Doors 247 – a selection of my favourite doors that I have posted on Thursday doors in 2023
This post does what it says on the tin, so all I need to add is to wish you a very happy festive season and Christmas. One door from each month of the year when I posted them. Here they are:
January
Door and shutter, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022
February
Door in Krka National Park, Croatia, August 2022
March
Yellow door with a dodo and planters on the cornice, Greenbank, Bristol, February 2023
April
Black door and very grand portico, Bristol, May 2022
May
Plenty of doors on this Network Rail rail grinder, Weston-super-Mare, May 2023
June
Recessed turquoise door with steps and tiles, York, June 2023
July
Tudor doorway and more recent door, York, June 2023
August
Three doors on the west entrance to Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln City, July 2023
September
Three black doors on an old stone building and incredible windows, Lincoln, July 2023
October
Three black doors, Jews Court, Lincoln, July 2023
November
Marzia gate and door, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
December
Stunning studded door and stylish stone surround, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
So that’s it for 2023, and a very enjoyable door year at that. I look forward to seeing you all again in the New Year.
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.
Roo, Lighthouse Community Garden, London, April 2023Roo, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2023Roo, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2023Sky and Roo 0007 5 March 2023_editedSky and Roo 0007 5 March 2023_editedRoo, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2022Roo, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2021Roo, East Street, Bristol, July 2021, Upfest 21Roo, East Street, Bristol, July 2021, Upfest 21Roo, East Street, Bristol, July 2021, Upfest 21Roo, East Street, Bristol, July 2021, Upfest 21Roo, Upfest 2016, Bristol, July 2016SkyHigh and Roo, Upfest 2016, Bristol, July 2016Roo, Leake Street, London, July 2019Roo, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2018Roo, M32 Spot, Bristol, February 2018
A gallery of fabulous graffiti writing from Bristol’s Phour.
All photographs by Scooj
Phour, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2023Phour, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2023Phour, Peel Street Green, Bristol, June 2023Phour, New Stadium Road, Bristol, June 2022Phour, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2022Mena and Phour, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, April 2022Phour, M32 cycle path, Bristol, August 2021Phour, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2021Phour, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2021Phour, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2020Phour, Hepburn Road, Bristol, September 2020Phour, Dean Lane, Bristol September 2020Phour, M32 cycle path, Bristol, June 2020Phour, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2020
This week I bring you the last few doors, and one or two other interesting features, from our visit to Todi in Umbria last summer. Although we only spent a few hours in the town, we managed to cover a lot of ground and see some wonderful things. The temperature was searingly hot, although only a prelude to the heatwave that was to come the following week, and in true ‘mad dogs and Englishmen’ style we arrived just before midday.
Todi is one of several stunning Umbrian hilltop towns, offering everything you’d expect to find in terms of historic environment and culture. The door pictures are only a representative microcosm of the magnificence of the place – I hope you enjoy them.
Fine double doors and hefty stone work, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023What the heck is going on behind these doors? Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Confessional doors, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Fragment of ancient wall, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Grand carved wooden panelled door, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Symmetry of wooden door, plants and steps, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023A classic urban Umbrian view, complete with a door through the arches, Todi, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
That’s it for another week – Next time I move on to Perugia and some more Umbrian magic.
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.
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.
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.
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