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A little architectural amuse bouche for the sumptuous many coursed #Doornucopia that this way comes #AllSaintsOtterhampton #Somerset for #DoorwayThursday

Relieving arch of irregularly shaped Blue Lias voussoir takes the strain for a slowly crumbling pointed arch on rubble jambs

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The church of #StPeterHuntspill #Somerset offers a positive #Doornucopia of ingress options for #AdoorableThursday. Here's a sample (Part V of V): south aisle

A mirror image of that on the north aisle, identically located, yet this poor door lost part of its label to a buttress

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The church of #StPeterHuntspill #Somerset offers a positive #Doornucopia of ingress options for #AdoorableThursday. Here's a sample (Part IV of V): Tower stair turret

Chamfered 3-centred doorway with planked and studded door. Mouse wonders what the breeze blocks replaced

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The church of #StPeterHuntspill #Somerset offers a positive #Doornucopia of ingress options for #AdoorableThursday. Here's a sample (Part III of V): west of tower

Fine roll moulded pointed doorway, square set. Deep spandrels that bear uncarved shields. Flanked by engaged shafts

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The church of #StPeterHuntspill #Somerset offers a positive #Doornucopia of ingress options for #AdoorableThursday. Here's a sample (Part II of V): North aisle

Triple moulded pointed doorway with C19 double leaf door. Mouldings; cavetto, cavetto, ovollo (from outside in)

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The church of #StPeterHuntspill #Somerset offers a positive #Doornucopia of ingress options for #AdoorableThursday. Here's a sample (Part I of V): North chapel

A pointed doorway with a label, stops and carved spandrels that could give a door ideas above its station

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The #BestofTheRiverAxeChurches #Somerset: Churches with a delectable #Doornucopia of doors #StMatthewWookey #StMaryWedmore #HolyCrossMark #AdoorableThursday

Texture of stone. Patina of wood. Contrasts.

(to see more of each church just click the named #)

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The last of what has been a positive #Doornucopia at #StPeterBleadon #Somerset for #AdoorableThursday South of chancel. Interior of priest's door.

Little grilles matching the small external shutter doors. But Mouse say just one thing 'cusped finialled #Ogee'

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For a small(ish) church #StCongarBadgworth #Somerset is another offering up a positive #Doornucopia of delights. Join Mouse on a #BadgworthChurchDoorTour (1/5): South porch.

C14 doorway. C19 door sadly bearing scars of the curse of signage #SignOnAchurchDoor #AdoorableThursday

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The church of #StMaryWedmore #Somerset is one of those wonderful churches that offers a positive #Doornucopia of portals for the door lover

West of nave. Pointed planked and filleted in a moulded pointed doorway with plain label and carved stops #WedmoreChurchDoors (I of VII)

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It's time for some doors from Mouse and for a change Mouse starting with her favourite from #StLeonardRodneyStoke #Somerset. There's a minor #Doornucopia on its way #AdoorableThursday

The combination of stone, wood patina and ironwork is fabulous. Even a little lichen thrown in

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