MothBookkeeper@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoI took a picture of a cool door I saw.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1813arrow-down111
arrow-up1802arrow-down1imageI took a picture of a cool door I saw.lemmy.worldMothBookkeeper@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareBsher8365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·1 year agoThis is the North door at St Edwards Church, Stow on the Wold, England, and is approximately 700 years old. It is locally thought (though is unsubstantiated) that this door and the yews that flank it may have inspired Tolkien with the Doors of Durin. https://thirdeyetraveller.com/st-edwards-church-stow-on-the-wold-door/
minus-squareSalmoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThanks for the info! It is a delightful door with delightful lore
minus-squareLogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoEveryone could use some more door lore.
minus-squareMercuryUprising@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI’m a total door lore whore
minus-squarecalhoon2005@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year ago yews that flank it may have inspired Tolkien with the Doors of Durin. Nice. I was about to ask what species the trees were.
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s the perfect iconic English wood.
This is the North door at St Edwards Church, Stow on the Wold, England, and is approximately 700 years old.
It is locally thought (though is unsubstantiated) that this door and the yews that flank it may have inspired Tolkien with the Doors of Durin.
https://thirdeyetraveller.com/st-edwards-church-stow-on-the-wold-door/
Thanks for the info! It is a delightful door with delightful lore
Everyone could use some more door lore.
I’m a total door lore whore
Nice. I was about to ask what species the trees were.
It’s the perfect iconic English wood.