The Destructor: notes from the archives
Often when I’m looking for information on a particular subject in the reference library I find snippets on another subject entirely, and scribble … More …
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Footprints in the mud: after the flood
Floods aren’t very exciting once the flood waters subside. The national media lost interest once the river levels had peaked. But the return to normality involves clearing away all the debris the river brings with it.
More …Progress perhaps on familiar ‘eyesores’
So there’s movement at last on two long-empty “eyesores”, the White Swan Hotel and Shipton Street School site.
More …York libraries want to hear from you
Online consultation: on the future of the libraries – City of York Council website.
Libraries really shouldn’t be struggling to justify their existence to get the necessary funding. If … More …
Down by the schoolyard: Shipton St School
Another building awaiting redevelopment is Shipton Street School, alongside the football ground, in the Bootham/Clifton area. It has been empty for years.
More …Plans submitted for White Swan, Piccadilly
(For the latest on the White Swan: all posts tagged White Swan)
A planning application has been submitted for the redevelopment of the White Swan, Piccadilly, York’s most complained about “eyesore”. The … More …
Airfields and airmen
Guy Jefferson was a boy living in the village of Newton-on-Ouse at the outbreak of World War Two. The nearby airfield at Linton-on-Ouse had been constructed before the war. Tholthorpe airfield was built during the war. Guy remembers both, and the bombers flying from them. His wartime experiences led to … More …
Lost Layerthorpe
Memories of the Layerthorpe area and its terraced streets, and the John Bull. Including a YouTube video about the pub and the campaign to save it. It also records a lost landscape in its wider views of the street and surrounding area – note the gasometer.
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