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”
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Thursday Doors – St Margaret’s Church, Wolston
This is the doorway to the church of St Margaret, in Wolston, England. It’s a typical Norman-style church doorway – the church was built in 1186 – with a simple wooden door. Yet the colours of the stones, the simple shapes and worn lines, give it beauty, as do the fresh flowers and shrubs inContinue reading “Thursday Doors – St Margaret’s Church, Wolston”
Thursday Doors – Watford
On first glance you might be excused for thinking that this is a door from somewhere exotic, a Moroccan souk or Turkish bath, the air redolent with incense and orange blossom. Instead, it is the door to a very good Lebanese/Mediterranean restaurant in Watford, just on the outskirts of London, where I happened to haveContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Watford”
Thursday Doors – Camden, London
Here’s my entry to Norm 2.0’s Thursday Doors challenge for this week. There are actually three doors in this photo (plus bonus London double decker bus). The black door is obvious, but there are doors in the two end ‘faces’ as well. I took this photo in Camden last week, on the way to aContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Camden, London”
Thursday Doors – Museum of Traditional Architecture, Dubai
This door is part of the Museum of Traditional Architecture in Dubai. I wrote about our visit to the museum previously, as one of my Wednesday Wanders, but didn’t include this photo. The Museum was originally a royal palace, now restored and preserved as an example of the traditional architecture of Dubai, before steel andContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Museum of Traditional Architecture, Dubai”
Thursday Doors – Around the Corner
This tiny little door is just near to where I live, part of a fence bordering a residential property. My daughter loves it, always checking to see if anything is in the ‘towers’ around it, leaving daisies or coloured stones for the fairies. After all, who else could it be for? It is too smallContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Around the Corner”
Thursday Doors – Hemel Hempstead Old Town
This is not the first door I’ve featured from our local Old Town, which has buildings dating back to the 1500’s. There was the mystery door at Number 28, and the wonderfully ornate door of St Mary’s Church. This door, however, is from a residential building. I know it’s a private residence because, when weContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Hemel Hempstead Old Town”
Thursday Doors – NatWest Building, Coventry
These rather impressive stainless steel doors are the secondary entrance to the NatWest Building on Hertford St in Coventry. According to Historic England, the NatWest building was constructed in 1929-30, and you can see an Art Deco influence in both the ornate door panels and the stone decoration on the arch. The icons on theContinue reading “Thursday Doors – NatWest Building, Coventry”
Thursday Doors – Graffiti in Barcelona
I can’t believe it’s Thursday again already! Those time-management elves seem to be speeding the clocks up even more as the year moves on, or maybe it’s just me. 😉 I’ve missed a couple of Thursday Doors posts in recent weeks – not because I’ve run out of doors, but rather, a bout of fluContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Graffiti in Barcelona”
Thursday Doors – The British Library, London
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”
Helen Glynn Jones 