Work begins on the White Swan

Mock tudor frontage

Wow. Fantastic. I feel like the heading to this page should be in big shouty capital letters and perhaps accompanied by a trumpet fanfare.

York’s most famous and long-standing eyesore is being redeveloped. No, really. It really is this time.

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New paving, King’s Square

Stone paving, reflecting light from shop windows

As I’m sure most people know by now, the new paving in King’s Square, phase 1 of it, has recently been revealed. Photos and comments on social media and letters to the Press suggest that the reaction has been 99% negative. I thought I’d try to find something positive to say.

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Site improvements: update

I realise it probably looks as if I’m not investing much effort in these pages at the moment, as I’m not posting that often and seem to be mentioning mainly Lendal Bridge. Please be assured that a host of postings wait in the wings, including some really nice old photographs … More …