Thursday doors – 7 August 2025 – Doors of Godalming

Doors 319 – Doors of Godalming, Surrey, March 2025 (Part V)

Are we really in August already? Life canters on with little respite, which makes writing a blog all the more important, taking time to think, reflect and write before returning to the maelstrom.

This is the last in a series of doors from Godalming, a small town in Surrey, which I visited on a work trip back in March this year. Although I had heard and was aware of the town most of my life, it wasn’t until my work took me there that I visited the place. I am super-lucky that one aspect of my job takes me all around the country to stay in towns and cities, many of which I get to visit for the first time. I chronicle my ‘tours’ through photographing doors and street art (if there is any), which feels like a nice way to remember a place. Enough chit-chat – on to this week’s doors. I hope you enjoy them.

An unusual door with a suspended canopy, Bridge Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
An unusual door with a suspended canopy, Bridge Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
'Please shut the gate' door, Bridge Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
‘Please shut the gate’ door, Bridge Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Faux Regency door to a closed down retail outlet with a lot of notices, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Faux Regency door to a closed down retail outlet with a lot of notices, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Black door with a large oval window, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Black door with a large oval window, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Black coat of arms embedded in a wall in Pound Lane, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Black coat of arms embedded in a wall in Pound Lane, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Two doors in a timber frame building, Bridge Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Two doors in a timber frame building, Bridge Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Five sets of doors on a timber frame building, Bridge Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Five sets of doors on a timber frame building, Bridge Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Large timber frame building with tiered floors and shop doors, High Street Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Large timber frame building with tiered floors and shop doors, High Street Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Small red door with a flood wall built in front of it, Westbrook Road, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Small red door with a flood wall built in front of it, Westbrook Road, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025

The red door, was the last one I photographed in Godalming and was from a small cottage situated directly adjacent to the brook (West Brook?), which was obviously exposed to frequent flooding, hence the brick flood wall blocking the entrance. I think that there was another entrance on the side of the building that was a more practical access to the cottage.

I very much enjoyed my night stopover in Godalming, and would recommend a visit if you happen ever to be in the area.

Something a little different 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.

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Thursday doors – 31 July 2025 – Doors of Godalming

Doors 318 – Doors of Godalming, Surrey, March 2025 (Part IV)

Rather remarkably, I have remembered that Dan is taking a Thursday Doors holiday this week, but I have decided to press ahead with this week’s selection as I have a little bit of time (last night in fact) to write this post and I might as well make hay while the sun shines.

This is the fourth and penultimate selection of doors from Godalming in Surrey, photographed on a work trip overnight stay. This week’s doors are mostly from the High Street running through the centre of the town. Enjoy.

Beautiful timber frame building with Specsavers shopfront and dull grey door, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Beautiful timber frame building with Specsavers shopfront and dull grey door, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Timber frame house and wonky black door, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Timber frame house and wonky black door, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Wonky black door, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Wonky black door, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Tudor archway, Crown Court, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Tudor archway, Crown Court, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Yard double door and archway dated 1836, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Yard double door and archway dated 1836, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Grand entrance to The King's Arms and Royal Hotel, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Grand entrance to The King’s Arms and Royal Hotel, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
A roof door at The King's Arms and Royal Hotel, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
A roof door at The King’s Arms and Royal Hotel, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Classic door with porch and twin trees, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Classic door with porch and twin trees, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025

Godalming High Street, like so many other high streets in English towns, is stuffed full of little gems and wonderful history, heritage and architecture. It is all too easy to keep your head down and not look at what is around you. Having an interest in doors acts like a portal (no pun intended) into this world of curiosity of your surroundings, and it has certainly prompted me to look at the places where I happen to be through a different lens. One more selection and then I move on to another place. See you 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.

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Dog Bless the Band

A gallery of unusual graffiti writing by an artist with very possibly the best name ever, Dog Bless the Band.

All photographs by Scooj

Dog Bless the Band, Greenbank, Bristol, September 2023
Dog Bless the Band, Greenbank, Bristol, September 2023

 

Dog Bless the Band, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, July 2023
Dog Bless the Band, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, July 2023

 

Dog Bless the Band, Feeder Road, Bristol, May 2023
Dog Bless the Band, Feeder Road, Bristol, May 2023

 

Dog bless the band, Louisa Street, Bristol, May 2023
Dog bless the band, Louisa Street, Bristol, May 2023

 

Dog Bless the Band, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, March 2023
Dog Bless the Band, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, March 2023

 

Dog Bless the Band, Leonard Lane, Bristol, October 2022
Dog Bless the Band, Leonard Lane, Bristol, October 2022

 

Dog Bless the Band, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, August 2022
Dog Bless the Band, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, August 2022

 

Dog bless the band, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2022
Dog bless the band, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2022

 

Dog Bless the Band, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2021
Dog Bless the Band, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2021

 

Dog Bless the Band, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, April 2021
Dog Bless the Band, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, April 2021

 

Dog bless the band, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2021
Dog bless the band, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2021

Thursday doors – 24 July 2025 – Doors of Godalming

Doors 317 – Doors of Godalming, Surrey, March 2025 (Part III)

A quick one this morning as I haven’t left myself much time to write. This is the third selection of doors from Godalming, a small town in deepest Surrey, a place that on the face of it is reasonably affluent, and definitely has some lovely buildings dotted about the place. I hope you enjoy these doors:

Blue door and high chimney stacks, Church Street, Godalming, March 2025
Blue door and high chimney stacks, Church Street, Godalming, March 2025
Yellow door, Church Street, Godalming, March 2025
Yellow door, Church Street, Godalming, March 2025
Blue door and covered passage, Church Street, Godalming, March 2025
Blue door and covered passage, Church Street, Godalming, March 2025
Door with large hinges to St Peter and St Parl's church, Church Street, Godalming, March 2025
Door with large hinges to St Peter and St Parl’s church, Church Street, Godalming, March 2025
A pair of inset doors, Church Street, Godalming, March 2025
A pair of inset doors, Church Street, Godalming, March 2025
A rather nice blue door with fanlight and lamp, Church Street, Godalming, March 2025
A rather nice blue door with fanlight and lamp, Church Street, Godalming, March 2025
Unusual wide and low door, High Street, Godalming, March 2025
Unusual wide and low door, High Street, Godalming, March 2025
A classy old studded door, High Street, Godalming, March 2025
A classy old studded door, High Street, Godalming, March 2025
Shopfronts and doors in the early evening, but it is those windows that are really special, High Street, Godalming, March 2025
Shopfronts and doors in the early evening, but it is those windows that are really special, High Street, Godalming, March 2025

I rather like this selection of doors and the range of periods, but that last building is a beauty in my view. Here is an excerpt from a website called Geograph, about the building:

Godalming High Street: Nos. 74-76
I was puzzled by this building. A date-stone says 1663, but at first glance I thought that unlikely – probably because I was taken in by the honeycomb glazing bars.

Later, dipping into the Surrey volume of ‘The Buildings of England’ I found Ian Nairn having one of his rants: ‘Nos. 74-76 . . . coming right at the end of the C17 Artisan tradition of brickwork in Surrey, and a deplorable end too . . . All sense of proportion, and even of picturesque outline, is gone’. He makes the useful point that the window design is of 18th century origin – lifted from one of Batty Langley’s pattern books.

Nairn goes on to concede that (along with No. 80, somewhat similar) Nos. 74-76 are ‘good fun to have in a town’ – even if they lack architectural merit. My own view would be that brick-built structures dating from the 1660s are pretty rare in a small-town context, and we should be grateful for those that survive.
 
So That’s it for this week, more to come from Godalming 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.

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Thursday doors – 17 July 2025 – Doors of Godalming

Doors 316 – Doors of Godalming, Surrey, March 2025 (Part II)

I am writing this all in a bit of a hurry last night, because today I’ll be travelling to Eastbourne to run a workshop for a large nature partnership. Expect to see some doors of Eastbourne some time in the future.

Today’s doors are the second helping from Godalming, a small town in Surrey bristling with character and heritage, which I visited on a similar work trip back in March this year. If nothing else, my work rewards me with opportunities to go to parts of the country I’d perhaps have never thought of going to, and Godalming is probably one of those.

I took these pictures in the evening I arrived and early in the morning before my workshop started, it is a routine I have mastered over the last year or two. I hope you enjoy these doors and some of the timber frame architecture.

Black door on High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Black door on High Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025

Black door and attractive surround, Church Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Black door and attractive surround, Church Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025

Door to The Pepperpot (formerly the town hall), Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Door to The Pepperpot (formerly the town hall), Godalming, Surrey, March 2025

Inner door to The Pepperpot (formerly the town hall), Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Inner door to The Pepperpot (formerly the town hall), Godalming, Surrey, March 2025

Door and shopfront to Pavilion (no more), Black door and attractive surround, Church Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Door and shopfront to Pavilion (no more), Church Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025

Sealed door and shopfront to Pavilion (no more), Black door and attractive surround, Church Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Sealed door and shopfront to Pavilion (no more), Church Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025

Green door to a timber frame house, Church Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Green door to a timber frame house, Church Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025

Blue door and accountant shopfront, Mint Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Blue door and accountant shopfront, Mint Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025

Two doors, brick and stone ground floor and timber frame building, Church Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025
Two doors, brick and stone ground floor and timber frame building, Church Street, Godalming, Surrey, March 2025

That’s enough Surrey culture for the time being. More to come next time. May I wish you all 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.

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Lupa

A gallery of fabulous, bold writing from Bristol graffiti writer and RBF stalwart, Lupa.

Instagram: @lup4_4

All photographs by Scooj

Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2025
Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2025

Lupa, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, January 2025
Lupa, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, January 2025

Lupa, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2025
Lupa, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2025

Desi and Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2025
Desi and Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2025

Lupa, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, October 2024
Lupa, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, October 2024

Lupa, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2023
Lupa, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2023

Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2023
Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2023

Lupa, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, November 2023
Lupa, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, November 2023

Lupa, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, October 2023
Lupa, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, October 2023

Lupa, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2023
Lupa, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2023

Lupa, Purdown, Bristol, May 2023
Lupa, Purdown, Bristol, May 2023

Lupa, Peel Street Green, Bristol, June 2023
Lupa, Peel Street Green, Bristol, June 2023

Thursday doors – 3 July 2025 – Street art doors

Doors 314 – Street art and graffiti doors of Bristol, Manchester, London and Nottingham, February to April 2024

Having completed the marathon of doors from Copenhagen and three weeks’ worth of doors from Leicester, I couldn’t make up my mind what to move on to next, so this week I have decided to go for some street art doors, which combines my love of doors and street art.

These doors were originally posted in February to April last year as part of my street art/graffiti category, but may have been photographed some time before that. I hope you enjoy them. Normal service will resume next time, but I still need to decide what to share next.

Djembello, Ridgeway Road, Bristol, February 2024
Djembello, Ridgeway Road, Bristol, February 2024

D7606, Northern Quarter, Manchester, February 2024
D7606, Northern Quarter, Manchester, February 2024

Sikoh, Richmond Road, Bristol, March 2024
Sikoh, Richmond Road, Bristol, March 2024

Sikoh, Richmond Road, Bristol, March 2024
Sikoh, Richmond Road, Bristol, March 2024

Ethan Lemon and Fredrik, Northern Quarter, Manchester, February 2024
Ethan Lemon and Fredrik, Northern Quarter, Manchester, February 2024

Kid30, Nottingham, March 2024
Kid30, Nottingham, March 2024

Dan Kitchener, Southampton Row, London, March 2024
Dan Kitchener, Southampton Row, London, March 2024

Dan Kitchener, Southampton Row, London, March 2024
Dan Kitchener, Southampton Row, London, March 2024

Dan Kitchener, Southampton Row, London, March 2024
Dan Kitchener, Southampton Row, London, March 2024

3Dom, Sevier Street, Bristol, April 2024
3Dom, Sevier Street, Bristol, April 2024

Door with witty street art, Nottingham, November 2023
Door with witty street art, Nottingham, November 2023

Graffiti door, Nottingham, November 2023
Graffiti door, Nottingham, November 2023

That’s it for another week. I prepared this post in advance, and I am publishing it very early (UK time) on Thursday, because when I did this by mistake a few weeks ago, I had far more views than I would normally expect. I am testing the idea once again, but this time deliberately, to see if that was an anomaly or a real effect.

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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Pelmo

A gallery of outstanding oversized character pieces by Bristol artist Pelmo.

Instagram: @pelmos_world

All photographs by Scooj

Pelmo, Cheltenham Paint Festival, Cheltenham, July 2022
Pelmo, Cheltenham Paint Festival, Cheltenham, July 2022

Pelmo, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2022
Pelmo, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2022

Pelmo, New Stadium Road, Bristol, June 2022
Pelmo, New Stadium Road, Bristol, June 2022

Pelmo, New Stadium Road, Bristol, June 2022
Pelmo, New Stadium Road, Bristol, June 2022

Pelmo, New Stadium Road, Bristol, June 2022
Pelmo, New Stadium Road, Bristol, June 2022

Pelmo, Lucky Lane, Bristol, April 2022
Pelmo, Lucky Lane, Bristol, April 2022

Pelmo, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2022
Pelmo, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2022

Pelmo, Lucky Lane, Bristol, August 2019
Pelmo, Lucky Lane, Bristol, August 2019

Pelmo, Tobacco Factory, Bristol, June 2019
Pelmo, Tobacco Factory, Bristol, June 2019

Pelmo, Tobacco Factory, Bristol, May 2019
Pelmo, Tobacco Factory, Bristol, May 2019

Pelmo, Upfest shop yard, Bristol, July 2018
Pelmo, Upfest shop yard, Bristol, July 2018

Pelmo, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
Pelmo, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018

Pelmo, West Street, Bristol, April 2018
Pelmo, West Street, Bristol, April 2018

Pelmo, West Street, Bristol, April 2018
Pelmo, West Street, Bristol, April 2018

Pelmo, West Street, Bristol, April 2018
Pelmo, West Street, Bristol, April 2018

Pelmo, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

Pelmo, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

Thursday Doors – 26 June 2025 – Doors of Leicester

Doors 313 – Leicester, Leicestershire (part III) – May 2024

This is the final selection of doors from a visit I made to Leicester with work in May 2024. I did however return in June 2024 and captured a whole load more doors, but I will save these for another day. While Leicester is the sort of city that you drive past or have to have a good reason to go there, it has an interesting history and special culture all of its own, and the surrounding countryside is quite beautiful.

I hope you enjoy the final selection in this series:

Arrivals gateway at Leicester Station, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Arrivals gateway at Leicester Station, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

Ornate Indian restaurant door, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Ornate Indian restaurant door, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

Gate and black door, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Gate and black door, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

Ordinary door to the thinnest of buildings, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Ordinary door to the thinnest of buildings, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

Fancy doorway with as utilitarian door, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Fancy doorway with as utilitarian door, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

Grey door to the disused Carron Buildings, Rutland Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Grey door to the disused Carron Buildings, Rutland Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

Three doors into the Secular Society secular hall, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Three doors into the Secular Society secular hall, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

Ghost door on the weighbridge toll collector's house, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Ghost door on the weighbridge toll collector’s house, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

Large arched door with ornate balcony, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Large arched door with ornate balcony, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

Well that’s it for another week and the end of this visit to Leicester. Something different 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 Thursday Doors post.

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Thursday Doors – 12 June 2025 – Doors of Leicester

Doors 311 – Leicester, Leicestershire (part I) – May 2024

One of the main reasons that I am enjoying my work so much at the moment is that I get to travel around the country helping teams and partnerships declare new National Nature Reserves. These NNRs are the lesser-know sibling of National Parks and National Landscapes (formerly Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs)). There are about 220 NNRs in England, and they are the country’s best places for nature.

There is a Government target to create 25 new significant NNRs over a five-year period, and we are in the second year of rolling this out. In May 2024, a new National Nature Reserve was declared called Bradgate Park, which is a ten-minute drive outside Leicester. I was lucky enough to be there at the launch event and stayed the night before in Leicester – naturally it was an opportunity to photograph some doors. This is the first selection of doors from that visit:

Door and gable end to Grade I listed Leicester Guildhall, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Door and gable end to Grade I listed Leicester Guildhall, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

Door to Grade I listed Leicester Guildhall, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Door to Grade I listed Leicester Guildhall, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

Blue door and sprinkler stop valve, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Blue door and sprinkler stop valve, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

Leicester Cathedral, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Leicester Cathedral, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

Main door to Leicester Cathedral, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Main door to Leicester Cathedral, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

Door to Leicester Cathedral, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Door to Leicester Cathedral, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

Old wooden door and glass panels, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Old wooden door and glass panels, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

Wide old door, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024
Wide old door, Leicester, Leicestershire, May 2024

While Leicester Cathedral isn’t much to write home about, the guildhall next door is a pretty special building. More to come from this trip to Leicester 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.

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