From Bootham Park to Bio-Rad: new hospital promised
Notes, photos, history and context of the site chosen for York’s new mental health hospital, on Haxby Road, and more thoughts on Bootham Park.
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Groves Chapel update: notes and queries
Photos and notes on the redevelopment work underway at Groves Chapel, and the marketing of its residential accommodation.
More …Poor Clares site: 2004, 2016, and 2017
At the gate, glimpses of the Poor Clares convent on Lawrence Street, from 2004, and in recent times, as the site is redeveloped.
More …From the archives: May in previous years
Signs selection: boundaries, ownership, private property, public access
Thoughts prompted by signs spotted on recent wanders, and rejoicing in rights of way running over railway lines.
More …In the sun by Scarborough Bridge, and a walk by the river
Sitting by Scarborough Bridge, looking at a plethora of signs, then going for a walk along the riverbank and ings, looking at hedges, cow parsley, and following the Bur Dyke along an old snicket.
More …Carlton Tavern and Hudson House: planning applications for demolition
An update on the planning application to demolish the Carlton Tavern – which has prompted many objections – and the perhaps less controversial plans to demolish Hudson House.
More …By the Foss: Layerthorpe hotel, old gasworks site
In which we wander down Foss Bank, and a snicket by Eboracum Way, and have a look, from various angles, at a new hotel building on Layerthorpe, next to the Foss.
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