3 February 2009
Hurrah, I’ve found a recently abandoned late Victorian building that has escaped being either demolished or turned into apartments (I am tired of typing the A word.) Better still, it’s a pub. A recently reopened … More …
14 March 2008
The Groves Working Men’s Club closed in October 2006, and last autumn the planning application to redevelop the site was approved.
This is one of those places that most of … More …
14 March 2008
These buildings have appeared along the side of the Foss, at Foss Bank, since last year. I was rather rude about this development after reading the silly promotional blurb, but have to say … More …
31 July 2007
This, one of York’s newest and most striking buildings, is on the outskirts of the city. After a long walk to Bishopthorpe, I wasn’t sure whether it was worth taking a detour right up Sim … More …
30 July 2007
Note: There’s an update to this page, with larger photographs. Remember Barbican Baths? (2015)
The swimming baths next to the Barbican centre were demolished this summer. For … More …
May 2007: There’s a large amount of redevelopment gone on and still going on in the Layerthorpe and Heworth Green area.
More …26 April 2007
It’s all change around here. It’s been a strange series of spaces for some years now – a lot of it car park, or areas that weren’t quite anything at all, being reclaimed by nature. Since … More …
July 2006
It’s a very smart black door, the front door to a building at the top of Bootham, a stone’s throw from Bootham Bar. Many old Yorkies will have fond memories of going through this door late … More …
