi, River Avon, Bristol, September 2021

Thursday doors – 11 May 2023

Three green doors, Old Market, Bristol, May 2023
Three green doors, Old Market, Bristol, May 2023

Doors 220 – Doors of Old Market, Bristol.

I actually photographed these doors earlier this week, which is something I haven’t done for a while. More often, I tend to rifle through my archives to find a set of doors for posting on Thursdays.

Old market is a bit of a strange part of Bristol, caught between architectural periods and bordered by busy roads. It looks a little bit tatty these days, but at one time would have been a bustling market area, and some of the doors and doorways reflect this.

There are lots of pubs and places to eat or be entertained, but the volume of traffic has taken away any sense of community or cohesion – I guess it happens to many cities around the world I guess. Faded glory.

I hope you enjoy the doors – rather too many doorfies for my liking, though!

Black door/gate, Old Market, Bristol, May 2023
Black door/gate, Old Market, Bristol, May 2023

Plain door, grand doorway, Old Market, Bristol, May 2023
Plain door, grand doorway, Old Market, Bristol, May 2023

Pub cellar doors, Old Market, Bristol, May 2023
Pub cellar doors, Old Market, Bristol, May 2023

Pub cellar doors and gates, Old Market, Bristol, May 2023
Pub cellar doors and gates, Old Market, Bristol, May 2023

It is the writing around the door that tells you something about a previous life of the building, Old Market, Bristol, May 2023
It is the writing around the door that tells you something about a previous life of the building, Old Market, Bristol, May 2023

Well, that brings proceedings to a close 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.

by Scooj

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Thursday doors – 4 May 2023

Doors 219 – Doors of Fowey, Cornwall

Phew! Today has been a bit of a beast, and I haven’t had any time to post my doors until now, and just as I had settled myself to write this post, my wife called to say she had a flat tyre and as I have just renewed the insurance, could I call out the breakdown recovery. All done now, and I can resume.

I have not photographed any doors recently, so this is a bit of a throwback to 2019 and some doors I encountered in Fowey in Cornwall, dredged from my doors archive. I hope you enjoy them. I have a favourite, I wonder if you can guess which one:

Blue door and anchor knocker, Fowey, Cornwall, September 2019
Blue door and anchor knocker, Fowey, Cornwall, September 2019

Short green door, Fowey, Cornwall, September 2019
Short green door, Fowey, Cornwall, September 2019

Frosted door doorfie, Fowey, Cornwall, September 2019
Frosted door doorfie, Fowey, Cornwall, September 2019

Grey door and granite step, Fowey, Cornwall, September 2019
Grey door and granite step, Fowey, Cornwall, September 2019

Grey door with no handles or furniture, Fowey, Cornwall, September 2019
Grey door with no handles or furniture, Fowey, Cornwall, September 2019

Door to the old police house, Fowey, Cornwall, September 2019
Door to the old police house, Fowey, Cornwall, September 2019

Front door and stunning gate, Fowey, Cornwall, September 2019
Front door and stunning gate, Fowey, Cornwall, September 2019

That really is all for this week – wishing 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

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Lee Roy

A gallery of fabulous graffiti writing from Bristol’s Lee Roy

Instagram: @leroyale191

All photographs by Scooj

Lee Roy, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2023
Lee Roy, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2023
Lee Roy, Moon Street, Bristol, February 2023
Lee Roy, Moon Street, Bristol, February 2023
Lee Roy, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2023
Lee Roy, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2023
Lee Roy, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2023
Lee Roy, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2023
Lee Roy, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2022
Lee Roy,M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2022
Lee Roy, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, May 2021
Lee Roy, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, May 2021
Lee Roy, New Stadium Road, Bristol, May 2021
Lee Roy, New Stadium Road, Bristol, May 2021
Lee Roy, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2021
Lee Roy, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2021
Lee Roy, M32 cycle path, Bristol, March 2021
Lee Roy, M32 cycle path, Bristol, March 2021
Lee Roy, Moon Street, Bristol, February 2021
Lee Roy, Moon Street, Bristol, February 2021
Lee Roy, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2021
Lee Roy, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2021
Lee Roy, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2021
Lee Roy, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2021

Thursday doors – 27 March 2023

Doors 218 – Bristol street art and graffiti doors

I am running a workshop in London today, so I prepared this post last night. All the doors in this post have previously been posted in my graffiti/street art category, but this is the first time for Thursday Doors. The doors were first posted in June 2022. Enjoy:

Irony, North Street, Bristol, June 2022
Irony, North Street, Bristol, June 2022

Painted by Irony during Upfest, Europe’s largest street art festival.

Taboo, North Street, Bristol, June 2022
Taboo, North Street, Bristol, June 2022

Poor Mickey.

Zake, The Full Moon, Bristol, June 2022
Zake, The Full Moon, Bristol, June 2022

Goin, Upfest 22, Bristol, May 2022
Goin, Upfest 22, Bristol, May 2022

Felix Braun (FLX), Nelson Street, Bristol, June 2022
Felix Braun (FLX), Nelson Street, Bristol, June 2022

Oaktree, Porto, Portugal, June 2022
Oaktree, Porto, Portugal, June 2022

Utility box door in Porto

Oaktree, Porto, Portugal, June 2022
Oaktree, Porto, Portugal, June 2022

Another utility box door in Porto

Vhils, Porto, Portugal, June 2022
Vhils, Porto, Portugal, June 2022

So much street art to enjoy in Porto.

So there we have it for another week. May I wish you all 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

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Thursday doors – 20 March 2023

Doors 217 – Bristol Zoo

Sliding doors at the front entrance, Bristol Zoo, Bristol, October 2018
Sliding doors at the front entrance, Bristol Zoo, Bristol, October 2018

Little did I know when I took these pictures in October 2018 that Bristol Zoological Gardens would close its doors for the last time on 3 September 2022. After 186 years as the world’s fifth-oldest zoo, the collection is being moved to a larger site on the northern edge of the city to its younger sibling, ‘The Wild Place’. For most Bristolians and indeed for many people living in the hinterland of the zoo, this was a very sad day indeed. Although some of the buildings in the site were old, Bristol zoo was progressive and was a leader in conservation and breeding programmes for endangered species from around the globe.

Whatever your feelings about zoos, they play a role in education and research that result in a greater good for the biodiversity of our planet. Taking myself as an example, it is certain that I was inspired by my countless visits as a child to the Zoological Society of London (London Zoo) to become a marine biologist, and spend the rest of my life working in the environmental/nature sector (doing good things, I hope).

So here are a few of the doors from the old Bristol Zoo. My only regret is that I didn’t take more photographs of this wonderful space. When the children were little, we had a family zoo membership, and it was our ‘go to’ destination, and the children’s favourite day out in the city.

Door within a door, Bristol Zoo maintenance gate, Bristol, October 2018
Door within a door, Bristol Zoo maintenance gate, Bristol, October 2018

Ghost door, Bristol Zoo, Bristol, October 2018
Ghost door, Bristol Zoo, Bristol, October 2018

In the butterfly house, Bristol Zoo, Bristol, October 2018
In the butterfly house, Bristol Zoo, Bristol, October 2018

Reptile house doors, Bristol Zoo, Bristol, October 2018
Reptile house doors, Bristol Zoo, Bristol, October 2018

Original aquarium entrance door, Bristol Zoo, Bristol, October 2018
Original aquarium entrance door, Bristol Zoo, Bristol, October 2018

Photograph of the original aquarium entrance door and keepers, Bristol Zoo, Bristol, October 2018
Photograph of the original aquarium entrance door and keepers, Bristol Zoo, Bristol, October 2018

It makes me rather sad, reflecting on these pictures, but I guess we have to preserve our very many happy memories of the zoo, and keep our fingers crossed that the developers of the site retain some of the heritage and integrity of this stunning green space.

Well that’s it until next week, 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.

by Scooj

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