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Monthly Archives: May 2021

2 Rougier Street: from office block to hotel

20th century office building

A landmark building, the tall 20th century office block at 2 Rougier Street, now converted to a hotel, with an extra bit on top.

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Tagged   hotels, offices, Rougier Street

Park life: forgotten fish pond

Old map

Peering into a pond in a small park area near the city walls, looking at views old and new, with historical notes, and queries.

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‘Leeman Square’, triangular gardens, and confusing roads

Triangular Gardens and surrounding roads

From Thief Lane and the coal depot, to a triangular park in the middle of roads, in the Station Road/Leeman Road area. More …

Then and now: Hudson House to Hudson Quarter

Office building: windows in concrete

Comparison views, from the city walls, of the now-demolished Hudson House, and Hudson Quarter, which has been built on the site.

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Tagged   Hudson House, Hudson Quarter

Hudson Quarter revisit

New brick-built apartment blocks framed by archway

Revisiting Hudson Quarter (former Hudson House site) just inside the city walls, now the landscaping of the site has been completed.

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Tagged   Hudson House, Hudson Quarter

Short York Walk, 7 May

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Photos of York in the sunshine, from a brief walk earlier this evening.

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Railway Museum plans and Leeman Road

Football stickers, and a view of part of Leeman Road

Referencing roundhouses, and with recycled copper … and closing (part of) a road. Railway Museum plans and their impact.

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Tagged   Leeman Road area, YorkCentral

Public inquiry on closure of (part of) Leeman Road

Detail of proposed routes around and through the railway museum

The York Central plans involve the closure of part of Leeman Road, and a public inquiry on this has just taken place.

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Tagged   YorkCentral
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