Comments on: Geese, memorials, flowers … a hub, pubs, and Micklegate

By: Trev;

Trev; — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 13:59:29 +0000

Sorry Stephen this was in the late 40’s.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 13:56:35 +0000

Hi Trev,Dug into memory,but can;t recall such a shop,higher up Micklegate.Must emphasise I was 4 to 8 years old at the time,,attending my first infant school under the bar called Micklegate ,and must have passed all the shops toddling to and fro. The 1852 map shows a shop called”Letter Receiving Office”,5 houses up from Trinity church,but the one i remember-Post Office/Newsagents/Sweet shop,was right next to Trinity Church which I frequented in the day,being opposite my grandads shop.Sorry If no help.

By: Trev;

Trev; — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 12:41:54 +0000

Stephen, There was a little shop at the top of Micklegate going towards the bar on the right it sold cigarettes, sweets and newspapers what was the shop called and who owned it can you remember.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 05:20:39 +0000

The 1852 map of york-Micklegate area,shows nine pubs from Bridge St to Nunnery lane including the Red Lion named by David,( the map that Lisa often uses for background detail on her surveys).As follows-From the bottom of the hill,The Qeens/Blue Bell/Falcon/Nags Head/Red Lion/Coach and Horses/Bare Foot/Jolly Bacchus/Punch Bowl outside the Bar.I lived from 1934 to 1938 in my grandads chemist shop(now a solicitors),which was sandwiched between the Falcon and Nags head,with a huge length back garden,running down to Toft Green,where I played little lad games-galloping to and fro.riding the yard brush,cowboy fashion!Certainly was an easy place to get sloshed in those days,with surfeit of pubs,with Grandiose names,and I suppose must be said that ” Nowt Changes”!!

By: Lisa @YorkStories

Lisa @YorkStories — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:59:16 +0000

That’s interesting David, I wondered if it had maybe been a pub in the past. Thanks for adding this information,
Lisa

By: David Elsey

David Elsey — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 22:35:45 +0000

Regarding the tiled frontage of the Partisan this is from when the building was the Red Lion pub which closed in 1939.