Comments on: Now is the winter of our discontent …

By: YorkStories

YorkStories — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:53:07 +0000

Interesting that you mention pubs. Bar Salvation on Rougier Street was at one time (1980s) called the Richard III.

Which, as a friend mentioned recently, was the only time in 40-odd years of living here that he heard the name Richard III spontaneously mentioned. Me too.

And even then, barely ever, as locals called it the Grobs, a reference to its 1970s name ‘the Grob & Ducat’.

Hugh Bayley MP and others would have everyone believe York is full of Richard III admirers, all desperate to ‘bring him home’. Seen no evidence of that myself.

But nice to be reminded of the Richard III/Grobs pub.

By: Vladimir Schmidt

Vladimir Schmidt — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:16:13 +0000

Totally agree. I noted that someone made an excellent point on Ripon Cathedral. Another open debate, but it is North Yorkshire, they’d benefit the tourism, don’t charge for access and are we really bothered. We’ve found our king being the main point. I noticed the Kings Arms pub York has his picture as the pubs sign which makes York again a favourable spot but still can’t find a decent diagreement for Ripon recieving his remains.

By: Mallory

Mallory — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:48:52 +0000

well said.. especially the observations about our Labour representative.

I’ve yet to see any evidence that he wanted to be buried in York Minster. I suspect he wanted to live a long life, as king, and die peacefully of old age and be buried in Westminster.

None of us always gets what we want.

Squabbling over his bones is unseemly, petty and disrespectful. If this matter can’t be settled in a dignified way, then the better party should withdraw their objections and let him be buried in Leicester.

That, however, is too much to ask for i’m afraid…