Doors 269 – Doors from Cheltenham, July 2023 (Part III)
Good morning from Bristol, where the mood has been lifted by a couple of wonderful warm days, although the clouds today probably signify the end of our summer! This week I bring you the final selection of doors from a visit I made to Cheltenham last July to experience the Cheltenham Paint Festival. There is not too much to say about these doors other than they are a random selection from my wanderings, I hope you enjoy them.
Double doors, one without door furniture, Cheltenham, July 2023Typical Cheltenham door with ironwork awning, Cheltenham, July 2023A new door with ironwork awning, Cheltenham, July 2023Cherrington Chambers double doors, Cheltenham, July 2023Grand entrance, door and fanlight window, Cheltenham, July 2023Green door, steps and wonderful fanlight window, Cheltenham, July 2023Door with graffiti and ‘Apache attack helicopter’ stencils, Cheltenham, July 2023
I have a busy day ahead, so that’s it I’m afraid for another week. Next time I am thinking a return to Umbria in Italy is on the cards, see you then.
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 267 – Doors from Cheltenham, July 2023 (Part II)
I don’t have a great deal to say about the selection of doors this week, except that I took the photographs during a visit to last year’s Cheltenham Paint Festival, and of course, whenever I visit a town or city, for whatever reason, you will find me collecting doors or taking doorscursions. On that subject, I am off to York again next week and I am hoping to find some time to wander around York Minster and the surrounding area… watch this space (in about a year – my archive of doors is swelling).
There is no theme to these doors, but I hope you enjoy the collection nonetheless:
Recessed wooden door with a fine stone archway, Cheltenham, July 2023
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Recessed door with a fine stone archway and windows, Cheltenham, July 2023
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Grey, tatty door, Cheltenham, July 2023
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Ordinary black door with typically ‘Cheltenham’ awning, Cheltenham, July 2023
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Do it yourself door decorations, Cheltenham, July 2023
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Splendid white door and surround plus unintentional doorfie, Cheltenham, July 2023
One more week of Cheltenham doors to come, and then possibly a return to 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 266 – Doors from Cheltenham, July 2023 (Part I)
Last July, I made my annual pilgrimage to Cheltenham for the Cheltenham Paint Festival, which thanks to the tireless efforts of the organiser Andy Davies (Dice 67) is going from strength to strength. Of course, I took the opportunity (not for the first time) to photograph some doors while I was there. Cheltenham is a funny place in that it has some expensive and exclusive properties cheek by jowl with what we call these days ‘affordable housing’ (none of which is particularly affordable, but that discussion is for another day). The result is an eclectic mix of doors and periods – here is a taster for my first of three collections from last year’s visit:
Yellow door with an oval window, Cheltenham, July 2023Door with a flat-roofed awning, Cheltenham, July 2023Former Beatrice von Tresckow design shop font, Cheltenham, July 2023Door to Former Beatrice von Tresckow design shop font, Cheltenham, July 2023Blue door, Ionic columns and an ornate veranda, Cheltenham, July 2023Black door and ornate veranda, Cheltenham, July 2023Black door and steps, Cheltenham, July 2023Double doors with one sealed up, Cheltenham, July 2023
I recall that I posted this last door once before in September 2019, although it looked quite different then. It is interesting how a lick of paint can completely transform the look of a building, and the impression it gives.
Pity about the scaffolding! Cheltenham, September 2019
That just about wraps it up for this week, and I hope it serves as a taster for the next two Thursday Doors I’ll be posting. May I wish you a 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.
Doors 260 – Doors of Nottingham, November 2023 (Part II)
This week I share some more doors from Nottingham from a work trip I made back in November 2023. I think the fun thing about visiting cities is that there are always so many interesting doors to photograph, which is a good thing, especially as I find it challenging to find new doors from my home city of Bristol. All the doors posted in this three-part series from Nottingham were captured during a one and a half hour walk between the hotel I was staying in and the office.
There are so many curious doors and architectural periods in Nottingham that I was rather spoilt, snapping away to my heart’s content. I hope you enjoy this week’s selection.
Graffiti door, Nottingham, November 2023
Door with witty street art, Nottingham, November 2023
Green panelled door, Nottingham, November 2023
Gated black door with boot scrapers, Nottingham, November 2023
Nottingham School of Blackbelts door, Nottingham, November 2023
1930s The Lord Roberts pub doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Blue double doors and door within a door, Nottingham, November 2023
Double garage doors and doors within doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Pimped London cab? – EKO Mobile Barber car doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Quite an eclectic bunch this week with no theme to connect them, but I quite like that as it gives you a flavour of the diversity of architecture and styles in the city. One more post from this Nottingham visit to come next week, until then, 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, a little later than planned, I bring you the second instalment of doors from the small hilltop town of Montefalco. Everything in this town feels parched and dusty, but that is probably the same for many Italian towns during the summer months. I hope that these pictures convey that sense of sleepiness and heat.
These doors begin in the main square on the central administrative building (Town Hall?) and then head southwest on the Corso Goffredo Mameli. My family (my own, my sister’s and my brother’s) were dispersed around the town and my photographic doorscursion was interrupted on several occasions with friendly and familiar faces. Can you spot the unintentional doorfie?
Enjoy the doors:
Arches and doors, Unione dei Comuni, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Arched door and stairs, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Ghost door and AC unit, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Ghost door and post box, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Wooden door with beautiful carvings, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Wooden door with beautiful carvings (detail), Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Arched door with crazy stonework, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Side street, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Doors within doors, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
So that’s yer lot for another week, but there will be more from Montefalco next time, so 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.
After a week away from Thursday doors, I return to last summer and a trip to the beautiful area of Umbria in Italy. This week, and for the next few weeks I will share doors from Montefalco, a sun-drenched hilltop town, close to where we were staying. The view of the town (see the feature image) is from the fields surrounding the villa which we called home for a week. This first set of doors were on the street in the north of the town that led up to the town square.
Doors with brick surround, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Modern arched door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Arched door with stonework motif above, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Fine door with ironwork fan, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Outstanding door and doorway, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Archway with a door inside, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Door in the town square, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
Close up of a door in the town square, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
I will bring you another selection of doors from this sleepy arid town next week. Until then, may I wish you 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.
This will be a bit of a short one – today is my 60th birthday, so I have written this post last night to allow myself a bit of a well-earned lie in.
On our way home to Bristol from a short summer break last August visiting my sister and brother-in-law in Cornwall near Liskeard, we broke our journey by stopping at a National Trust property ‘Cotehele‘ perched high above the banks of the River Tamar. It was, of course, the perfect place to photograph doors and doorways of a Tudor house, with some parts dating back to medieval times.
While my wife walked the dog in the grounds, getting terribly lost in the process, my daughter and I wandered around the house and gardens, absorbing the deep sense of history of the place, on a gorgeous summer’s day.
The first part of this post focuses on the exterior doors of the property. I hope you enjoy it.
Doors and entrance arch, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Out-building modern door in an old stone archway, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Out-building modern door in an old stone archway, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Carved stone archway entrance, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Office door, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Ancient studded door within a door, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
A pair of old studded doors, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Main entrance doorway, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023
Next time I’ll post some of the magnificent and quirky doors from inside this remarkable place. Until then, may I wish you a very happy 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.
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.
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