That toilet block again …
An angry sign with an amusing note appears on the ‘Splash Palace’ demolition site in Parliament Street.
More …An angry sign with an amusing note appears on the ‘Splash Palace’ demolition site in Parliament Street.
More …To accompany the fab photo of the Capaldi’s ices van parked in front of the factory, here’s another lovely image. It can be enlarged.
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The lovely photo Jamie sent me of the Capaldi’s ice cream van outside the Fetter Lane factory was yesterday’s #PINOFTHEDAY on historypin.com. Hurrah!
I’ve been coveting that … More …
I look at the council’s planning application pages every now and then, as it only takes a couple of minutes to check what’s going on.
York Racecourse have submitted an application to fell a mature tree … so they can … More …
I’ve never been particularly troubled by the sight of empty shops, but the dilapidation is sad if it means the loss of historic architectural details, as it has here, on Bootham. This was once a handsome frontage, but its detailed fancy bits have suffered. They’ve had a memorably amateurish paint … More …
In an effort to be less cynical and more open-minded regarding the York800 celebrations, I’ve just downloaded and read the 1212 York Charter Resource Pack from www.york800.com, which is clearly intended for teachers to use in schools.
It’s a bit worrying how many grammatical errors … More …
Audrey was born and brought up in York. Her dad was a mechanic at Forsselius’s garage, and later had his own garage at Clifton.
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I’m fully aware of the many famous and historic things that make York ‘special’. The buildings tourists flock to see. But one of the reasons this site exists is to appreciate the things more ordinary, the kinds of places all towns have. And perhaps, sometimes, to mark their passing, in my own way.
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