Comments on: Hudson House demolition, and the old station: all change for York

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 20:24:53 +0000

Lovely article and great images. I’m not a York resident; I live in Sheffield, but visit York several times a year, often arriving by train. I remember looking at Hudson House from the walls in the past and thinking “that’s ugly”, but I hadn’t realised that it had gone. Let’s see how the planed replacement turns out.

By: Chris Moore

Chris Moore — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 21:31:47 +0000

We moved from London to York in April 1968 when the then prime minister decided some industry should be moved out of London. My father, Ronald Moore worked for the Eastern Region HQ for British Rail and was moved from their base in Kings Cross to Hudson House in York where he remained for the rest of his working life. Some staff came to his funeral years later which was a nice touch.

By: Tim Bruce

Tim Bruce — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 20:31:44 +0000

Worked in Hudson House 3 times; 1980-1994, 2005-2010 and 2015-2017. Very happy memories of what was really an awful concrete monstrosity, typical 1960s-clad panels that had a tendency to frequently crumble away!

By: Carole Smith

Carole Smith — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 21:07:03 +0000

When the land was dug out to create the Victorian station, the remains of the Dominican Friary and what was left of the Roman baths beneath were removed and lost. Also demolished was the first Lady Hewley’s hospital, built in the early 18thC. With the purchase money the new almshouses were built in St Saviourgate where they still are. I was told once, that the removed soil and rubble was dumped behind the present station.
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