From Bootham Park to Bio-Rad: new hospital promised
Notes, photos, history and context of the site chosen for York’s new mental health hospital, on Haxby Road, and more thoughts on Bootham Park.
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Groves Chapel update: notes and queries
Photos and notes on the redevelopment work underway at Groves Chapel, and the marketing of its residential accommodation.
More …Poor Clares site: 2004, 2016, and 2017
At the gate, glimpses of the Poor Clares convent on Lawrence Street, from 2004, and in recent times, as the site is redeveloped.
More …By the Foss: Layerthorpe hotel, old gasworks site
In which we wander down Foss Bank, and a snicket by Eboracum Way, and have a look, from various angles, at a new hotel building on Layerthorpe, next to the Foss.
More …Hungate area developments: then and now
Catching up on new developments in the Hungate area, and comparing photos I’ve taken in this area over more than a decade. (Plus a lovely drawing of a hedgehog.)
More …Along the walls, to the Rigg monument and the Tuke house
A walk over to Lawrence Street, via the bar walls, visiting the restored Rigg monument and checking on progress at the Tuke House (St Lawrence WMC).
More …Foss barrier: temporary platform under construction
Photos of work at the Foss barrier, and links to and info on the planning application for the temporary platform to enable necessary improvements.
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