York in 1961
Perusing a 1961 guidebook published ‘by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of York’. A city with no university, but plenty of industry.
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Time to comment: Terry’s clock tower
Alison Sinclair: why we should object to the plans to convert Terry’s clock tower to residential accommodation.
More …Terry’s from above, 1926 and 1932
I’ve mentioned www.britainfromabove.org.uk previously on these pages, but since then another batch of photos of the Terry’s factory has been added.
The photos included here link to the original images … More …
Memorable times, Terry’s and Rowntree’s
Two fabulous short films from the Yorkshire Film Archive, Terry’s and Rowntree’s, 1937 and 1946.
More …Changing times: factory clocks
The Rowntree factory clock on Wigginton Road, fitted with a solar panel since its earlier appearance on these pages. Attention was drawn to these clocks after they were manually adjusted to just after 8 o’clock to celebrate the history of a particular line of confectionery once manufactured here.
More …Chocolate Works, Cocoa Works
As my attention has been drawn to Rowntree’s recently, I wanted to write something about our two famous factories, the Rowntree’s and Terry’s of old, and what’s left of them. These ‘development sites’ are mentioned every now and then, usually separately. It seems to me significant that on both sides of town we have massive empty factory buildings for sale, the remnants of what was, in the 20th century, our main industry.
More …Terry’s factory site, 29 March 2012
I’ve been up to the Terry’s factory site today.
I made a special effort to ‘get on my bike’ and get up there earlier in the day than I’ve usually been passing, in … More …