Yes, I know, we’ve already used this blog title! But this time, we really, really had to. That is because we are talking about the actual song, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door, first written by The Freewheelin’ (Bob Dylan), and later, covered, by many, many people. I have had several arguments during my lifetime over who actually wrote the song (with some claiming that of course it was Guns and Roses, or no, it was Eric Clapton), but Wikipedia (bless its reliability) proves me right that it was a Dylan song originally. The phrase itself sounds a lot like it is, was or should be a saying, for...

Now, we are sure that if you have Architectural Classics handles on your door, you’ll be standing there holding it open for people who haven’t even entered the room yet (!), just for the pleasure of touching the gorgeous antiques a little longer. A different proposition entirely though, are shop and public doors. In many things in life, there are two types of people in the world – those who will hold open a door for somebody behind them and those who simply let the door go as if the person weren’t there. This used to be a gender-assigned task – men were completely responsible for holding...

Far from being only a boring old simple noun, the word ‘door’ is probably one of the most metaphorically-used words in the English language, and is loaded with symbolism and meaning. It brings with it a sense of poetry, and a door can be your safety and protection, your captor, your privacy, your ticket to a different place, or all of the above at different times. With that in mind, we’re going to look at doors through the blog with all of their different meanings, in all of their associated clichés, look at their namesakes and what they are famous for. Many of us use the word in clichés...