This is the main entrance to The British Library, London. Through it you can see into the central piazza, and the large statue of Isaac Newton (based on a drawing by William Blake). This was the meeting point for the first Blogger’s Bash last year, and I have fond memories of us all standing aroundContinue reading “Thursday Doors – The British Library, London”
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Thursday Doors – Silves, Portugal
This week’s door photograph was taken in the town of Silves, Portugal. Carved wood and curved metalwork make this quite an ornate door, yet the flyers casually shoved underneath add a prosaic touch, as do the jumble of wires overhead. Located in the south of Portugal, Silves was a Caliphate from the 8th to 13thContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Silves, Portugal”
Thursday Doors – Abbots Langley
This is the tower door of the Church of St Lawrence in Abbots Langley. While it’s believed there was originally a Saxon church on the site, the current church was built around 1150 AD, just four years before Nicholas Breakspeare, a resident of the parish, became the first and only English Pope, Adrian IV. TheContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Abbots Langley”
Hugh’s Photo Challenge – Week 10 – Faces
This is for Hugh’s Weekly Photography Challenge, with this week’s theme being Faces. But not faces where you would expect to find them – rather, faces that appear unexpectedly. Like this rock. I found it on a beach in Ireland, on the northwest coast where the Atlantic rolls in and the rocks are filled withContinue reading “Hugh’s Photo Challenge – Week 10 – Faces”
Thursday Doors – Notre Dame, Paris
This is the Portal of the Last Judgement at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Probably one of the most famous cathedrals in the world, construction was started in 1163 and it opened to the public in 1345. Notre Dame is a marvel of gothic architecture, filled with detail inside and out – these doors areContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Notre Dame, Paris”
Thursday Doors – El Pachuco, Barcelona
This week’s entry is yet another door from Barcelona – it’s my third one so far in this challenge. Barcelona is a beautiful city filled with art and history – we visited last year and absolutely loved it. We’d leave the hotel just after breakfast and walk all day, exploring the winding streets and goldenContinue reading “Thursday Doors – El Pachuco, Barcelona”
Thursday Doors – The Fabulous Commodore, Vancouver
This week’s Thursday Door is a little blast from my past. It’s the entrance to the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, a 1920’s dance hall still with the original sprung dancefloor. I moved to Vancouver in my early twenties after finishing university and soon settled into the city, exploring the neigbourhoods and nightlife. The Commodore hostedContinue reading “Thursday Doors – The Fabulous Commodore, Vancouver”
Pictures In The Clouds
It’s a blustery, blowy sort of day here, grey clouds scudding across a silvery sky. Rain is expected later, though I’d much prefer snow. It’s the kind of day when treetops swirl and clouds create shapes, leaves and litter dancing along damp pavements. Much like another winter day, when I saw a dragon in theContinue reading “Pictures In The Clouds”
Thursday Doors – Barcelona
I’m really enjoying the Thursday Doors photo challenge and have found, as I’ve looked through my photos, that I seem to have a ‘thing’ for doors, as I photograph so many of them. This week’s door is another beauty from Barcelona, but whereas my previous Spanish door was an example of Gaudi’s genius, this oneContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Barcelona”
Thursday Doors – Number 28, Old Town
This week’s door is another one close to home. It’s the entrance to a building in our Old Town, which dates back to the 1500s. As you can see by the date, this door is a little newer, though with design nods to an earlier age. 1902 places it at the height of the ArtContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Number 28, Old Town”
Helen Glynn Jones 