University of York: 50 years
The University of York, in the summer of 1978 – 18 June. … More …
Wishes and white roses: Richard III, again
An email I received recently, from a York resident:
‘I feel embarrassed for York, which is not a feeling I care for at all. It’s been wonderful to read your good sense on all this … once I talk to people about this (those who aren’t bored rigid by it … More …
Richard III, Part the Third
A break with tradition on this page, as I’m illustrating it with photos of Leicester.
The unseemly wrangle to wrest Richard III’s bones from Leicester has quietened a little, but will no doubt resurface again.
When I heard that the remains were to … More …
When petrol was plentiful /2
More images of York in the ‘golden age of motoring’, towards the end of that age. Clearly it’s some time ago, before so many people were converted to … More …
When petrol was plentiful /1
In decades past, the motorist in need of petrol didn’t go out to Tesco on Clifton Moor, but could find it here, on Bootham, at the entrance to Bootham Row, right next to the Bootham Tavern, and in numerous locations nearby.
More …Now is the winter of our discontent …
York v Leicester: battle for the bones
Here’s a detail from a beautiful wooden screen in York Minster, remembering women who gave their lives in war. Moving, isn’t it.
‘Lay my body where you will, and be not anxious about it’
… More …Tidy factory frontage: Rowntree’s
A little local detail, the tidied frontage of the Rowntree factory building on Haxby Road. Compare with earlier photos. The local press included letters from members of … More …