Harvey’s Gripe Mixture: an imagined ghost sign
So the old faded peeling lettering has gone from Harvey Scruton’s old premises on Barker Lane. Instead it advertises the business of … More …
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Bile Beans, again
I’m returning to the Bile Beans ad, as 1) I’ve made the effort to go up there and take a photo of the restored version of the first restored version, and 2) there’s a Twitter storm about the comma. Well, more of a mild breeze of concern. But anyway …
More …Painting an ‘iconic’ ad: Bile Beans, Baz Ward
Many people will recognise this painting by Baz Ward, scanned from a print I bought in the 1980s.
More …Call to repaint the Bile Beans ad
This ad is a well-known local landmark, and has been mentioned previously on this site. Back in 1977 when this photo was taken it was in a more natural and somewhat faded state, rudely interrupted by an ad for AGA cookers.
Recently there’s been a call to repaint it (again).
More …Ayre’s Yard and Breary’s Court
As we pass the shops on the main streets in the city centre, we also pass small reminders of York businesses of earlier centuries, recent centuries, when many people crammed … More …
Wolds wander – waymarkers, boundary stones
At last, a wander in the wonderful wolds of East Yorkshire. We were heading for Huggate, but ended up in Londesbrough, because I was ‘navigating’. (Too distracted by the undulating land and tree-greenness to take note of turn-offs.)
The Yorkshire Dales and Yorkshire Moors are famous, the undulating Wolds less … More …
Apostrophe dilemmas
September 2011
I was down in the Hungate area, having a nosey at the new bridge (more on that story later), when I noticed this street sign – for Adventurer’s Court and Cordwainer’s Court. I don’t pay much attention to signage, … More …
Carved stones
July 2008
On my wanders I’ve noticed various odd little inscriptions and markers that make no sense now, though I guess they once did, and maybe still do to those in the know. Here’s a small random collection noticed on York’s streets.
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