Paving, part 2: down the alleys
Time for another page about paving. Isn’t this exciting? We’re off down the back alleys behind Victorian terraced housing. Don’t all rush at once — and don’t trip over the bin bags.
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Paving, part 1: King’s Square
‘Paving, part 1′, what a title eh, with its tantalising suggestion that there may be a ‘Paving, part 2′ …. But don’t leave immediately as it is about The People’s Square, aka King’s Square.
More …A tale of two phone boxes
There are of course fewer phone boxes on our streets, for obvious reasons. English Heritage records show that a few of the red phone boxes in … More …
A magical alley: Carr’s Lane
Recently we’ve spent a lot of time on the grandly-named ‘Lord Mayor’s Walk’, discussing the Bile Beans ad. Here on the other side of town is Carr’s Lane. A thoroughfare … More …
1930s classic: Marygate phone box
Red phone box, Marygate. The view down Marygate from Bootham is, as I’ve mentioned before (often), aesthetically pleasing. There are many elements making the scene seem a special one, but perhaps … More …
Walker foundry relic on ‘Asylum Lane’
Years ago I drafted a page called ‘Any old iron’, mainly inspired by a pair of rusty old gates. It didn’t get finished as I thought no one would be interested. A … More …
What’s underfoot
It’s the details that make a place, make the character of it. We don’t always notice them, until perhaps they’re hit by a different light in a different month, or washed by rain or defined by frost.
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Drinking fountains, cattle troughs
Here on the boundary of that familiar landscape known as the Museum Gardens is one of many local structures both familiar, in that we see it all the time, and unknown, in that we don’t use it. It’s a drinking fountain, proudly dated 1880, which has two faces, into the Gardens and onto Museum Street.
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