York Station

25 August 2011

New access to York Station

Changes round by the Leeman Road sorting office. Heading up from the riverside near Scarborough Bridge used to involve going up a rather gloomy alleyway, almost as grim as the nearby ‘Marble Arch’ tunnel. Now … More …

1971 ring road plans (again)

3 August 2011

Forty years ago today our city council voted in favour of the first two stages of a new inner ring road. The local paper announced the ‘convincing’ 31-14 vote in favour in its 3 August 1971 edition.

As I’ve just been reorganising my pages on More …

Dirty old river

March 2008

River view – Foss, York

The website for the Hungate development says that this area by the river Foss will be "a place to breathe, relax and unwind." Not at the moment it aint. Here’s a few river views of mine, taken … More …

Waiting for trains

16 April 2006

I love railway stations. * I particularly love York Station, as it’s just so gorgeously classy and spirit-uplifting, with its big curved roof and all the light coming in. On Easter Sunday I passed through here on my way to somewhere else. Which is … More …