Memories of the Godfrey Walker Home, and plans for its demolition
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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Where we shopped and dined: early 1980s ads
Adverts from an early 1980s guide to York. Pennyfarthing, Vivien Smith, Alpha Nova, Galt Toys, the Blake Head, Judges Lodgings, and The Willow.
More …30 years ago today, at Bootham Crescent
Thirty years ago today I went to my first football match, at Bootham Crescent. I’ve been reminded of this by an embarrassing teenage diary I’ve recently been reading. Which records, in rapidly scrawled blue biro, ‘I was surprised at how exciting it was’.
It was a particularly exciting one. … More …
Airfields and airmen
Guy Jefferson was a boy living in the village of Newton-on-Ouse at the outbreak of World War Two. The nearby airfield at Linton-on-Ouse had been constructed before the war. Tholthorpe airfield was built during the war. Guy remembers both, and the bombers flying from them. His wartime experiences led to … More …
Remembering libraries
I borrowed this book from York library (York Explore) months back. It was one of the books stored in the reserve, in the … More …
She’s a girl of York city
Memories of a 1930s childhood in York, attending Scarcroft School, playing on the Stray, and skipping games. By Audrey, who now lives in the US.
I went to Scarcroft School, remember lovely miss Pollock there. … More …
We sat on sarcophagi and snogged
A funny face … or that’s how I saw it. Actually it’s just a worn … More …
Approaches to the Anglian Tower – 1
This ruined remnant of ages past is known as the Anglian Tower.
We called it the summerhouse.
One sunny day – in 1983 or 1984 – I was out in town, probably on a … More …