White Swan, Piccadilly, again
Time to revisit, again, one of my favourite ‘eyesores’, the former White Swan Hotel on Piccadilly. As this photo (taken last summer) shows, from the corner, with the blue sky behind, it’s … More …
Burnholme Club, demolition approved: thoughts
Demolition of the Burnholme club building has been approved. Thoughts on the imminent destruction of a handsome building.
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Update, 8 Aug: Demolition approved
More (from The Press, York)
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Burnholme Social Club
If you’re reading this on Wednesday 7 August, and think this … More …
Piccadilly plans, Banana Warehouse
A view of the middle part of Piccadilly, from the end of Merchantgate, last summer. I don’t think it’s changed much since then, but it looks like it’s about to, as a planning application has been submitted to redevelop part … More …
A few quotes from/notes on … Local Plan /2
Asking a few questions about the Draft Local Plan, and highlighting some key points and statistics noticed. Wondering why we’ve got so many flats when really the need is for houses. Startling statistic on the increase in younger residents, from the expanding universities. All very interesting.
More …Thoughts, impressions … Local Plan /1
Time to leap back into the present, to the pressing concerns of today.
Hands up who’s read the Local Plan Preferred Options main documents? I’ve been trying to, before the consultation period ends … More …
‘An industrial landscape of some grandeur': gasworks
Before we hurtle back to the present day, I want to share these photos from the early decades of the 20th century. The gas works which once occupied Foss Bank and part of Heworth Green. Hard to recognise now as it’s all changed utterly, but the curving road tracing the shape of the Foss here is the same. Within its curve …
More …Somewhere on Gillygate? 1930
This is the last photo I have from Kathleen Peirson’s album. I’m including it partly because I’d like to be able to identify the location, though I’m not too hopeful … More …