I am really having way too much fun skiing, and way too tired to do pretty much anything else, so today’s entry is necessarily short. After last week’s classic car doors from a car auction in Buxton, this week’s selection is rather more ordinary, but I hope you enjoy them nonetheless.
Westminster Hotel door, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024Diamond decorated door frame and white door, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024Fabulous ghost door, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024The perfect Thursday Doors door, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024No parking in front of this workshop door, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024CoCo pink doors, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
That’s your lot from the small Derbyshire town this week, 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 Thursday Doors post.
Shab, North Street, Bristol, June 2019Shab, St Michael’s Hill, Bristol, November 2017Shab, St Michael’s Hill, Bristol, November 2017Shab, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2017Shab, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2017Shab, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017Shab, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017Shab, Wade Street, Bristol, June 2017Shab, Wade Street, Bristol, June 2017Shab, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2017Shab, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2017Shab, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2017Shab, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2017Shab, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016Shab, North Street, Bristol, September 2015Shab, Magdalene Place, Bristol, June 2016Shab, St Michael’s Hill, Bristol, September 2016Shab, St Michael’s Hill, Bristol, September 2016Shab, Picton Lane, Bristol, April 2016Shab, Picton Lane, Bristol, April 2016Shab, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2017Shab, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2017
Doors 297 – Doors of Peterborough (Part V), April 2024
So at last we come to my final selection of doors from Peterborough, which were taken in the Cathedral area and then passing on down towards the river Nene. While I very much enjoyed my wanderings around this historic Cathedral City, I was left with a bitter sense of urban deprivation in 2020s England, a legacy of 14 years of running down of public services, of impacts of Brexit, of Covid and of the rising costs of fuel. I have shown you one face of this city, but it is important to understand that it is not all ‘chocolate box’ views and stunning architecture.
My genuine wish is that our country rediscovers its sense of purpose, its compassion and its place in the European conversation. After all, who wouldn’t want to live in a better place that is business-like, kind and fair? Enjoy the doors:
Norman archway and doors with the cathedral behind, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Black door and fine stone surround, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Number 2, black door with large wrought iron hinges, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Studded wooden door and plants, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Norman arched doorway and wooden door. I found the sign more offensive than the smoking it is there to advise against, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Peterborough Guildhall, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Front door of Old Customs House, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Rear door to the river, Old Customs House, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024
So that’s it from Peterborough, Adieu! I’ll have to think of what to share next from my archive, and will have fun doing so. May 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.
A gallery of superb clean writing from the graffiti writer Smut
All photographs by Scooj
Smut, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2023Smut, Peel Street Green, Bristol, July 2022Smut, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2022Smut, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2022Smut, Lawrence Hill, Bristol, March 2022Smut, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2022Smut, St Werburghs, Bristol, December 2021Smut, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2021Smut, Purdown Battery, Bristol, September 2021Smut, Purdown Battery, Bristol, July 2021
Doors 296 – Doors of Peterborough (Part IV), April 2024
The truth is, I forgot that today was a Thursday. I have so far had a week of wall-to-wall meetings and have struggled to come up for air. Add to that an evening out last night (on a school night) and my head hasn’t really been in the right place.
I don’t have too much to add to the words about this series of doors from Peterborough, as these are the fourth selection, and I have said much about the city before. These doors were all within the grounds of the Cathedral and of the Cathedral itself. I hope you enjoy them.
Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Norman arch and door, Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Small side door, Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Gateway and door into the Cathedral grounds, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Buildings and doors in the Cathedral grounds, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Private door in a wall, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Door between ancient gateways, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024Closer view of door between ancient gateways, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024
A final set of Peterborough doors to come next time and then onto something else. Have a good 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 and combination pieces from some time ago by Eraze
all photographs by Scooj
Eraze, St Werburghs, Bristol, May 2019Eraze, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2017Eraze, Dean Lane, Bristol July 2016Eraze, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, May 2016Eraze, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, April 2016Eraze, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, May 2016
As is so often the case, I am a little pressed for time this week, having been volunteered to take on some extra work (which I have no capacity to do) for another parallel team until the end of March. New relationships, ways of working and projects adds up to heightened pressure, but I will not allow this to interfere too much with my mindful moments such as Thursday Doors and photographing street art.
This is the second selection of doors from Peterborough, which bring us closer to the area around the Cathedral, and an area that was historically wealthier than the surrounding districts. I hope you enjoy them.
Grand central portico with Corinthian columns and panelled doors, Peterborough, April 2024Ordinary door on a Grade II listed building built in 1911, Peterborough, April 2024Green gates, Peterborough, April 2024Black door with stained-glass surround, Peterborough, April 2024Exotic doorway fusing the old with the new, Peterborough, April 2024Pair of doors, steps and flower pots, Peterborough, April 2024Black door and sturdy stone surround, steps and flower pots, Peterborough, April 2024Two black arched doors in the grounds of the Cathedral, Peterborough, April 2024
There is not a lot more to add this week, so I will look forward to 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.
Last year, I made a work trip to Peterborough to run a workshop, and as ever when on my travels, I took the opportunity early in the morning before the workshop started to gather my thoughts and have a little wander around the place taking photographs and noticing things.
Peterborough is a Cathedral City in eastern central England, and although I have visited it before when I lived in Cambridgeshire, it was always on a night out or to an office, so I hadn’t really ever got to know the place. What surprised me the most wasn’t the incredible architecture around the cathedral or the clean and tidy streets, it was instead the levels of deprivation, and I was quite shocked. There were a lot of rough sleepers about the place and the tell-tale signs of a poverty-stricken society containing streets full of bookies, pound shops, gambling arcades and vape shops – ‘Aladdin’s caves’ of bright lights and hope.
I have to say I found the experience profoundly depressing, and a contemporary illustration of how the previous government of 14 years had failed people at the lower end of the economic spectrum. The first thing I saw as I stepped out of the station was a long queue of people with tatty clothes and plastic bags outside a foodbank. We should hang our heads in shame that foodbanks even exist in one of the wealthiest nations in the world, while the richest in our society just get richer.
On a brighter note, Peterborough had pockets of street art and, importantly to today’s post, plenty of interesting doors to admire. Let’s get cracking:
White garage doors, Peterborough, April 2024An interesting door surround at the Tavan Moroccan restaurant, Peterborough, April 2024Black door and fabulous stonework, Nacro Education, Peterborough, April 20241930 iron and glass latticed door, Peterborough, April 2024Norman gateway and double doors (not a perfect fit), Cathedral Square, Peterborough, April 2024Closer view of the Norman gateway and double doors, Cathedral Square, Peterborough, April 2024Some nice symmetry around the black door of this 1837 building erected by Edward Wortly, an MP of the city, Peterborough, April 2024
Plenty more to come from this trip to Peterborough next time. May 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.
Time flies. I can’t believe that it was November 2023 when I went on tour with my daughter to check out potential universities. Since that time she decided to go to Leeds and has just successfully completed her first term there. I have to say that I was quite taken with Sheffield, a city I hadn’t been to before, and would have been quite happy if she had accepted a place there. As it is, Leeds is my paternal ancestral home and I am very happy that she is there.
The doors this week were snapped up during the short visit we made, and unlike most of my city doorscursions, this is a one-off post from Sheffield, which I hope you enjoy:
Modern green door on an Art Deco style building – the balcony door is original, Sheffield, November 2023Green doors on an Art Deco style building, Sheffield, November 2023, Sheffield, November 2023Back street door with tags and stickers/paste ups (skeleton by D7606), Sheffield, November 2023, Sheffield, November 2023Raven Silverware Co Ltd door, Sheffield, November 2023, Sheffield, November 2023Red electric meters door, and interesting stone surround, Sheffield, November 2023, Sheffield, November 2023Leader House black door, Sheffield, November 2023Fine black door and steps, Sheffield, November 2023, Sheffield, November 2023The Sheffield School of Gin sounds fun – two black doors, Sheffield, November 2023, Sheffield, November 2023Mount Zion gate and doors, Sheffield, November 2023, Sheffield, November 2023
So that’s it 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.
Doors 291 – Street art and graffiti doors of Bristol, Nottingham, Manchester and Sheffield, November to December 2023
I am on holiday in Marrakesh, lucky me, and so am re-purposing some doors from my street art archives for Thursday doors, because I don’t have access to my home PC. Of course I am collecting dozens of Moroccan doors to share with you later in the year.
Today’s doors were originally posted in November and December 2023, but may have been photographed some time before. I hope you enjoy them. Normal service should resume next time.
Laura Decorum, Nottingham, November 2023Creamy Lines, Leonard Lane, Bristol November 2023
A partial shutter (cheating a bit)
Mr Crawls, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2023Unknown collaboration, The Carriageworks, Bristol, November 2023
Artwork on a ghost door.
Kid30, Nottingham, November 20233Dom, The Carriageworks, Bristol, November 2023
Artwork on a ghost door.
Rob Lee, Sheffield, November 2023Mr Cenz, Northern Quarter, Manchester, November 2023
That yer lot for this week, wishing you all a fabulous week from North Africa. Back to freezing cold Britain for next time (boo).
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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