Knobs and Knockers of Winchester

The oldest doors in England go back nearly 1,000 years and their door furniture is often equally old. From the start essential door furniture has been accompanied by decoration, and a fascinating variety of knobs and knockers, hinges, locks and escutcheons, handles, buzzers and letterboxes on both public buildings and everyday homes can be found in Winchester, one of England’s venerable cathedral cities. The city is home to not only one of England’s largest and oldest medieval cathedrals but a wealth of other historic buildings.Knobs and Knockers of Winchester is a celebration in photographs of the fascinating variety of door furniture to be found in one of England’s quintessential historic cathedral cities. This captivating portrait of an often overlooked but evocative part everyday life is a portrait of history and individuality in detail.