The festive sheds and barriers are back
York’s Christmas market, with festive sheds filling Parliament Street, and expensive anti-terrorism barriers blocking access. It’s all very 2019 . . .
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Kestrels on the Minster, barn owls at the theatre (1932)
Interesting observations on the city’s wildlife in the early 1930s, including owls and kestrels nesting in the city centre.
More …A tweeting tree … and ten years on Twitter
Bootham Park: planning application, and public access
Six years after the closure of Bootham Park hospital, taking a look at the recently submitted planning application for the site, focusing on the proposals for continued public access to the grounds.
More …Visitors, owners, occupiers
Thinking about property owners, investors, and how owning a bit of the city’s land, freehold, as a home, is increasingly out of reach for many residents.
More …York in 2021: vibrant Friday
New hotel … Post House, 1971
An ad from 50 years ago – the Post House hotel, opening in 1971, on the site of Dringhouses Manor, by the church with a fibreglass spire.
More …2 Rougier Street: from office block to hotel
A landmark building, the tall 20th century office block at 2 Rougier Street, now converted to a hotel, with an extra bit on top.
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