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The north porch of St. Edward's Church in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, is home to a wooden door which looks like something from a fairy story. Rumour has it that the door was the inspiration behind J.R.R. Tolkien's Doors of Durin, the gate of Moria that appears in a scene in the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The door is quite small, and it is said that only a hobbit could fit through it.
The north porch of the church was built about 300 years ago and yew saplings were planted to enhance its entrance. Today these trees are now part of the architraves for the door and make this one of the most photographed doors in the Cotswolds.
The north porch of St. Edward's Church in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, is home to a wooden door which looks like something from a fairy story. Rumour has it that the door was the inspiration behind J.R.R. Tolkien's Doors of Durin, the gate of Moria that appears in a scene in the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The door is quite small, and it is said that only a hobbit could fit through it.
The north porch of the church was built about 300 years ago and yew saplings were planted to enhance its entrance. Today these trees are now part of the architraves for the door and make this one of the most photographed doors in the Cotswolds.