Looking at earlier plans for building on the Castle car park, by Clifford’s Tower, in the light of recent plans for the ‘Castle Gateway’ scheme. Aerial photos from the 1940s and 1950s, the Esher report, and Coppergate II.
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An imaginary walk/cycle ride through my ‘utopian vision’ of York in 2026 … with the football ground still at Bootham Crescent, industrial heritage celebrated, and greenery and bees everywhere.
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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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My response to some of the questions follows below, as emailed. In case it’s of use to anyone else wanting to comment before the deadline of midnight, … More …
York Central consultation: in which an important part of York’s heritage is invisible. They’ve already decided to drive a road through it.
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In which I humbly suggest that Queen Street should be left as it is, particularly if proposed changes in the York Central plans adversely affect the Railway Institute buildings, and that the York Central development should make better use of what’s already there.
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