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Castle Gateway and beyond: from a different perspective, 2007 and 2017

A ‘bird’s eye’ perspective of the area around the Coppergate Centre: Piccadilly, Walmgate, Clifford’s Tower – photos from 2007 and 2017.

The Foss in the area between Castle Mills Bridge and Blue Bridge. Photos and observations. A continuation of recent ‘Castle Gateway studies’.

Photos of work at the Foss barrier, and links to and info on the planning application for the temporary platform to enable necessary improvements.

Interesting documents cast light on the building of the Foss barrier in the late 1980s.

In recent days it has become painfully obvious just how crucial it is, this structure near the confluence of the Ouse and the Foss.

Photos and observations of areas affected by the flooding of the River Foss in York in late December 2015.

On Monday I went for a ‘ten years on‘ walk, revisiting locations I took photos of a decade ago.

From the paved bank of the Foss between Foss Bridge and Rowntree Wharf, in 2004.

I noticed some time ago that a common search query bringing people to my website is ‘Why does York flood?’

There’s very little useful/user-friendly information available online to someone asking that question. After trawling … More … →