Happy 4 July to all those for whom it is a holiday. Here in the UK it is just another day, but it is Thursday, and that means doors.
I am being a little lazy this week using archive material to bring you the same door in Moon Street, one of my favourite street/graffiti art spots, but with different looks over the last few years – I might do this with a few more graffiti doors when I am pushed for new content.
With apologies to regulars who might have seen most of these images before.
Face 1st, Moon Street, Bristol, May 2019Panskaribas, Moon Street, Bristol, March 2019Run Z, Moon Street, Bristol, January 2019Laic217, Moon Street, Bristol, August 2018Laic217, Moon Street, Bristol, June 2018Coloquix, Moon Street, Bristol, August 2016Laic217, Moon Street, Bristol, February 2017
That just about wraps it up for this week, maybe some more Dorchester doors next time. Please go take a look at the Norm 2.0 blog – the originator of Thursday Doors where there are links to yet more doors in the comments section at the end.
I went to a meeting in Dorchester last week and had quite a lot of time to kill either side of the meeting and my train journeys. I have never been to the town before, so there was an obvious doorscursion opportunity, and what an appropriately named place for such a thing.
The town left me a little puzzled. Compared to Bristol it is a rather sleepy and sedate place although both share an extraordinary history and abominable post-war architecture. The most striking thing was the abundance of retirees as a proportion of the total population. Maybe this was an artifact of the time of day I was visiting, I don’t know.
Because of its Roman heritage I had imagined ancient doors all over the place, but instead there was a curious mix of old, new, weird and beautiful doors. You’ll be glad to hear there were no graffiti doors in Dorchester.
Here we go:
Dorset museum. Shame about the hoarding and door in front of the door. Dorchester, June 2019Shop door, Dorchester, June 2019Rather old and redundant? Shop door, Dorchester, June 2019Charming blue door, Dorchester, June 2019Pair of doors – I particularly like the worn step, Dorchester, June 2019This dwelling is appropriately named ‘Lilliput House’, the door was about 5ft 6 and I would have struggled to get in. Dorchester, June 2019
So there we have it for another week – there will be more from Dorchester in due course. Meanwhile why not go and check out the Norm 2.0 blog – the originator of Thursday Doors where there are links to yet more doors in the comments section at the end.
Doors 75 – A walk along the River Avon cycle path.
Last Sunday was Father’s Day, and I took the opportunity to be a little self-indulgent and go off on a street art hunt to parts of Bristol city I haven’t been to before. I think that wandering around aimlessly, whether in an urban or rural setting is one of my favourite things. No plan, no map, no directions, just looking around and exploring keeping my eyes open and spotting things that might interest me.
This type of exploring is best done alone, because it involves a lot of side tracks and doubling back which could prove tiresome for any companions.
I decided to drop down onto a cycle path which runs alongside the River Avon (literally river river… Avon is derived from a word abon which means river or Afon in Welsh). The cycle path is sandwiched between the river and the backs of buildings on an industrial estate. On the opposite bank is the Paintworks, which is a reconstructed industrial estate full of rather fancy industrial/business units. The cycle path side is definitely the less salubrious of the banks.
I found a fair amount of graffiti, most of it just tagging, and an awful lot of industrial unit fire escape doors, none of which looked like they had been used in years. I share those doors with you now. I don’t expect a lot of love for these doors, but they are doors, I saw them and feel it is only fair to post them.
Rather bright yellow door, River Avon cycle path, Bristol, June 2019Warehouse rear door, River Avon cycle path, Bristol, June 2019Charmingly decorated fire exit door to a warehouse, River Avon cycle path, Bristol, June 2019Door painted by Sirens, River Avon cycle path, Bristol, June 2019Overgrown fire exit door, River Avon cycle path, Bristol, June 2019
there was a bit of a contrast with the opposite bank, which had rather a wide margin of brackish plants spreading down onto the mud (the tide was out), and hosted a fair amount of wildlife including these Canada geese.
On the other side of the River Canada Geese graze in the thick estuarine mud, River Avon cycle path, Bristol, June 2019
So that is another week of doors gone by, maybe soon I’ll find some rather more attractive doors to post, but don’t bank on it.
If you’d like to see more doors take a good look at the Norm 2.0 blog – the originator of Thursday Doors where there are links to yet more doors in the comments section at the end.
A few more doors that have seen better days, or if you’d like to look at them through a different lens, might have been given a second and rather more interesting life.
Abandoned door, Bristol, June 2019Is this the same abandoned door? and can you see the door behind all the posters? Stokes Croft, Bristol, June 2019Jody door, North Street, Bristol, June 2019Archway and door in Leonard Lane, Bristol, March 2019Character-building? tagged doors in Moon Street, Bristol, June 2019
So there we are for another week.
If you’d like to see more doors take a good look at the Norm 2.0 blog – the orchestrator of Thursday Doors where there are links to yet more doors in the comments section at the end.
Another slightly rushed post this week, a random selection of Bristol doors that might have seen better days, but are all the more characterful for their journeys.
Tagged door, Moon Street, Bristol, March 2019Lakota back door, Moon Street, Bristol, March 2019Just a door somewhere in Bristol, March 2019Doors, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2019Important notice, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2019Warehouse doors, Gardiner Haskins building, Bristol, March 2019Warehouse doors, Gardiner Haskins building, Bristol, March 2019
And that’s it for another week.
For more doors take a good look at the Norm 2.0 blog – the mastermind behind Thursday Doors where there are links to yet more doors in the comments section at the end.
Doors 72 – Doors from Camden Town from November 2017
I am now scraping the residues from a very deep and rather empty door barrel. I had a choice… not to post any doors today, or get something old out of the door quickly and efficiently…I went with the latter.
Here are three doors from a street art hunting trip to Camden Town, London back in November 2017:
Thursday Door, Camden Town, November 2017Wheatpasted door, Face the Strange (top) and CodeFC (bottom), Camden Town, November 2017A rather plain and neglected door, Camden Town, November 2017
So there you are. I’ll leave you to decide whether this post was worth it. I am (in case you hadn’t noticed) a bit of a creature of habit, so to do this was more comfortable than missing a week.
Maybe I’ll have time to do something a little more imaginative next week.
For more doors take a good look at the Norm 2.0 blog – the brains behind Thursday Doors where there are links to yet more doors in the comments section at the end.
Doors 71 – Some Bristol doors from Hotwells – 16 May 2019
These are a series of door pictures that I took back in March on a slightly chilly, dull day as I recall. Hotwells is an area that lies on the hillside sandwiched between the floating harbour and River Avon to the south and Clifton to the North. In years gone by it was a very fashionable area reknowned for its hot springs. At the height of its popularity there was even a funicular railway that transported the well-heeled Bristolians from Clifton Village down to Hotwells and back (it is one hell of a hill).
The Clifton railway is a whole other story and maybe I should keep my powder dry to do a Thursday Doors just on that… watch this space.
So, no more guff from me… here are the doors.
313 or 16? Door, Hotwells, Bristol, March 2019313 or 16? Door, Hotwells, Bristol, March 2019A rather tired green door, Hotwells, Bristol, March 2019Red and white door (the colours of Bristol City football club), Hotwells, Bristol, March 2019This fancy window/door establishment has seen better days, Hotwells, Bristol, March 2019It’s all in the detail on this door, Hotwells, Bristol, March 2019A bit of a lean?, Hotwells, Bristol, March 2019
So there we have it for another week. For more door (not Mordor) mayhem take a jolly good look at the Norm 2.0 blog – the brains behind Thursday Doors where there are links to yet more doors in the comments section at the end.
Doors 70. Some Bristol doors from the Kingsdown area – 2 April 2019
If you head towards town on the Cheltenham Road (A38), to your right is a hill which leads up to Kingsdown. These doors are on the sleepy and rather steep streets in that area that appear to have little traffic, making standing in the road taking pictures less hazardous than usual.
Taken a few weeks ago on a rather sunny morning. Enjoy.
Two reasonably ordinary garden gates and Banksy’s Rose Trap behind perspex, Kingsdown, Bristol, March 2019Door on a steep hill, Kingsdown, Bristol, March 2019Another door on a steep hill, Kingsdown, Bristol, March 2019The Hillgrove, Kingsdown, Bristol, March 2019Windows from a bygone era… a smoke room, can you believe it?One of those doors that was a door but is no longer a door, Kingsdown, Bristol, March 2019A secret garden door. We like those. Kingsdown, Bristol, April 2019
That’s your lot for this week.
If you like doors and want to see more from around the globe then visit the inspiration behind Thursday Doors go and take a look at Norm 2.0 blog where there are links to yet more doors in the commemnts at the end.
Doors 69. Fournier Street (Part 2) – 25 April 2019
The second installment of doors from Fournier Street in the East End of London from a couple of weeks back. This week there is a bit of shutter action as well, and I suppose they are a kind of door, aren’t they? Here we go then…
Door with beautiful surround, Fournier Street, London, April 2019Door knocker and grille, Fournier Street, London, April 2019Another slightly wonky door to a garden, Fournier Street, London, April 2019Fine door and matching shutters, Fournier Street, London, April 2019Dark blue door and matching shutters, Fournier Street, London, April 2019Door eleven, Fournier Street, London, April 2019Eleven and a half! Fournier Street, London, April 2019Great doors, great shutters, great colours, Fournier Street, London, April 2019
So that’s is for this week, back to something a little more mundane next time.
If you like doors and want to see more from around the globe then visit the inspiration behind Thursday Doors go and take a look at Norm 2.0 blog where there are links to yet more doors in the commemnts at the end.
Well I think I hit door gold last week when taking a trip to London. My sister, who lives in Stoke Newington, and I had decided to spend the day together to remember our father on the first anniversary of his death.
My sister suggested we take a walk in the Brick Lane area – I think she thought I’d enjoy showing her the street art in the area, and indeed she was right. Some of the pieces we saw are posted elsewhere on Natural Adventures.
Heading back to a bust stop near Spitalfields Market, we turned right off Brick Lane and into Fournier Street. My jaw nearly hit the floor. I explained the whole ‘Thursday Doors’ to my long-suffering sister and proceeded to snap away. Fournier street is one of those amazing East End streets that has pretty much kept its character, and rather than being knocked down in some kind of ill-thought-out gentrification project it has survived and thrived in private ownership by people who took a punt back in the 1950s/60s that these houses were worth looking after. Gilbert and George are an example of that, and if you Google them in Fournier Street, you can see articles about their house (Number 8 I think).
Enough guff… here is the first installment of Fournier Street doors:
Double double door, Brick Lane Muslim Funeral Services, Fournier Street, London April 2019Blue door and fine portico, Fournier Street, London, April 2019Nice doors and great Victorian tiles, Fournier Street, London, April 2019Door and swanky portico with lamp, Fournier Street, London, April 2019Door, slightly wonky, Fournier Street, London, April 2019Door, eight panels and beautiful surround, Fournier Street, London, April 2019Door, is this one wonky too? Fournier Street, London, April 2019Door with splendid portico, Fournier Street, London, April 2019
More Fournier door delight to come in Part 2 soon.
For more doors and indeed the inspiration behind Thursday Doors go and take a look at Norm 2.0 blog where there are links to yet more doors.
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