This is the main entrance to Silves Cathedral, Silves, Portugal. Originally built as a mosque during the period of Moorish rule, it was converted to a cathedral after Reconquista, with further architectural work completed over several centuries. This doorway was constructed in 1470, and is in a traditional Romanesque style. The doors themselves look ratherContinue reading “Thursday Doors, Silves Cathedral, Portugal”
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Thursday Doors – St Mary’s Guildhall, Coventry
This lovely building is St Mary’s Guildhall, located in Coventry, England. Built around 1340, reputedly partly from the stones of the castle previously on the site, the Guildhall is a wonderful example of a medieval building. It also contains some rather fabulous doors. This is probably one of the newest doors in the building, mostContinue reading “Thursday Doors – St Mary’s Guildhall, Coventry”
Thursday Doors – When Is A Door Not A Door?
Sorry, I don’t have a snappy punchline 😀 Instead I have a door – or, to be more precise, a doorway. The door is long gone, the doorway bricked over and its only ornament a crown of green. But once there was a door here, probably nine hundred years or so ago. This is theContinue reading “Thursday Doors – When Is A Door Not A Door?”
Thursday Doors – All-Hallows-By-The-Tower, London
These two lovely doors are both from the church of All-Hallows-By-The-Tower, in London, England. The church was founded in 675AD, making it one of the oldest Christian churches in London, and parts of the original building are still visible inside. Standing outside, if you look one way you see the Tower of London; And ifContinue reading “Thursday Doors – All-Hallows-By-The-Tower, London”
#writephoto – Mine
Sue’s chosen another great shot for her #writephoto challenge this week, and here’s my take on ‘Mine’: ‘Funny place for three holes. D’you think that’s where they hung the prisoners?’ His voice echoed up through the topless tower as though we were at the bottom of a well. I tilted my head, wanting to showContinue reading “#writephoto – Mine”
Thursday Doors – Great West Doors, St Albans Cathedral
This is one of the Great West Doors at St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, England. There are two doors but my other shot was hopelessly blurry, so we’ll have to make do with this one, plus the close-up below showing more of the detail. The doors were, according to information on site, made in theContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Great West Doors, St Albans Cathedral”
Thursday Doors – Lend A Hand
I was going to call this post ‘Handy Knockers’, or ‘Knock Me Up,’ but realised both titles probably wouldn’t work so well with a lot of my regular readers (though they may have attracted some new ones!) 😀 So here are my doors for Norm 2.0’s regular weekly challenge. Both images were taken in myContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Lend A Hand”
Wednesday Wander – Aughris House, Sligo
This is the Beach House at Aughris, Ireland, an ancient pub and B&B that happens to serve very fine meals. Sitting on the curve of a silvery bay, it looks across the shifting sands to mountains and the burial cairn of a legendary queen, while the stones on the beach contain fossils even older still,Continue reading “Wednesday Wander – Aughris House, Sligo”
A Trip Through The Old Town, Hemel Hempstead
Today’s post is a weekend wander around Hemel Hempstead. There is a reason for this – last week, on my Thursday Doors post, roughseasinthemed asked if I could post some pictures of the Old Town area, as I had mentioned that improvements had recently been undertaken. Apparently their partner used to live here, and wasContinue reading “A Trip Through The Old Town, Hemel Hempstead”
Thursday Doors – Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California
You might think, looking at these pictures, that the doors are from some castle in Europe, home of an ancient king. In fact, both can be found in Hearst Castle, California, high above the winding Pacific coast road. That’s not to say the doors couldn’t have started life in a European castle somewhere – HearstContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California”
Helen Glynn Jones 