MothBookkeeper@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoI took a picture of a cool door I saw.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1656arrow-down111
arrow-up1645arrow-down1imageI took a picture of a cool door I saw.lemmy.worldMothBookkeeper@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareBsher8365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 years 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-up3·2 years agoThanks for the info! It is a delightful door with delightful lore
minus-squareLogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoEveryone could use some more door lore.
minus-squareMercuryUprising@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoI’m a total door lore whore
minus-squarecalhoon2005@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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.