New views, Bootham Park
Another site revisited, catching up on developments — or rather, demolitions. Bootham Park Court was nurses’ accommodation, late 20th century … More …
Shipton Street School: update
Time to catch up on some changes to places previously featured on these pages. Firstly, Shipton St School.
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Work moves on … More …
Found on the internet: then and now
This is a scan of a piece of paper I used to have on my computer desk, about twelve years ago. The quoted words seemed important enough not only to … More …
Paving, part 1: King’s Square
‘Paving, part 1′, what a title eh, with its tantalising suggestion that there may be a ‘Paving, part 2′ …. But don’t leave immediately as it is about The People’s Square, aka King’s Square.
More …Where Whiting’s was
So, back into the present. Here’s Whiting’s of Bootham, pictured last week. Or rather, where Whiting’s was.
There’s a ‘ghost’ of the former shopfront in the visible difference in … More …
We’re off to Hornsea Pottery
After the Wallace Arnold bus trip of the 1950s, time for a 1960s/70s visit to Hornsea.
Or rather, to Hornsea Pottery, which was perhaps the only reason anyone went … More …
1957: a day away, from the YFA
Vintage is much in vogue, but back in the fifties it wasn’t all pretty dresses, handsome curvy cars, and jiving. It was domestic hell from which we ladies had to escape …
More …King’s Square: notes on a mulberry tree
King’s Square … where to start …
Well, I already did, last year, with several pages on the place. But as it’s about to be ‘reinvigorated’, imminently, it needs further mention. And the best place to begin seems to be this detail, a tree.