Living near the (noisy) brownfields
A personal perspective from a resident living near one of York’s busy ‘regeneration’ areas. And thoughts on the green belt/brownfields.
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Paving, part 56: new market, and King’s Square
In search of the truth about the cracked slabs in the new marketplace, and admiring a mix of old and new paving. Taking care not to slip on wet leaves.
More …A tale of two marketplaces
Views across the marketplace, views on the marketplace, and why the new Shambles market can’t compete with Parliament Street.
Thoughts on remembrance
Thoughts on remembrance, and links to other pages on this website relating to aspects of First World War history.
More …One on every corner? Tesco and Sainsbury’s
As the Press reported recently, this building at the end of Clarence Street, Groves Chapel, may soon include a new Sainsbury’s store on its ground floor. It’s clear that there’s a lot of opposition to this.
More …From the archives … November wander, 2006
The 1979 walk past various factories no longer in existence has reminded me of another walk ‘from the archives’, though in this case a mere eight years ago.
More …A walk through York, 1979
A walk through York, in 1979, passing factories long since gone. When the railway offices were still railway offices and the Evening Press was based on Coney Street, and the rivers were full of barges — one of them a pub.
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