This rather lovely front door belongs to a cottage built within the ancient walls of Berkhamsted Castle, not far from where I live. The castle is Norman, motte and bailey, and has an important part in the history of Britain. It was a Saxon holding before William the Conqueror arrived in 1066, and is theContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Keepers Cottage, Berkhamsted Castle”
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Thursday Doors – St Leonards Church, Shoreditch
This little green door stands in the porch of St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch, one of London’s oldest churches. The original church is thought to date back to Saxon times, but was rebuilt in the early 1700’s after the steeple became unstable, resulting in the glorious building you see today. And if you’re familiar with theContinue reading “Thursday Doors – St Leonards Church, Shoreditch”
Thursday Doors – In The Village
I had a little time after work the other day, so decided to photograph a few of the lovely Georgian doors in the village where I work. It’s a small high street, 16th century half-timbered pubs next to Victorian villas and tiny cottages, older timber framed buildings ‘modernised’ with Georgian facades. The village dates backContinue reading “Thursday Doors – In The Village”
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”
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”
Helen Glynn Jones 