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Pondering upon some very poor paving in Parliament Street

Parliament Street paving, Dec 2019

Looking at the state of the Parliament Street paving, as an expensive repaving project is due to start soon in Stonegate.

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Huge shops, small shops … Coney Street studies

New Sports Direct store (formerly BHS), Coney Street

Looking at the new store in the former BHS, and a much smaller shop down the road, and thinking (again) about Coney Street, and shopping, in the 21st century.

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Tagged   Coney Street, December Daily, shops

Stories in the stones … Stonegate paving plans

Stonegate, 1940s/50s (Photo: Explore York Libraries and Archives)

The planned repaving of Stonegate in 2020: looking for more detail, beyond the much-quoted press release.

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Tagged   December Daily, paving

Coney Street concerns: notes and queries

Coney Street, 25 Dec 2018

As concerns about closed shops in Coney Street continue, some observations on the past, present and possible future of this city centre shopping street.

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Tagged   Coney Street

The end for Bootham’s red phone box?

Phone box, illuminated from within, at dusk

An official notice in Bootham’s red phone box says it will be removed. Could it be adopted and retained, for a new use, on this main road into town?

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Queen Street bridge, and the station front plans

Queen Street bridge, with the station buildings behind, from the city walls, 26 Nov 2018

Photos and notes on Queen Street bridge and its history, in response to interesting plans for changes around York’s railway station which will see the bridge demolished.

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Parliament Street fountain demolition, and a possible fountain restoration

The soon to be demolished Parliament Street fountain, 14 May 2018

Focusing on fountains: the demolition of the Parliament Street fountain, and the possible restoration of a drinking fountain on Museum Street. Thinking about whether a new drinking fountain might be a good replacement for the Parliament Street ‘decorative’ fountain. (As long as it isn’t in the middle of the Jubbergate line.)

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Tagged   fountains, Parliament St

By the Foss: Layerthorpe hotel, old gasworks site

new-hotel-foss-reflection-220417-900.jpg

In which we wander down Foss Bank, and a snicket by Eboracum Way, and have a look, from various angles, at a new hotel building on Layerthorpe, next to the Foss.

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Tagged   gasworks, hotels, redevelopment
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