‘Local List’ buildings: progress report
Catching up on what has been happening to the Burnholme Club, the Reynard’s/Airspeed building, the White Swan Hotel, and with a brief reminder of a building in Holgate.
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Then and now: remodelled ‘eyesores’
Three buildings rescued since 2004: Shipton St School, Bonding Warehouse, White Swan on Piccadilly. Comparison photos, 2004 and 2014.
More …All aboard the charabanc
I’ve also recently chanced upon an image from the city archives taken outside the White Swan, around a hundred years ago.
More …Recent relics from the White Swan
As redevelopment of the White Swan continues, a small display has been made of late 20th century items found in the building.
More …Work begins on the White Swan
Wow. Fantastic. I feel like the heading to this page should be in big shouty capital letters and perhaps accompanied by a trumpet fanfare.
York’s most famous and long-standing eyesore is being redeveloped. No, really. It really is this time.
More …White Swan, Piccadilly, again
Time to revisit, again, one of my favourite ‘eyesores’, the former White Swan Hotel on Piccadilly. As this photo (taken last summer) shows, from the corner, with the blue sky behind, it’s … More …
Progress perhaps on familiar ‘eyesores’
So there’s movement at last on two long-empty “eyesores”, the White Swan Hotel and Shipton Street School site.
More …Plans submitted for White Swan, Piccadilly
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A planning application has been submitted for the redevelopment of the White Swan, Piccadilly, York’s most complained about “eyesore”. The … More …