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Tag: Micklegate

Creation, Destruction, Good, Evil, Light and Dark: 34-84 Micklegate Part 2

Micklegate, York, once home to a Roman Temple to gods of creation and destruction.

June 13, 2020
34-84 Micklegate, York (part 1 of 2)

Picking up from where I left off with my first drawing of Micklegate, this one records the buildings from 34 to 84 as the street winds its way further towards York. Micklegate is a living archaeological site – there is so much history layered into the fabric of the street since Roman times.

May 22, 2020
Drawing Micklegate, York, Part One

York has four ‘gates’ or ‘bars’ leading into to the city and Micklegate is the one most familiar to me. I grew up in York, going to nearby Bar Convent school and would often cycle into town along Micklegate, aware of its Roman origins and that it was part of the Great North Road. I…

October 16, 2015