Marked with a plaque: Woolman and Auden
This plaque, on a house in Bootham, marks the birthplace of W H Auden. It is of course fairly common practice now to mark with a plaque the place … More …
This plaque, on a house in Bootham, marks the birthplace of W H Auden. It is of course fairly common practice now to mark with a plaque the place … More …
There were bronze plaques on the walls here once. Two of them. One to explain the historical significance of this ruined building, and one to mark the life of an archaeologist who died here, on 22 July 1970.
More …As reported in The Press recently, plans have been submitted to turn this building into a hotel.
The once handsome crescent on St Leonard’s Place has for many years (decades?) been occupied by City of York … More …
The cholera burial ground near the station has already been included on this website. It’s very familiar to York residents, and probably of more interest to visitors.
… More …Wandering the boundary of Bootham Park, by the remnants of Union Terrace. Silvanus Thompson once lived in these parts.
More …This small building alongside the Foss is perhaps not appreciated as much as it should be, attached as it is to a museum full of fascinating things to explore.
It has recently been … More …
Following on from the discussion on this shopfront and its history, here’s a photo I’ve been sent, thought to date from … More …
While looking for information regarding the shop at 25 Bootham, which of course at one time had the Roxy nightclub on the floors above it, I came across the following information, from the guidebook Birnbaum’s Great Britain, 1990:
NIGHTCLUBS AND NIGHTLIFE: York is not … More …