From the walls, circa 1930
This photo album belonged to Kathleen Peirson, of 63 Gillygate, York. It dates from around 1930. (This image, and most of the others on the page, are … More …
A boxer, a dancer, and a wrestler: SS Empire ghost signs
Old painted signs — ‘ghost signs’ — recently uncovered on Cumberland Street.
One of the nicest things about having had this site for some time is that I get emails … More …
Ways of seeing … York
A while back I stumbled upon a rather quaint and dated description of the city of York. Not from the far distant past, but from recent years, in the Guardian’s information on the … More …
63 Gillygate, circa 1930
1930, give or take a year. 63 Gillygate, on the corner of Portland Street, pictured from Portland Street. The sign says ‘Children’s Outfitters’. It’s now Crew men’s hairdressing.
The image — a then … More …
Glassworks clock
Before leaving the subject of clocks, I wanted to include a photo sent to me by Ian Dixon.
It’s not the type I’ve included on earlier pages, which were all street clocks or factory clocks. This too is a factory clock, but it lived inside, and once controlled factory time at the glassworks in York.
Ian would be interested in hearing from anyone who remembers the clock in the factory.
More …Keeping time: York clocks
Moving on from the stopped clocks, which were arranged by the date of the building they were on, to a selection arranged by the time they told — which was, in all cases, the right time. Captured on camera during recent evening wanderings.
More …Sign of the times
Since writing about the Rowntree clocks I’ve been noticing other clocks around the city, particularly those no longer functioning. These four may be temporarily stopped, or permanently stopped. They’re all on premises built for particular businesses, decades ago.
More …Even a stopped clock
‘Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day’ — as the saying goes.
Here’s one I’ve only recently noticed. It’s small, and rather grubby and faded, and in fact barely visible. The photo needed some digital enhancement to make it obvious that there’s a clock face in there. The clock stopped at around 6.20, decades ago by the look of it.
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