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Pondering upon some very poor paving in Parliament Street

Parliament Street paving, Dec 2019

Looking at the state of the Parliament Street paving, as an expensive repaving project is due to start soon in Stonegate.

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Bench for chats, Museum Gardens

'Happy to chat' bench, Museum Gardens, December 2019

Bench for chatting, Museum Gardens, York.

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Stories in the stones … Stonegate paving plans

Stonegate, 1940s/50s (Photo: Explore York Libraries and Archives)

The planned repaving of Stonegate in 2020: looking for more detail, beyond the much-quoted press release.

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A fiddler on the roof, York Minster

York Minster, south front. Photo: William Pumphrey, 1853 (city archives: photo information)

On the roof of the Minster’s south transept, at one time – ‘a singular accompaniment for a place of worship’ – since removed.

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Tagged   December Daily, Hawthorne, Minster

All change on Piccadilly, and an old sign revealed

Apostrophe and lettering on painted wall advert

Demolitions on Piccadilly earlier this year, and the reappearance of a handsome old advertisement.

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The end for Bootham’s red phone box?

Phone box, illuminated from within, at dusk

An official notice in Bootham’s red phone box says it will be removed. Could it be adopted and retained, for a new use, on this main road into town?

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Late summer selection: strays, signs, cycle tracks, and a stadium

Blackberries and lichen-covered twigs, Bootham Stray, August 2018

Late summer in York: a selection of photos from the suburbs and strays, and checking on progress at the Community Stadium.

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Parliament Street fountain demolition, and a possible fountain restoration

The soon to be demolished Parliament Street fountain, 14 May 2018

Focusing on fountains: the demolition of the Parliament Street fountain, and the possible restoration of a drinking fountain on Museum Street. Thinking about whether a new drinking fountain might be a good replacement for the Parliament Street ‘decorative’ fountain. (As long as it isn’t in the middle of the Jubbergate line.)

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Tagged   fountains, Parliament St
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