The Museum Quarter in Leicester has some very fine houses and some grand doors. It reminded me straight away of Dublin.
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Posted in Arts and Crafts, Europe, History, Literature, Travel, World Heritage
Tagged Blue doors, Heritage, Leicester, Leicester Museum, Thursday Doors
As we walked we passed one hundred year old villas and mansions in various states of disrepair that are too expensive to renovate because restrictive planning laws insist on exact restoration due to their historical and cultural importance. Instead it is cheaper to build new properties so these neglected fine buildings steadily decay and collapse. One day they will be gone and that will be a real shame.
As the day continued to get hotter, shutters were thrown back like butterfly wings basking in the sunshine, washing hung steaming from open windows and every doorstep had a sleeping cat for decoration.
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Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favourite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing your link in the comments’ on Norm’s site, anytime between Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American Eastern Time).
Posted in backpacking, Cyclades, Europe, Greece, Greek islands, History, Postcards, Travel, World Heritage
Tagged Andreas Miaoulis, Ano Syros, Blue Doors of Greece, Culture, Ermoupolis Syros, Life, Syros Cylades, Thursday Doors
A little twist this week on the theme of Thursday Doors. The twist of a key in a lock…
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Chosen wood
Craftsmen’s blood
Polished brass
Shall not pass
Hammered nails
Good for gaols
Distressed paint
Blistered faint
Joiners Skill
No sign of fill
Blacksmith twister
Sunburnt blister
Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favourite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing your link in the comments’ on Norm’s site, anytime between Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American Eastern Time).
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Cathedrals, Europe, History, Literature, Postcards, Travel, World Heritage
Tagged Caceres, Door Keys, Extremadura, Spain Doors, Thursday Doors
I like doors (and windows), I especially like old doors, you may have noticed? I cannot help but wonder how many people have passed through or looked through them and what stories they could tell. Here are some old doors and windows from the city of Évora in the south of Portugal.
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Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favourite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing your link in the comments’ on Norm’s site, anytime between Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American Eastern Time).
I spotted this door in the city of Beja in Alentejo region of Portugal and decided that it deserved a post all of its own. I hope that you agree. I was left wondering who this noble looking woman may be? Perhaps she lived there some time?
Turns out to be the work of a Portuguese street artist called Daniel Eime (maybe) and there are lots of examples of his work everywhere in the country.
Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favourite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing your link in the comments’ on Norm’s site, anytime between Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American Eastern Time).
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Europe, History, Portugal, Postcards, Travel, World Heritage
Tagged Algarve, Beja, Doors and Windows, Doors of Portugal, Thursday Doors
Have Bag, Will Travel 