The Door Maintenance Manual

DOOR MAINTENANCE MANUAL ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH EDICT 182D

BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FICTITIOUS ENTRANCES

Dear Friend,

Thank you for agreeing to help

keep the doors in

tiptop condition. If you follow the advice in this book, your doors will produce stories for

many years to come.

Yours,

Mr.Tim

Mr.Nick

THE DEPARTMENT OF FICTITIOUS ENTRANCES

“RHUBARB, RABBIT, RUNNING, RIVER RAINING, RAINBOWS, RIDING, REINDEERS.”

SOUND

DOOR 1:

The Olive R Door WHAT WE KNOW: The door leads to a world where everything begins with the letter R.

MAINTENANCE TIPS: Make sure that you place a gift by the door for Olive. You can leave it at the foot of the tree.

SHAPE

OLIVE WAITS.

SHAPE

“Da,DA,DADADA Da,DA,DADADA HAPPY MEMORIES...

HAPPY MEMORIES...”

SOUND

DOOR 2:

The Happy Memory Portal WHAT WE KNOW: Sit up on the bench and remember a wonderful moment.

MAINTENANCE TIPS: The elder tree in which the SHAPE hangs must be connected to the bench with invisible thread.

INVISIBLE THREAD HOLES TOTEM

SHAPE

“FAIRY KNOCK KNOCKS FAIRY KNOCK KNOCKS KNOCKITY KNOCKITY KNOCK KNOCKITY KNOCKITY KNOCK.”

SOUND

DOOR 3:

The Fairy Knock Knocks WHAT WE KNOW: There is evidence of fairy activity at this location and other mythical creatures...

MAINTENANCE TIPS: The three holes on the bottom Knocker must be filled with green things...

F E I H C S I M Y R I A F

4 SHAPE

DOOR 4:

The Pole Hole Doors WHAT WE KNOW: When pushed down at midnight, you can teleport to the tree in the middle of the field.

MAINTENANCE TIPS: Each pole has a hole on it’s top. Please ensure that EVERY ONE is filled with pretty things...

“POLE, HOLE, POLE, HOLE”,

SOUND

SHAPE

5

DOOR 5:

The Animal Door WHAT WE KNOW: An entrance to an underground world where animals rule and humans have never been...

MAINTENANCE TIPS: Be careful not to cover the door with sticks, and look for the small feeding pots. Fill them...

“POT WE NEED ALOT IN THIS POT POT WE NEED ALOT IN THIS POT. “

SOUND

SHAPE

DOOR 6:

The Missing WHAT WE KNOW: The legend tells of a missing door that can be rebuilt anywhere using sticks from the forest...

MAINTENANCE TIPS: Around the missing doorway, carefully push sticks into the ground. Feel free to build others in area.

“PICKING UP THE STICKS AND PUT THEM IN THE GROUND, PICKING UP THE STICKS AND PUT THEM IN THE GROUND, PICKING UP THE STICKS AND PUT THEM IN THE GROUND, ALL AROUND THE MISSING...”

SOUND

NOTICE EVERYTHING

SHAPE

DOOR 7:

The Hidden WHAT WE KNOW: Whatever is hiding has left it’s claw marks on the shape. Some say that they belong to a dragon...

MAINTENANCE TIPS: There are seven four big holes and seven small holes.

Fill each one with colourful things.

SOUND “WHAT’S BEHIND THE DOOR...

WHAT’S BEHIND THE DOOR...

WHAT’S BEHIND THE DOOR...

WHAT’S BEHIND THE DOOR...”

SHAPE

DOOR 8:

The Style WHAT WE KNOW: There are four ways of crossing the Style- N,S,E,W The score keeper is counting how many people cross in which direction. One day he will tell the score...

MAINTENANCE TIPS: Maintain the cairn by placing the flints in a neat

and ordered pile or arrange the stones in a shape

THE SCORE KEEPER’S DANCE

SOUND

DOOR 9:

The Hidden Stone Door WHAT WE KNOW: A strange door that is tricky to spot. The stone is only visible to a few...

MAINTENANCE TIPS: Collect sticks, stones and things of colour and leave at the foot of the tree with the number 9.

SHAPE

SOUND “STONES AND STICKS AND THINGS OF COLOUR.”

10

DOOR 10 : Toad’s Door WHAT WE KNOW:

Toad is the keeper of the doors and this is where he keeps and eye on the sometimes dangerous Ogre.

MAINTENANCE TIPS: Collect seeds from beneath the big lime tree by the lake. Clean them and place hundreds in the bowl.

SHAPE

SOUND

“TOAD’S CHANT”

SHAPE

DOOR 11 :

The Ogre’s Lair WHAT WE KNOW: Something is trapped in this Ogre’s lair.

If you listen carefully you can hear it...

MAINTENANCE TIPS: Always place your right hand in the carving and repeat THREE times.

SOUND “TRAPPED, TRAPPED, TRAPPED, INSIDE. TRAPPED, TRAPPED, TRAPPED, INSIDE. TRAPPED, TRAPPED, TRAPPED INSIDE, THEY’RE ALL TRAPPED INSIDE...”

“UNDER THE WATER, UNDER THE WATER, THERE’S A DOOR”

SOUND

DOOR 12 :

The Underwater Lake Door

WHAT WE KNOW:

The Door is hidden at the bottom of the lake and only appears when the water is low MAINTENANCE TIPS: Maintain the chalk arrow at the foot of the tree ensuring that you don’t slip into the icy water...

SHAPE

“UP THE TREE, UP THE TREE, UP THE TREE.”

SOUND

DOOR 13 :

The Door in Tree

WHAT WE KNOW:

Stand within the tree and look UP to where the trunk used to be and spot the visitor...

MAINTENANCE TIPS: There is no shape on the thirteenth door to maintain.

You must try not to touch the sides as you slip in...

SHAPE

You can access the Shapes, sounds, locations of the White Waltham Doors by clicking on these links.

Download the White Waltham guidebook

THE DOOR MAINTENANCE MANUAL AN CREATED BY TIM GODWIN

PROJECT FOR WHITE WALTHAM C OF E ACADEMY FACILITATED BY TIM GODWIN AND NICK GARNETT

PHOTOGRAPH Y BY TIM GOD WIN, NICK GARNETT AND NICKI CO OKE

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