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Two fountains, and a message from Etty
The disused Parliament Street fountain becomes a support for advertising boards, while a cleaned-up Etty – heritage campaigner of his day – overlooks the Exhibition Square fountain.
More …The new-look Exhibition Square
Photos and observations on the repaving work in Exhibition Square. ‘Before and after’ photos.
More …1971: welcoming the fountain, Exhibition Square
In 1971 York Civic Trust provided a new fountain for Exhibition Square. It’s still there, but as previously mentioned, it’s apparently eroding the Etty statue.
More …Etty and decades of change, in a city square
There are many photographs of Exhibition Square in the City of York archives, illustrating the changes in over a century of use. Seems a good time to look at some, in the light of the current consultation. (Archive images used with permission.)
First, this photo from its early days. Our … More …
More ‘reinvigoration': have your say
A good thing about the council’s ‘Reinvigorate York’ projects and the accompanying consultations is that they make us pay closer attention to places we perhaps take for granted.
More …Etty under attack from 1970s fountain
Following on from the ‘reinvigoration’ of King’s Square, consultation has begun on more ‘Reinvigorate York’ projects, including Exhibition Square.
A previously released artist’s impression of the square, in the Lendal Bridge trial leaflet, showed the square without the Etty statue in the middle of it, raising concerns that … More …
Yarn bombing the square
The art gallery is about to undergo major refurbishment, and will be closed for two years. As the building has recently been emptied in preparation for this, an open day invited … More …