That toilet block again …
An angry sign with an amusing note appears on the ‘Splash Palace’ demolition site in Parliament Street.
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Bert Keech bowls club
I’m fully aware of the many famous and historic things that make York ‘special’. The buildings tourists flock to see. But one of the reasons this site exists is to appreciate the things more ordinary, the kinds of places all towns have. And perhaps, sometimes, to mark their passing, in my own way.
More …Tales of a toilet block
As most people probably know, the demolition of the ‘Splash Palace’ toilet block on Parliament Street is underway. To mark this not-very-interesting event, I have a dull photo from when … More …
Adams Hydraulics, 1990
Once upon a time these low buildings – ‘Adams Hydraulics – Engineers and Ironfounders’ – occupied the site by the Foss where the massive bulk of the DEFRA building was built in the later 1990s.
More …Tanner Row, 1977
This building occupied the riverside site near Lendal Bridge now occupied by the Aviva offices. See comments added for more information.
[Photo: Andy Tuckwell]
Former Capaldi factory, Fetter Lane
23 October 2011
The area known as Bishophill has many scenic streets, though modern development has made a couple of them less scenic in recent years.
Most traces of the area’s industrial past have been cleared, and Fetter … More …
Council offices, St Leonard’s Place
September 2011
Work is underway on the new council HQ at West Offices on Station Rise. This building on St Leonard’s Place, an elegant classical terrace built in the 1830s, houses many of the council’s offices at present.
… More …A history of the ‘hutments’
August 2011
Note: These buildings were demolished in 2011-12.
These buildings are hidden away behind York Art Gallery. Most people who have seen them think that they’re just a load of scruffy asbestos-ridden … More …