Tag: York

Thursday doors – 20 July 2023

Doors 227 – Doors of York City (part 3)

A quick one today as returning from a holiday always seems to lead into an extremely busy work week. This mortal coil!

This is the third and final instalment of doors from York, and a not-so-recent trip there about a month ago. I think that I could have spent a lot more time there enjoying the history of the place, and I would have liked to have had time to visit the Jorvik Viking Centre, but alas I had to dash off to a conference. This set of photographs aren’t up to my usual standard – I think that I was rushing to get the pictures while the light was fading and didn’t do a very good job of it. I hope you enjoy this final set from York, before I move on to doors of Lincoln and a real door treat in store.

Merchants hall entrance and open doors, York, June 2023
Merchants hall entrance and open doors, York, June 2023
Tudor building and old wooden door, York, June 2023
Tudor building and old wooden door, York, June 2023
Fancy door surround and fan light (including ugly fire exit sign), York, June 2023
Fancy door surround and fan light (including ugly fire exit sign), York, June 2023
Double panelled door with wooden frame, York, June 2023
Double panelled door with wooden frame, York, June 2023
Tudor doorway and more recent door, York, June 2023
Tudor doorway and more recent door, York, June 2023

So that’s yer lot for another week, see you again 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.

by Scooj

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Thursday doors 6 July 2023

Door 227 – Doors of York City (2)

Double doorway with columns and portico and indentations for the boot scrapers, York, June 2023
Double doorway with columns and portico and indentations for the boot scrapers, York, June 2023

This is the second of three galleries of pictures taken during a lightening visit to York at the end of June that included a short doorscursion. I am pressed for time, so will let the doors do the talking. I will be enjoying the Italian sun next week, but will try to do a Thursday doors post if I get time.

Meanwhile, enjoy:

Parish church door , York, June 2023
Parish church door , York, June 2023
Wooden framed glass door and brick tiles, York, June 2023
Wooden framed glass door and brick tiles, York, June 2023
Slightly wonky light green door and beautiful Portico, York, June 2023
Slightly wonky light green door and beautiful Portico, York, June 2023
Black door with very grand columns and portico, York, June 2023
Black door with very grand columns and portico, York, June 2023
Thick brick arch surround and blue panelled door, York, June 2023
Thick brick arch surround and blue panelled door, York, June 2023

So that draws things to a close for another week. Have a fabulous 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.

by Scooj

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Thursday Doors – 29 June 2023

Micklegate bar (gate) and city wall, York, June 2023
Micklegate bar (gate) and city wall, York, June 2023

Doors 226 – Doors of York City (1)

I was lucky enough to attend a conference in Harrogate last week, but decided to stay the night before in the nearby City of York, with some of my colleagues. I could tell from the moment of stepping off the train that this was going to be one hell of a doorscursion. To do it justice, I really needed to spend a couple of days in the place, but unfortunately only had an evening, basically the walk from the station to the hotel, and the walk from the hotel to a restaurant. My long-suffering colleagues had to keep waiting while I yelled from behind, ‘just one more door’. I realised that it takes a special kind of person to be interested in doors, and that most people are not.

This first set of doors are from outside the city walls, which are most impressive, as is the whole city, in fact York is a place I must visit again, but as a tourist rather than a delegate. Heree are some doors for you:

Three doors, York, June 2023
Three doors, York, June 2023
Pillar box red door with black surround, York, June 2023
Pillar box red door with black surround, York, June 2023
Recessed blue door with steps, York, June 2023
Recessed blue door with steps, York, June 2023
Recessed turquoise door with steps and tiles, York, June 2023
Recessed turquoise door with steps and tiles, York, June 2023
Micklegate bar (gate), York, June 2023
Micklegate bar (gate), York, June 2023
Ghost door, York, June 2023
Ghost door, York, June 2023

I couldn’t resist the ghost door at the end, mainly to show to my son, who is an apprentice stonemason and is interested in all kinds of stone work.

Well, that’s it for this week, and I hope to bring you some more York doors next time. Have a fabulous rest of week and weekend. Adios.

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.

by Scooj

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5326. Queen Street, York

ATM, Queen Street, York, June 2023
ATM, Queen Street, York, June 2023

A week ago, I travelled up to the North of England for a conference in Harrogate on Thursday, but stayed the night before in York. On the walk from the station to the hotel, I passed this magnificent beetle piece by ATM. I have to say it was the last thing I expected to see in York, and I think it might be one of the few pieces of street art in the city, but somehow I got lucky and found it.

ATM, Queen Street, York, June 2023
ATM, Queen Street, York, June 2023

ATM is a bit of a specialist in wildlife and conservation murals, and this tansy beetle piece is no exception. It is painted on Tansy House, and highlights the plight of this once widespread beetle in the UK that is now restricted to a few pockets of wetlands, including the area around York. The tansy beetle is named after the plant, which is associated with wetland habitats.

When we hear stories about the decline in wildlife in the UK, this is exactly what we are talking about. The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world, and much of the loss is due to habitat loss, and the emergence of intensive agriculture after the second world war. A better balance between farming and nature needs to be achieved, if we want to see nature thrive once again. We are nothing without the natural systems around us that support our life and wellbeing.

Sardines

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Railway trip to York

many more people than seats

thank goodness I booked

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by Scooj

* a terrible haiku describing an uncomfortable scene.