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Monthly Archives: January 2021

Hudson Quarter (Hudson House site)

Information board for Hudson Quarter, with new buildings behind, arch overhead, sunlit

Catching up on the Hudson Quarter, new buildings on the site of the demolished Hudson House, Jan 2021.

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Tagged   Hudson House, Hudson Quarter

Cocoa Works: Rowntree factory development

'Home Sweet Home'

A quick visit to the Haxby Road side of the old Rowntree factory site, aka the Cocoa Works. A new bit of road in, and some demolition.

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Tagged   factories, Rowntree

The ings do their thing: Clifton and Rawcliffe

Winter trees, flood water, late afternoon sun

A local walk, along a flood bank. The ings are doing their thing, as the city does its best to deal with another deluge.

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Tagged   floods

Early 1970s York Guide (part 1)

Faded front cover of guide book

In difficult times, some late 20th century nostalgia. York in the early 1970s, via a visitor guide book of that time.

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Tagged   1970s, shops

York 2004 – 2021, observations … a ‘long view’

Street scene, in late afternoon sun

Some thoughts on how York has changed since I first started to take photos and record my observations and thoughts online, 17 years ago.

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