Doors 139 – Once again it is some random doors from Bristol
I have a big work squeeze today, so a very short post from me. A mixture of Bristol doors. Some from last week, others from the May lockdown last year… how things are dragging on.
I hope you enjoy this little selection:
Red door with three glass panels, Bristol, April 2020 Church door with (extra) large hinges, St Agnes, Bristol, May 2020 Ashley Green door, Montpelier, Bristol, May 2020 Double doors, Stokes Croft, Bristol, May 2020 Mr Penfold door, St Phillips, Bristol, February 2021 Red back gate, Devon Road, Bristol, February 2021
So that’s your lot for this week. Sorry for the brevity.
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 138 – even more (again) random doors from Bristol
Well I am still using up my reserves of photographs of doors taken while walking around Bristol. I long for a trip to a different town or a stately home to capture some new and interesting doors, but for now I’ll just have to make do with what I have got.
This really is a random set, in no particular order and from no particular area of Bristol. I hope you enjoy them.
Door with ornate entrance way, Bristol, December 2020
Corrugated iron gate, Boiling Wells Lane, Bristol, December 2020
Farm Gate, Boiling wells Lane, Bristol, December 2020
Utility box painted with a flower, Bristol, October 2020
Lock Gates at the entrance to the floating harbour, Bristol, October 2020
Mr Bloopy tag on a knackered old door, Bristol, July 2020
I fully expect that next week will feature a bunch more of these random doors, but a little part of me hopes to find some new ones over the next few days.
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.
It has been a very cold week, but at least it has been dry, and unlike the east of the country that has had considerable snowfall, it has not materialised here in Bristol. However it isn’t the weather that makes Thursday doors such a challenge at the moment, but the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, which for many doorsters means photographing local doors or raiding archives, or doing a bit of both.
This week, like last week, is a simple stroll around some doors not too far from where I live, and while they may not be all that interesting, at least they are not recycled from a previous post… although it might not be too long before that starts to happen. Enjoy…
A rather fetching door and surround, Bristol, January 2021 Tatty door, nice frame, Montpelier, Bristol, January 2021 Tatty door, nice frame, Montpelier, Bristol, January 2021 Blue door with a clock painted on it . Six past nine. Bristol, January 2021 MOTs here, a small garage and open door, Redland, Bristol, December 2020 Blue door, sideways entrance, Redland, Bristol, December 2020
Alas, that is all I can manage this week. Soon things will get better and I will be able to extend my range of doors a little.
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.
As the lockdown continues, everything seems to get just that little bit harder. The routines become confirmation that nothing changes or has changed for such a very long time. There is a collective cloud sitting above the nation and there is little hope for anything changing any time soon. Thank goodness for Thursday Doors… a moment of escapism and a change to the tedium of our coronavirus lives.
This is a selection of doors and gates from my walks around the city of Bristol.
Corrugated Iron door, Boiling Wells Lane, Bristol, December 2020A rather forlorn gate, Bristol, October 2020A gate in an arch of a bridge, Bristol, November 2020Got to love the door at number 33, Bristol, January 2020A ghost door, Bristol, January 2020
So there is the little break in our ‘groundhog day’ existence, I hope you enjoyed it.
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 135 – back to the archive for some street/graffiti art doors
Things are very busy at work and the streets are wet. This means that my opportunities to get out and find some new doors are significantly depleted. So it is back to the archive. These photographs first appeared on Natural Adventures in April and May 2020 (even though some of them were taken long before that). Enjoy.
Tian, The Bearpit, Bristol, May 2019
Stik, Shoreditch, London, November 2018
Mr Cenz, Shoreditch, London, November 2018
Zabou, Shoreditch, London, August 2016
Artistic/badly painted door, Montpelier, Bristol, March 2020
Object… Jamaica Street, Bristol, May 2020
Daz Cat, M32 cycle path, Bristol, May 2020
Nevergiveup, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2020
Kid Crayon and DNT?, Stokes Croft, Bristol, May 2017
The Krah, Montpelier, Bristol, September 2018
Feek, Ashley Hill, Bristol, July 2019
Nevergiveup, Leonard Lane, Bristol, July 2019
So that’s your lot for the week, a week in which the world seems a safer and more reliable place.
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 took a little pre-Christmas walk around my neighbourhood with the pooch because even in my familiar patch there are some doors of interest, as well as an awful lot of ordinary doors. Often it is what is around the door that makes them interesting and there are one of two examples of that in today’s post.
I still haven’t been to any country houses or estates since March last year, which is a shame as these tend to be rich hunting grounds for doors. We’ll just have to make door with what we find on our doorsteps for a little while longer.
Enjoy these doors from Redland in Bristol:
222 Yellow door and kids go Kart, Redland, Bristol, December 2020
Green door and lots of trellis, Redland, Bristol, December 2020
King George V post box, Redland, December 2020
Mint green door with castellation, Redland, December 2020
Bright yellow door with crazy awning, Redland, Bristol, December 2020
So there we have it, my first Thursday doors of 2021 and keeping it local for a change. I might have to delve into some archives very soon as we have just plunged into another national lockdown, and it sounds as though this one might continue into March.
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.
It is the custom on Thursday Doors to post our favourite doors from the year on the Thursday before Christmas, so in this Coronavirus-impacted year, here are some of mine. All of these doors were posted in 2020, but some were photographed before that. I hope you enjoy them, and wherever you are may I wish you a happy Christmas and an infinitely better 2021.
January
Front entrance to the Bristol Hippodrome, Doors, December 2019
February
Arched garden door with a boot scraper, Bristol, December 2019
March
3Dom, Brook Hill, Bristol, March 2020
April
Shop door, Anchor Road, Bristol, November 2019
May
The Krah, Montpelier, Bristol, September 2018
June
Former door bricked up, Montpelier, Bristol, March 2020
July
Back yard gate, Montpelier, Bristol, May 2020
August
Little doors on a garden wall in Redland, Bristol, August 2020
September
A gorgeous door somewhat eclipsed by the warning notices to the right, Cheltenham, September 2020
October
Double doors in St Andrews, Bristol, May 2020
November
Shop front – no longer in business, Dorchester, June 2019
December
Sepr, Brigstocke Road, Bristol, December 2020
This has been a very tough year for all citizens of the world, and that includes us door enthusiasts. Doorscursions have been quite hard to come by. Let’s all hope that next year brings us some relief from the coronavirus pandemic and we can seek out a new and better normal life.
Happy holidays.
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 132 – Predictably, some more graffiti/street art doors from the archives
I have had another busy week and have barely ventured outside the house, so I have once again resorted to searching through my archives. These doors were originally posted on Natural Adventures (though not necessarily as Thursday doors posts) in February this year.
I hope you enjoy them…
Blurry picture on a blurry day – four doors to choose from
Sepr, Gloucester Road, Bristol, February 2020
A tiny little door on the side of this caravan
Minto, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2020
Face 1st, Moon Street, Bristol, February 2020
OK, so there is only a bit of a door here, but give me a break…
Sepr, Dalton Square, Bristol, February 2020Sepr, Dalton Square, Bristol, February 2020
Fake doors on a fake train
Dibz, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
I may have cheated with this window/door
Sake One, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
DNT, Richmond Road, Bristol, February 2020
So that just about wraps it up for another 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 131 – a welcome to Dan Anton and some more graffiti archive doors
It has been an ultra busy week, so I am returning to my ‘safety blanket’ of doors from my street art archives. The worrying thing is that I am steadily using up my reserve doors and really need to get out to photograph some new and exciting doors. Bristol is currently in the highest tier of covid-19 restrictions, so it may still be some time before I can get out and about.
This little selection were originally posted on Natural Adventures during December 2019 and January this year. Enjoy:
There is a door there somewhere – I promise
Xenz, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2019
RichT, Frogmore Street, Bristol, December 2019
Paul Monsters, Leonard Lane, Bristol, December 2019
OK, So I cheated… There is a red gate in the wall at the bottom.
Space Invader, Lambeth High Street, London, November 2019
Nevergiveup, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2019
Pekoe, Hepburn Road, Bristol, January 2020
Nevergiveup, River Avon, Bristol, January 2020
Slakarts, Hepburn Road, Bristol, January 2020
Unify, Shoreditch, London, November 2018
BKFoxx, Hanbury Street, Shoreditch, London, November 2018
SkyHigh, Shoreditch, London, November 2018
Gvnly, North Street, Bristol, December 2018
Conrico, Newfoundland Road, Bristol, December 2019
Well there was a bit of cheating in that lot, and quite a few boarded up doors, but in this friendly community of door lovers, I’m sure even oblique references to doors are acceptable.
So that’s it for this week. More next week I hope.
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.
As ‘Thursday doorsters’, you will all know that Norm is stepping down from hosting Thursday doors. This week’s post is some of my favourite doors from the last year or two to thank Norm Frampton for opening my eyes and helping me to see such door beauty in the world.
For Norm:
Blue door beyond a blue door, Montpelier, Bristol, March 2020
Two doors and street art, St Pauls, Bristol, May 2020
Multiple workshop doors, Frogmore Street, Bristol, July 2019
Multiple doors, Gibson Road, Bristol, March 2020
A pair of doors with beautiful stained glass widows above, Montpelier, Bristol, March 2020
Arched garden door with a boot scraper, Bristol, December 2019
Charley Box door and post box door, Montpelier, Bristol, February 2020
The all important Stage Door for cast, musicians, tecnicians and groupies, Bristol Hippodrome, December 2019
That is some red door, Cheltenham, September 2019
Old red door, Wareham, Dorset, October 2019
Hotwells doors, Bristol, August 2019
Main front door to the house dating back to the 17th century, Lanhydrock House, Cornwall, August 2019
Great doors, great shutters, great colours, Fournier Street, London, April 2019
Door accompanied by Sophie Long’s chickens, Kingsdown, Bristol, March 2019
Door, North Street, Bristol, Artist: Paul Monsters, February 2019
Door of the dead, Corso Cavour, Citta di Castello, Umbria, Italy, August 2018
Go well Norm and thanks for all the doors (especially Italy and Ruelles Vertes).
That’s it for another 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 Norm 2.0 blog, where there are links to yet more doors in the comments section at the end.
