Office block studies … Hudson House
Hudson House, Toft Green. British Rail office accommodation, 1960s, perhaps soon to be residential. Thoughts on the building from 1970, 1975, 1980, and now.
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Office block studies … Holgate Villa
Holgate Villa, a 1950s office block built by British Rail for their staff. Background and recent history, including abandoned plans to demolish the building, which is now being converted to residential accommodation.
More …Office block studies … Ryedale House
Moving on from a 1960s office block on St Saviour’s Place to a 1970s office block on Piccadilly. Both usually appear on any list of ‘eyesores’.
Ryedale House, as it … More …
Office block studies … Hilary House
Recently I included a page on Stonebow House. In its iconic ugliness it perhaps distracts attention from other less startling erections of the period. Like one just down the … More …
Castle Gateway studies: Brownie Dyke, Castle Mills, and the Foss Basin
The Foss in the area between Castle Mills Bridge and Blue Bridge. Photos and observations. A continuation of recent ‘Castle Gateway studies’.
More …Hudson House: offices to flats
We turn our attention to Hudson House, another 1960s office block, and plans for much of it to be converted to residential use.
More …Hudson House demolition, and the old station: all change for York
Observing the demolition of the British Rail office block known as Hudson House, and how the clearance of the site revealed reminders of York’s old railway station within the city walls.
More …Carlton Tavern and Hudson House: planning applications for demolition
An update on the planning application to demolish the Carlton Tavern – which has prompted many objections – and the perhaps less controversial plans to demolish Hudson House.
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