From the archives … November wander, 2006
The 1979 walk past various factories no longer in existence has reminded me of another walk ‘from the archives’, though in this case a mere eight years ago.
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York factories … from above, circa 1930
Perhaps by now everyone’s about the new online archive of aerial views of Britain.
It’s an exciting online resource, and is clearly getting a lot of traffic already. It may still be running slowly when you visit, as it was when I did – its servers have been strained … More …
Sugar beet factory
The factory so well known to York folk, with its landmark chimney, pictured over a flooded ings, in its last ‘campaign’. As well as giving employment to so many people, for decades it … More …
Waterworld
26 November 2006
I’m trying to avoid the Christmas shoppers, so I’m going the other way. As far away as possible. I started thinking I’d have a quick late afternoon dash around the “Lammas Lands”. It … More …
Sugar beet and Lammas Lands
6 November 2006
It’s late autumn in York. The sun is low in the sky, the daylight hours are short, the leaves are turning and falling.
There’s another sign of autumn here. There’s not just a chill … More …