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Monthly Archives: October 2016

Planning meeting: perspectives

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Brief reflections on an interesting planning meeting, and why we shouldn’t rely on press reports.

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Clifford’s Tower: past, present, future

Clifford's Tower, summer morning, 2006

‘Enabling better physical and intellectual access’ — the plans for Clifford’s Tower, with historical notes and present-day observations.

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York Minster and the bellringers

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Thoughts on the silencing of the bellringers at York Minster.

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A walk along Bridge Lane

Bridge Lane view

Between the hospitals, Bridge Lane, its boundaries and buddleias. A short walk on the local patch, and the thoughts it provokes.

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Brutalism tamed: Stonebow House plans

Reflection of Stonebow House in the Central Methodist church noticeboard, St Saviourgate

A quick dash around Stonebow House, while we still can. Notes on some of the details of the planned changes. Admiring its steps, its views, and its social (rather than ‘antisocial’) uses.

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