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Doors- A locked door at Chislehurst Caves

Posted on April 8, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

This door really had me puzzled. The entrance way was wide and flanked with two stone columns. That massive, but fading  headpiece, made me believe that there was an amazing door hidden behind these two wood panels with a sturdy pad … Continue reading →

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Doors- Salisbury Villa- A crooked tale

Posted on March 5, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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There was a crooked door where a very crooked man lived… and so on.  I wonder how long it would take to get used to a door like this, would I perpetually creak over to one side in order to feel … Continue reading →

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Tales from the City- A writer’s idea of a perfect day in London

Posted on February 18, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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I was in need of an article printed in 1925 in The Weekly Dispatch, and there was only one place to go, The British Library Newspapers Collection, in Colindale. When I told someone I was heading up to Colindale, the … Continue reading →

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Tales from the City…dodging the tube fare!

Posted on February 5, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

I was on my way to Oxford and on the tube to Paddington.  It was one of those wonderful days when seats were plenty. I was at Baker Street and a movement a little farther down the carriage caught my … Continue reading →

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Doors- The English Garden Door

Posted on January 28, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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The winter grey is getting to me. A stroll through my photo library brought some green back into my life. This garden door in Kent,  a solid wood door, painted black, leads to another garden that was not for my … Continue reading →

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Tales From the City-The Old Iron Posts

Posted on January 13, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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I was dashing along towards the train station and suddenly stopped in my tracks. It’s funny how you can pass by something all the time and never see it, but today,  these old iron railings, what remains of them anyway, … Continue reading →

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Doors- A back door to God’s House

Posted on January 13, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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I had been mooching around the great cathedral of Rochester and found in the back this small door. It’s barely five foot high. What impressed me about this little door, was not the carved peak of the door, but the … Continue reading →

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Doors- Gravesend

Posted on January 7, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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What a cheerful winter door on a very rainy winter day! I loved the bright yellow of the door and the white berries on the Christmas Wreath! A lovely door to chase away the winter gloom in Gravesend England.

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Tales from the City- London’s Fading Blue Plaque

Posted on January 7, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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I like wandering about. When I do, it’s always great fun to look up and see a blue disc above a doorway, informing me that this is where Charles Dickens lived, this is where Pepys ate lunch. It gives one … Continue reading →

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Door- A castle door to pass the dead?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen

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I almost missed this little door. It’s square and off the ground a bit. The only thing really standing out about it was the blue hinges, otherwise it was perfectly camouflaged in the castle’s stone works.  I stopped and wondered … Continue reading →

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