Doors that aren’t used anymore
A photo-essay of doors not used anymore that chart the changing form and function of buildings over time. The doors hold the stories the buildings have stopped telling.
The Doors
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The Story Behind the Doors
Why take pictures of doors that aren’t used anymore? I cannot give you a straight answer, so instead read a rather rambling account where I admit to be a frustrated urbexer and discuss the symbolism of doors and how they are signifiers of both decay and evolution.
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The Unused Doors of Chipping Camden
Chipping-Camden sits below Dover’s Hill, named for Robert Dover inventor of the Cotswolds Olympick games, older than the modern games. The honey-coloured village is also home to many unused doors.
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The Unused Doors of Léoville-Barton, Saint-Émilion and Bordeaux
Unused doors of St Julien Deuxièmes Grands Crus Classés Château Léoville Barton and features doors blocked when they converted their stable block to a modern winery, then a few from Saint-Émilion and any others I happened upon.
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The Unused Doors of Ledbury
Ledbury is an old market town in Hertfordshire that was recorded i n Doomesday Book and featured some impressive Tudor timber-framed buildings including its stunning Market Hall in the middle of its high street.
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The Unused Doors of Malmesbury
Malmesbury was the seat of King Æthelstan, grandson of Alfred the Great and considered the first King of England from 927 to 939AD by modern historians after conquering the last Viking kingdom of York. Here are its doors.
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The Unused Doors of Cheltenham
Cheltenham is called the gateway to the Cotswolds, sat on its edge in the shadow of its tallest hill, with elegant townhouses hewn from beautiful Cotswold stone and plenty of unused doors.
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The Unused Doors of Cirencester
Cirencester is an old town. It was first mentioned by Ptolemy in 150 AD, known by its Roman name Corinium. Before that is was likely a Celtic settlement called Cerin and home to the Dobunni tribe of Celts.
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The Unused Doors of St Mary's Church, Deerhurst
St. Mary’s Church in Deerhurst, Gloucestershire has a long and fascinating history. It is one of the most complete churches to survive the Norman conquest.
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The Unused Doors of Bredon and Kimmerton
Bredon and Kemerton lie in the shadow of Bredon Hill, an outlier of the Cotswolds escarpment. There is a fantastic barn built in 1350 during the Black Death.
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The Unused Doors of Salisbury
Salisbury was officially called New Sarum until 2009. Old Sarum is the old hilltop fort that dominates the city’s northern approach. That older settlement was once home to the cathedral before its relocation to the meadow below.
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The Unused Doors of Worcester
Worcester is a proud Cathedral City straddling the Severn and was the site of the final battle of the English Civil war. It is also home to Lea and Perrins, maker of the world-famous Worcestershire Sauce
