I have been diving deep into my archives to find a few more doors to post to share with the followers of Norm’s Thursday Doors. I managed to find some “old” doors from previous walking tours of the UK.
All of these doors were found in farms in various locations in England – Cumbria, Yorkshire and the Cotswolds. It is amazing how resilient the old wooden doors seem to be.
I don’t know which grabs my attention more, the doors or the old buildings! Great great doors! Well done!
LikeLike
Thanks for your kind comments. You only get to see a small fraction of the old buildings, but they are worth viewing as well.
LikeLike
Wondeful
LikeLiked by 2 people
Great captures! Have seen the wide arch frame for a barn door before, but not the pointed arch! Which is interesting, because that arch always reminds me on Gothic cathedrals:)
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for your comments. The pointed arch is from a tithe barn. Since tithe barns were usually associated with churches, they may also have some of the same design features – such as gothic arches.
LikeLiked by 1 person
How interesting! Never heard about a tithe barn (I know about paying tithes – does it have to do with that?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes. It was similar to paying taxes today. Farmers were supposed to give one tenth of their crops in support of the church. A tithe(s) are defined as the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy. So the church needed a large barn to store all of the produce they collected.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Since I always lived in the city till 4 years ago, that’s a new thing to me not to pay a tithe in money. So, I guess the church sold the produce…
LikeLiked by 1 person
We are talking about the Middle Ages here. The church likely kept the produce for their own purposes, and to feed the poor and the sick. I don’t know if there is anywhere in the world today where tithes are still paid (in the form of produce).
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yeah, I figured you were talking about the past.Just had not expected these remnants of the past would have been preserved:)
Heard stories though from missionaries in very poor areas in Africa they paid their tithe in produce.
LikeLiked by 2 people
I agree that the buildings are as attractive as the doors, both wearing their age well.
janet
LikeLiked by 2 people