Tag: York
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19-27 Front Street, Acomb, York
Acomb lies a couple of miles west of York and it’s the place where I grew up. It is a Domesday village with its own conservation area but being so close to the City of York it tends to be overlooked but not by everyone. This is my contribution to recording some of the architectural…
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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.
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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.
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Blossom Street, York
Time to update the archive! This is a short length of Blossom Street, right next to Micklegate Bar, the ancient and most significant south west gateway into the walled City of York. You can just see the stonework to the right of this sketch which leads up to the pale limestone city walls, some parts…
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Bishopthorpe Road (west side), Clementhorpe, York
As I write, the much loved ‘Bishy Road’ in York, is decked out in bunting and yellow bikes to greet the Tour de France this Sunday 6th July 2014. The street will be full to bursting with visitors and cycling fans, myself included, and once the Tour has passed through, a street party will kick…