Doors 305 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part V), September 2024
Life is flashing by. April is over, and we are saying farewell to the first third of 2025. Unusually, we have had a pretty dry start to the year in England, especially March and April, and are experiencing summer temperatures this week, which is both delightful and worrying in equal measure.
I managed to spend an unseasonably warm few days in Copenhagen last September whilst on a city break with my mother. Perhaps ‘unseasonably warm’ or ‘biblical rainfall’ or ‘beast from the east’ are terms we will hear more and more frequently as we hurtle towards climate breakdown. I hope not, but it somehow feels like humanity has reached the age of stupid.
This week’s selection from Copenhagen are from the Kastelette citadel area to the northeast of the city and close to the most famous icon of all Denmark, the little mermaid statue, which is where I was heading for when I took these photographs. Here we go…
Door through a doorway, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Windmill door, Kastellet, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Kastellet door, Kastellet, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Gateway and guardroom doors, Kastellet, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024The Little Mermaid statue, Copenhagen, September 2024
Green door with perch, Store Kongensgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Green door and red shutters, Store Kongensgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Grand doors, skylight and brick surround, Borgergade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Fine doors and roses growing out of nothing, Sankt Pauls Plads, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Three-panelled double doors on St Paul’s church, Gernersgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024A simple symmetry of doors windows and shutters, Gernersgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
So there it is, this week’s Thursday Doors post has melted away as quickly as the year so far has. Still more to come from Copenhagen next time… and the time after that…
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 304 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part IV), September 2024
This week’s selection of doors come from the Christian VII’s palace and the surrounding area in Copenhagen. I am a little short of time this week, so I will be brief. Perhaps the highlight for me was arriving at the time of the changing of the guard at the palace, and without the vast crowds that accompany the Buckingham Palace equivalent in England. I hope you enjoy these doors:
Door with a fabulous dragon sculpture above, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Blue door with a clock in the light fan, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Black door set in a shop window and a bonus red door for good measure, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
A grey corner door with beautiful decorations above, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Three stunning doors of Christian VII’s Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
A guard outside the black door of Christian VII’s Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Changing of the guard outside the black door of Christian VII’s Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Three doors on the front of Frederik VIII’s Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Three doors into the impressive Frederik’s Church, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
So that’s it for this week. Obviously, a whole load more doors to come from this three-day trip to Copenhagen last September – brace yourselves.
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 303 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part III), September 2024
This week’s doors are a continuation of the Copenhagen series, and this week come from the 17th century district of New Haven (Nyhavn), where some of the most iconic views of the city are found. Try finding any brochure or website about Copenhagen that doesn’t include this famous waterfront. One of the houses, I don’t recall which, was home to arguably Denmark’s most celebrated Citizen, Hans Christian Andersen.
Iconic view and many doors of the waterside, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
These pictures were taken on two separate visits to the area. I mention this because the eagle-eyed among you might spot that there are some clouds in one or two of the pictures and not in others. I hope you enjoy this week’d selection:
Iconic view and many doors of the waterside, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Balcony door, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Large double door and fanlight, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Large double door and archway, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Large arched door, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Beautiful old door and wonky doorway complete with irritating notices, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Small boat door, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Doors on the deck, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Double doors to below decks, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
More to come from Denmark’s beautiful capital city 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.
Doors 302 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part II), September 2024
My series of doors from Copenhagen is going to be fairly lengthy, and I might have to increase the number of doors in each post a little, to prevent fatigue. This week’s selection is mainly from the waterside area of one of the canals that runs through the capital, of which there are several.
I took advantage of my mother needing a rest after our morning exertions in the Tivoli Gardens and trotted off on my own on a ten-mile afternoon walk (the first of two in three days). I took in so many incredible sights including an open-water swim, with hundreds of competitors braving the freezing seawater, many without wetsuits. Finding and photographing doors, of course, played an important part in my enjoyment of the city. I hope you enjoy them:
Grey door and shuttered windows, Vester Voldgade, Copenhagen, September 2025
Door within a door? Bryghusgade, Copenhagen, September 2025
Doorway into Christian Iv’s Brewhouse, Copenhagen, September 2025
Five warehouse doors, orange brickwork and blue skies, Frederiksholms Kanal, Copenhagen, September 2025
Gangway and door to a lighthouse boat boathouse, Frederiksholms Kanal, Copenhagen, September 2025
Several boat doors and hatches, Havnegade, Copenhagen, September 2025
WC doors, Havnegade, Copenhagen, September 2025
So that’s it until next time from sunny Copenhagen, may I wish you a happy week in these troubling times.
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 301 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part I), September 2024
In January last year, I turned 60, and have to say I wasn’t then, or indeed now, overjoyed about this landmark. Being eligible for a senior railcard is scant compensation for getting older and finally coming to terms with the fact that many of the things I wanted to do are now out of scope.
But, when old doors close, new ones open, and my birthday present from my (then 89-year-old) mother was a weekend break to a European city of my choice. I chose Copenhagen because I have never visited Scandinavia, it is not very far away, and you can fly from Bristol Airport. I had also heard many good reports about the Danish capital from friends who had been there before.
Getting there was incredibly straightforward and fast, and because my mother has limited mobility, we got through the airport security etc, in minutes. On arrival, the welcome was extraordinary and warm, from airport staff to train attendants. We decided to get a train from the airport to the city centre, as our hotel was next door to the Station, and it couldn’t have been easier. The train was clean and comfortable – it felt like a treat, but that probably tells you more about the appalling state of rail services in England.
Our hotel, as well as being adjacent to the station, was also very close to the Tivoli Gardens, the world’s second-oldest theme park (I am informed that the oldest one is also in Denmark). We headed in that direction on our first day and jumped the massive queues, by taking the restricted mobility entrance, and I wheeled my mother about the park for the rest of the morning, which she thoroughly enjoyed – I told her not to get too used to it!
I left my mother at the hotel for the afternoon, and went on one of two epic walks through the city hunting down street art and of course, doors. I got a little carried away, and I’m afraid this might be a very long series of doors, but worth it, I hope. Enjoy this first selection of doors from Copenhagen:
Three doors on the brick building which is on the western edge of Tivoli Gardens theme park, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2025
Front gateway to Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Large arched doors to the beautiful brick-built Copenhagen City Hall, Vestervold, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2025
Glass doors and grand entrance to the Palace Hotel, Vestervold, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2025
Large double doors with ironwork window panels, Vestervold, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2025
Superb green double doors and large fanlight, Vestervold, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2025
Beautiful red doors and brick surround, Galerie Ellen Frilling, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2025
Green double doors, Vestervold, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
On looking back at these doors, I am reminded of the outstanding architecture and red brickwork that runs throughout the city. I am also reminded of the gorgeous weather we had for the few days that we were there. More next time, but until then 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.
This is the last post from my trip to Buxton, and we say farewell to this beautiful Derbyshire town with a set of doors that includes the famous Buxton Opera House, an outstanding building and vibrant concert venue, that punches well above its weight in terms of its location, probably reflecting a more prosperous period when the wealthy would flock to the spa town.
Although this is the last post from Buxton, the good news is that I have doors lined up from Copenhagen, Marrakesh, Rochester and from a trip to Godalming on Tuesday this week amongst many other folders of doors ready for posting. In fact, my archive is growing faster than I am able to post… something to keep me going at least. I hope you enjoy this swan song from Buxton:
Rotating door and beautiful stone entrance to the Old Hall Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Double doors to St Ann’s Well Water Pump Room (for Devonshire hospital patients only), Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Beautiful shopfronts with green doors and superb tile work, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Doors and stunning architecture of the Buxton Opera House and Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Two double doors and side entrances to the Buxton Opera House, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
An original door in the ‘hot house’ of the Buxton Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Doors and entrance to the Devonshire Dome building, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
On this last building, here is a snippet from Wikipedia with some really interesting facts about the place:
The Devonshire Dome building (previously known as the Devonshire Royal Hospital) is a Grade II* listed 18th-century former stable block in Buxton, Derbyshire. It was built by John Carr of York and extended by architect Robert Rippon Duke, who added what was then the world’s largest unsupported dome, with a diameter of 44.2 metres (145 ft). It is now the site of the Buxton Campus of the University of Derby.
That’s it for this week. I now have to consider what doors to bring to the party next time. Have 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.
Doors 300 – Doors of Buxton (part III), April 2024
Coming home from a holiday can be a tricky period, especially returning to work immediately afterwards. I still haven’t cleared the accumulated emails from last week and feel like I am very much on the back foot. I don’t think that there is any quick solution to this situation, other than to take early retirement (not a financially viable option) or to not take any leave (well, that’s not happening). So I simply take the heat, keep calm and carry on.
The point of the story is that I have limited time to do justice to Thursday Doors, a valuable constant landmark in my routine that offers me a weekly mindful moment.
I visited Buxton back in April last year as part of a team meeting which we combined with a tree planting opportunity, supporting a project called LIFE in the Ravines. Derbyshire is a fair schlep from Bristol, so I stayed the night in the spa town of Buxton and spent an early hour the next morning wandering round a town I had never visited before – an opportunity to capture a few doors. This week’s doors highlight the dark stone buildings and feature a water fountain, the source of the famous Buxton spring water company.
The faded grandeur of the Buxton town hall with several doors, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
A worn out door on Buxton Town Hall, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Fancy front door of Buxton town hall, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Black door at number 10, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Unusual archway and green door (just the three letterboxes!), Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
White doors of the Buxton pump room, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
St Ann’s Well, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Something that bothers me about so many doors that I have photographed is the tendency to use them as noticeboards. Is this a UK thing, or does this happen world-wide? Health and safety notices, ‘please use other door’ type notices, adverts and so on, ruin the overall appearance of a door, and while sometimes interesting, show a deep-seated lack of respect or indifference towards doors. Enough said.
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 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 2024
Diamond decorated door frame and white door, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Fabulous ghost door, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
The perfect Thursday Doors door, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
No parking in front of this workshop door, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
CoCo 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.
Another work trip, another town to explore. This time I was on a team trip to plant some trees in the Derbyshire Dales for an EU LIFE project called LIFE in the Ravines. Our team work in government nature communications, and this was a chance for us to ‘get our hands dirty’ on the kind of work we talk about and promote all the time, but less frequently get to experience.
What this meant was that I had to stay overnight before the morning of our tree planting, which gave me the perfect opportunity to explore Buxton (the spring water place) a town I had never been to, and spend the early morning snapping a few doors.
This first set of doors from Buxton is not what I was expecting to find, but my visit just happened to coincide with a classic car auction near the botanical hot house, and the opportunity to photograph some car doors was simply too good to resist. I am not really a car person, for me they are a way of getting from A to B, so my labelling these cars might be way off the mark, and I would be happy for any car buffs to put me straight. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did:
Jeep with no door, (is a bonnet a door?), Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
What car is this with the nice red door? (E type Jag?), Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Convertible Volkswagen beetle with roof ‘door’, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Green door, green classic car, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Door of a boxy classic car (MG?), Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Four door classic car with lovely curves, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Four door Jaguar, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
This has to be some kind of Citroen van with rear doors (unseen), Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
A rather attractive four door family car (Austin?), Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Vintage two door, four seat car, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
Two-seater vintage car with an extra door on the toolbox, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
A classic Landrover with classic Landrover doors. At 16 I was taught to drive on one of these by my 14-year old cousin on my uncle’s farm in Cornwall, Buxton, Derbyshire, April 2024
I expect that is enough cars for now. I am on holiday next week, but will try to post something if I get time. If not I’ll see you in two weeks. Have 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.
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 2024
Norman arch and door, Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024
Small side door, Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024
Gateway and door into the Cathedral grounds, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024
Buildings and doors in the Cathedral grounds, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024
Private door in a wall, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024
Door between ancient gateways, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, April 2024
Closer 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.
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