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Duncombe Barracks: possible CYC purchase, and housing plans

Aerial view of the barracks site alongside Bootham Crescent football ground, 2000 (City of York Council, archives)

Land on the Duncombe Barracks site, surplus to MoD requirements, may be bought by the council for housing development. Decision on 18 Oct 2018. Photos and notes by a local resident, and the site in context of the surrounding area.

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Bootham Park, the ‘Gala Field’, and the council’s survey

Painting of 18th century hospital

Historical notes and thoughts on the open space of the ‘Gala Field’, Bootham Park, in the light of the city council’s consultation on proposals for the site’s future.

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York from Severus Hill: Carlton Tavern and other stories …

From Severus Hill, looking out over York, 8 Oct 2017

Revisiting the subject of the Carlton Tavern, and other York things, while looking out across the city from a high vantage point in Holgate/Acomb.

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York Central access road consultation

View of railway lines, with train, buildings in distance

The York Central access road consultation: thoughts on it, and information on how to comment online (deadline 13 September 2017).

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Ordnance Lane, Carlton Tavern, musings … and a tree

Ordnance Lane buildings, May 2016

The change of plan on the Ordnance Lane hostel, plans in for the former Godfrey Walker Home (Carlton Tavern), thoughts on a council meeting, and a felled tree near the Dormouse pub.

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Planning meeting: perspectives

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Brief reflections on an interesting planning meeting, and why we shouldn’t rely on press reports.

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York Central: access, assets, consultation responses

Railway scene, sunset

Discussion of York Central plans, consultation responses, and local residents’ concerns regarding Upper St Paul’s park (Executive meeting, 14 July 2016)

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Stonegate paving, history, and authenticity

Stonegate in the 1940s/50s. Photo: Explore York Libraries and Archives

Archive images of Stonegate, with a variety of surfaces. A few notes and observations in response to the paving/patching controversy.

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