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Monthly Archives: April 2016

Thoughts on a street corner, Leeman Rd area, then and now

Street scene: corner of Bright St and Salisbury Terrace, 16 April 2006

A corner of a street in the Leeman Road area, ten years ago today, and the changes since.

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Up the Junction, York: Leeman Rd, April 2006

The Junction pub, Leeman Rd, 16 April 2006

One photo from ten years ago, of the Junction pub on Leeman Road, demolished in recent years, housing built on the site.

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Painted signs and changing views: April 2013 & 2016

14 April 2013: View from the bar walls of painted signs, including 'Bile Beans', Lord Mayor's Walk, 14 April 2013

Comparing views from 2013 and 2016: painted signs visible from a particular place on the city walls, near Monk Bar and the Bile Beans sign.

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Banana Warehouse: Foss-side, 13 April 2016

Banana Warehouse, Foss-side view, 13 April 2016

The back of the Banana Warehouse, Foss-side, as it faces closure.

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Bile Beans sign, April 2007 (April daily photo 12)

The 'Bile Beans' ad, viewed from the city walls, 12 April 2007

A 2007 view from the city walls of the Bile Beans ad, remembering the restoration debate, and wondering if it can still be seen from the walls.

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Daily photo 11: St Barnabas school (2006), since demolished

St Barnabas primary school (since demolished), 11 April 2006

The old St Barnabas primary school, York, 11 April 2006, before demolition. Have our attitudes towards such buildings changed, in the ten years since?

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Fritillary, St Nick’s: April daily photo

Fritillary in flower, St Nick's, 10 April 2015

Fritillary in bloom, St Nick’s: April daily photo 10.

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Poor Clares, York, April 2015 (April daily photo, 9)

St Joseph's Convent (Poor Clares), Lawrence St, 10 April 2015

April daily photo: 2015 – signs at the ‘Poor Clares’ (St Joseph’s Convent), Lawrence Street, before redevelopment work began.

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