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School clinic, Piccadilly, 1930s

Top right, part of Piccadilly, 1947 (Photo: Britain from Above)

Memories of the school clinic on Piccadilly, 1930s. Anyone else remember it?

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Tagged   1930s, December Daily

Plan of York city centre shops, late 20th century … Coney Street, Davygate Centre, etc

Plan showing occupiers of shops, banks etc

A plan of city centre shops in the late 20th century, including the Davygate Arcade, and Coney Street. A reminder of York’s ‘retail offer’ as it was then.

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Tagged   Coney Street

Bootham Crescent football ground: planning application (19/00246/FULM)

Plan for housing

Planning application for the redevelopment of Bootham Crescent, YCFC football ground. Information, notes, thoughts.

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Tagged   Bootham Crescent

Field, cricket field, football pitch … Bootham Crescent: then, now, future

Aerial view of Bootham Crescent (Google)

Following up on the recent consultation event on the current proposals for housing on the Bootham Crescent football ground, comparing these with plans from 2002, and reflecting on the history of the site.

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Tagged   Bootham Crescent, YCFC

York in 1961

Illustration showing York Minster and the walls

Perusing a 1961 guidebook published ‘by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of York’. A city with no university, but plenty of industry.

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Tagged   1960s, carriageworks, shops, Terry's

Memories of the Godfrey Walker Home, and plans for its demolition

godfrey-walker-home-acomb-evening-press-nov-1948

Memories of the Godfrey Walker Home (now the Carlton Tavern), and thoughts on recently announced plans for the building’s demolition.

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Tagged   Acomb, Carlton Tavern, Holgate

Back to 1955: YCFC programme

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York City Football Club programme from Feb 1955. Adverts for local businesses and info on the players in the 1955 team.

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Tagged   Bootham Crescent, YCFC

Selby Tony, heritage, and the Arts Barge mooring

Selby Tony (Arts Barge) in the Foss Basin, May 2016 (3)

A barge and its stories, and the plan for its mooring, on the Ouse at Tower Gardens.

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Tagged   Arts Barge
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