A York Walk like in the old days … wandering with camera in hand, trying to see it afresh, escaping ponderings on the Local Plan and other weighty things. Local details and handsome views, and a tiled doorway not noticed before.
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From a Marygate gate, looking at the edible wood planted where a bowling green used to be. ‘Then and now’ photos, and pleasing details in the winter planting.
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Wandering around and through Leeman Road Millennium Green, thinking about the impact of the York Central access road options.
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On the ‘visitor offer’, and the need for places for quiet contemplation away from the visitor offer. Summing up the ‘Castle Gateway studies’ (part 1, ‘close low’).
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The Foss in the area between Castle Mills Bridge and Blue Bridge. Photos and observations. A continuation of recent ‘Castle Gateway studies’.
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Notes, photos, history and context of the site chosen for York’s new mental health hospital, on Haxby Road, and more thoughts on Bootham Park.
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Thoughts prompted by signs spotted on recent wanders, and rejoicing in rights of way running over railway lines.
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Sitting by Scarborough Bridge, looking at a plethora of signs, then going for a walk along the riverbank and ings, looking at hedges, cow parsley, and following the Bur Dyke along an old snicket.
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