New views on Parliament Street
Earlier this month, one evening, I was dashing past the end of Parliament Street and noticed this new and rather … More …
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Reflections: Purey Cust development
Looking back to the ‘rich and poor’ social divisions of the 1930s reminded me that I hadn’t mentioned … More …
Changes, 2004-2012
Reading about York’s alleged resistance to change, and how difficult it is to get things moving, has encouraged me to search out a list I started in 2009, of changes noticed in our ‘built environment’ while this website has been online.
- Closure of Terry’s … More …
Behind the art gallery
This is where the Second World War hostel buildings – aka the ‘hutments’ – used to be. I More …
That toilet block again …
An angry sign with an amusing note appears on the ‘Splash Palace’ demolition site in Parliament Street.
More …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 …Holgate windmill
There’s been a lot of interest in the York wheel, a new addition to the skyline, a big happy go-roundy thing. Over in Holgate there’s a more important structure, which is also large, also goes … More …
Former railway offices – Cedar Court Grand Hotel
This impressive building – a reminder of how York was once an important railway city – has been the Cedar Court Grand for quite some time now, and I’ve not got around to mentioning … More …