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Monthly Archives: January 2016

Approaches to Bootham Park, part 2

Bootham Park, 1 Oct 2015

Heading up the tree-lined avenue, past the massive open space in front of the hospital buildings. Asking questions about what might happen, and public access.

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Approaches to Bootham Park, part 1

Bootham Park railings and gate, August 2004

Noticing rusty railings, and forbidding signs, in the first attempt at an adequate exploration of a complicated place.

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Tagged   Bootham, Bootham Park

Clifton Park: a replacement for Bootham Hospital?

Pathways, Clifton Park, 24 Jan 2016

Exploring an ’empty’ piece of land near the old Clifton Hospital, apparently a possible site for a replacement mental health facility.

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Tagged   Bootham Park, Rawcliffe

Perspectives on a council meeting: WMC planning application

Old building

The discussion of the St Lawrence WMC planning application, via the webcast.

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St Lawrence WMC and ‘studentification’

18th century house

Planning application to convert the empty St Lawrence WMC into student accommodation, to be decided tomorrow.

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Groves Chapel: planning application

Interior of 19th century chapel, peeling paintwork

Groves Chapel planning application (Sainsbury’s and residential, conversion of existing listed building, with residential additions to rear)

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Tagged   Groves Chapel

Mulberry Hall, 1970s advertisements

Adverts from the 1970s for Mulberry Hall, another long-established York business announcing its closure.

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Tagged   1970s, shops

‘Improving Public Engagement’ survey

Let the council know what you think of the new council website. Survey on public engagement, open until 20 January. More …
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