I am facilitating another workshop today, this time in London, and have written this post yesterday. This follows hot on the heals of a workshop in Nottingham on Tuesday, so I have limited capacity to write too much for this post.
Fortunately this should be quite a quick one, because it is the final leftovers from our day trip to Montefalco in Umbria last summer. I hope you enjoy them:
Beautiful gate and door behind, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Small, double door arch, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Double arch doors, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Simple archway doors, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023A gateway view over the valley, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Small double doors and wooden lintel, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Small double door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Garden door – there is a gecko on this door to the left of the number 5 where the light streak is (almost impossible to see), Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Ghost door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Fine double door in a former arched doorway, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023An Ottoman? influenced door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Grand entrance and door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
That’s it for this week. Something closer to home, i.e. UK-based next week. 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, and in his Sunday round up.
Happy leap day to you, the curious vagaries of time eh? Last week I trailed this week as being the last selection of doors from the beautiful hilltop town of Montefalco in Umbria, Italy, well it seems I was getting a little ahead of myself, and after today’s doors there will be one more trip to the town before perhaps sharing some doors closer to home. My apologies for inadvertently misleading you.
This week’s selection of doors were located near or in the church of Saint Agostino, a short distance west of the main square. The church, a modestly presented building, was quite empty of people and clutter except for a couple of caskets containing the dried and preserved remains of disciples of St Chiara of the Cross. These displays are quite common in Italian churches, but always seem to be a little bit at odds with English sensibility. The caskets have hinged doors which is why I have included them. I hope you enjoy these and the other doors in today’s selection:
Door with a bunny-bottom garland, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024A pair of doors and street tap, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024Stunning modern door design, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024A fine arched door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024Entrance doors to the church of Saint Agostino, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024Casket with hinged door, containing remains of Chiarella and Illuminata, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024Casket with hinged door, containing remains, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024Wonderful panelled arched door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024Stylish modern door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024Well-used and weathered doors, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
So that’s it for another week, and next time will definitely be the last of the doors from this delightful Umbrian town… I promise.
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.
My doorscursion in Montefalco, a small hilltop town in Umbria, continues with a descent from the town square, in a south-westerly direction towards the Porta di Sant’Agostino. The town is a sleepy and dusty place which had an unusually small number of tourists, which always makes the experience (as a tourist) so much more pleasurable. It also means that there is no need to be self-conscious when photographing doors, because there is nobody about to judge you.
I think that I might have one more set of doors from this wonderful place, but that will be for next time. In the meanwhile, I hope you enjoy this week’s selection:
Low arched door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024Door within a larger doorway, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024Door set high above the pavement, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024Grand door on a hill, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024Arched door and steps, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024Ghost door with an arched window, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024Barely visible ghost door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024A pair of utilitarian doors, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2024
I rather wish I was back there right now, and away from the seemingly constant rain here in Bristol… will it ever stop? More to come from Montefalco next time, before perhaps returning to some English doors for a little while. May I wish you a pleasant and restful 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 2023Arched door and stairs, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Ghost door and AC unit, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Ghost door and post box, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Wooden door with beautiful carvings, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Wooden door with beautiful carvings (detail), Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Arched door with crazy stonework, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Side street, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Doors 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 2023Modern arched door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Arched door with stonework motif above, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Fine door with ironwork fan, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Outstanding door and doorway, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Archway with a door inside, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Door in the town square, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Close 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.
Today I mark my 250th Thursday doors post with the third and final part of photographs of doors from a wonderful National Trust property in East Cornwall, called Cotehele. Incidentally my first Thursday doors post (12 October 2017) was short and sweet – perhaps I need to ‘talk less, smile more’.
This last collection of doors from Cotehele is as eclectic as the last set, with the common thread being that all the doors are reasonably old, some very old, and all of unpainted wood. I think that the house has evolved over centuries, and so the doors and doorways are scattered around the property without any real sense of planning, which adds to the character of this rambling eccentric property. I recommend a trip very highly if you should ever find yourself in the area.
Here we go:
Main hall door adorned with a whalebone? arch, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023Fabulous glass panelled door, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023Stunning writing desk with multiple drawers and doors, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023Door into a very narrow bedroom, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023Panelled door into a bedroom, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023Well worn panelled door, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023Ornate wooden door, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023Landing door with curious frame and well worn keyhole and handle, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
That’s it from East Cornwall for now. I will not be posting Thursday doors next week, instead I will be enjoying the slopes of the SW Alps. See you in a couple of weeks.
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 in London today running a workshop, so prepared this post in haste (post haste – geddit?) last night, hence the brevity.
These doors are a part II from a visit my family made to Cotehele, a National Trust property just outside Plymouth, back in August last year. This week we go from outside the property to look at some of the interior doors, which represent the most eclectic collection of doors I have found anywhere in one place. There will be more to follow next time.
One of many entrance doors on the building, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023Studded door with interesting door fittings (and fire extinguisher), Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023Solid old door (and fire extinguisher), Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023Internal archway, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023Old door to the wine cellar, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023Entrance door, hidden tapestry door and exit door, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023Three wooden doors, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023Door to the ‘smallest room’, Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023Archway and doors. Cotehele, Cornwall, August 2023
If you should ever find yourself in the Plymouth area, then I would thoroughly recommend a trip to this incredible place. More interior doors to come next time, until then, may I wish you 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 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 2023Out-building modern door in an old stone archway, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023Out-building modern door in an old stone archway, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023Carved stone archway entrance, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023Office door, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023Ancient studded door within a door, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023A pair of old studded doors, Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, August 2023Main 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.
I am a little behind with posting this week’s Thursday doors, so this is likely to be a short one. The doors and archways in this post are the final selection from Perugia, photographed during a family holiday to Umbria last July. Some architectural features to enjoy as well as doors – I hope you enjoy them.
Layers of history, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Some cheeky incidental doors, but it was the archway I was photographing, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023More cheeky doors in this alleyway with structural arch braces, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Plain door to the thinnest house? Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023I’m not sure if his window had once been a door, the frame might suggest so, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Church door and impressive stone work, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Double doors within doors and an impressive stone archway. Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Stunning studded door and stylish stone surround, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023Wonderful old door perched on a wall with a wreath crest, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, July 2023
So that is really it from Perugia. I have many more Umbrian doors to share, although I will take a break from Italy for a while and next time will post doors from an as yet undetermined city location in England, something for me to think about between now and next time. May I wish you a very happy weekend. Arrivederci!
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.
Natural adventures 