Friday 31 May 2013
Bell Ringer
This fine wooden memorial to Ron Dove hangs in a local church. Between 1950 and 1994 he made it his business to visit and ring bells in almost all the ringable towers left. A ringing outing to a new church is known as a 'Tower Grab'. Apps now exist to help you locate and log places where you may ring bells away from your home tower.
Thursday 30 May 2013
Paws for Thought
I have a feeling I might just come across a few more of these paw marks around the city. My first thought was cat, but perhaps dog or coyote or bear, maybe wolf.....
Wednesday 29 May 2013
T is for Tulips
There are quite a few drifts of tulips out at the moment, these pink tulips by The Multangular Tower are looking looking at their best this week.
Taking part in ABC Wednesday
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Spring Arrives!
What a difference a couple of days makes, Museum Gardens again but looking (and feeling) much warmer than the pic posted on Saturday.
Monday 27 May 2013
Years of Service
Barnitts store has been a part of York for over 100 years. It sells just about everything, that is all you need to know!
Sunday 26 May 2013
Saturday 25 May 2013
Top Tip for Tourists
Even if you are coming to York in May, remember to bring your coats. These visitors to the Museum Gardens look a little on the chilly side!
Friday 24 May 2013
Rusty Rose
The City of York has a white rose as it's symbol. This metal version is looking rather rusty, but then we have had an awful lot of rain in the past few month.
Thursday 23 May 2013
Wednesday 22 May 2013
S is for Stop
If you find yourself outside York Minster and wish to travel to the National Railway Museum, you can ask a passing train to Stop and take you there. The road train is beloved by boys of all ages, and a few girls too I expect.
Taking part in ABC Wednesday
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Monday 20 May 2013
No Parking on the Pool!
In a city with many unusual street names Patrick Pool has always struck me as one of the most curious. Records dating back to 1249 describe Patrick Pool as so deep in mud no one can pass through it. No such problem today and although only one vehicle wide it boasts a full set of yellow lines!
Sunday 19 May 2013
Saturday 18 May 2013
More wallpaper
I can just about remember when The White Swan on Piccadilly was a pub/hotel. It closed sometime in the late 80s I think, and has inexplicably remained empty ever since. It was briefly taken over by squatters a few years ago who re-named it The Peace Hotel. It has just been given a face lift by local wallpaper artists and is clearly catching the attention of passers by.
Friday 17 May 2013
St Olaf
York has long standing connections with Norway going back to Viking times. Above the doorway of St Olaves church in Marygate is this fine statue of St Olaf, also known as King Olaf II of Norway (1015-1028). The first church dedicated to St Olaf was raised on this site in 1055 and Benedictine monks from this church went on to found St Mary's Abbey which is sited next door..
Taking part in CDP theme day Norway
Thursday 16 May 2013
Model Sign
Occasionally pub signs will feature a model rather than a painting of the Pub name. The Victorian brick front behind the sign for The Golden Slipper on Goodramgate only hints at the age of this building, which has a much older 15th or 16th century portion next door.
Wednesday 15 May 2013
R is for Red Boats on the River
The spring weather this weekend brought out a wide variety of boats on the River Ouse. As with yesterdays post red seems to be a popular colour.
Taking part in ABC Wednesday
Tuesday 14 May 2013
Monday 13 May 2013
A Closer Look.....
..........at the wallpaper from yesterdays post. The lifebuoy is for real, but it does not usually have a parrot perched on top of it!
Sunday 12 May 2013
Warehouse Wallpaper
The Bonding Warehouse has become part of the Paper Trail. Local wallpaper designers and artists have given it a bit of external interior design, and plastered their trick of the eye wallpaper over this derelict riverside property.
Saturday 11 May 2013
Friday 10 May 2013
Judges Lodgings
This is the entrance to The Judges Lodgings, built as a town house for Doctor Clifford Winteringham sometime before 1720. A swathe of fruit frames the stone door surround which containing a Venetian style arch. The keystone of the arch is carved with a bearded mask representing Aesculapius, the Greek god of medicine. Continuing the Venetian theme it has a first floor entrance with a piano nobile. From 1806 judges visiting the local assizes stayed here, it is now used as a hotel.
Currently all this is under wraps as it is being given a face lift. Will post an 'after' picture once the work is completed.
Thursday 9 May 2013
High & Low Petergate
The Church on the left is St Michael-le-Belfrey. This is a view from High Petergate looking towards Low Petergate where the narrow streets and stepped buildings (see the cream building between the two round shop signs) give a real Mediaeval feel to this part of the city. If you overlook the traffic and coffee shop signs that is!
Wednesday 8 May 2013
Q is for Quacks
Quacks can be found on Grape lane in the centre of York. The unusual name is derived from a combination of it's previous name, Queen Anne Copy Shop (QACS) plus the current owners fondness for Ducks. From 18th century printing presses to digital copying, Quacks does what it says on the sign!
Taking part in ABC Wednesday
Tuesday 7 May 2013
Riverside Walk
This is the view toward Lendal Bridge from the riverside walk. In a highly controversial move York City Council are proposing to close this city centre bridge to cars and motorbikes during the day.
Monday 6 May 2013
Monkey Business
This handsome metal bracket can be found high up above Monkey Puzzle, a jewellery shop on High Petergate.
Sunday 5 May 2013
Saturday 4 May 2013
Old Pub...
............. with a new name. According to local records after he was hanged Dick Turpin's body was brought to The Blue Boar pub in Castlegate. The Little John pub on Castlegate (previously The Robin Hood) has changed it's name yet again to make a feature of this story. Good luck to them, they serve a very acceptable pint of Timothy Taylor's Landlord and you cannot ask for better than that!
Friday 3 May 2013
Journey's end
This quiet lane is the end (or beginning) of the snicket. The house on the left is called Littlegarth and a bronze plaque near the door notes that John Woolman American Quaker and anti-slavery pioneer died here Oct 1772.
Thursday 2 May 2013
Cycle Track
Here the snicket passes the steps leading to St Marys. The metal gutter on the right is to allow easy passage up or down the steps for cyclists (pushing the bike that is rather than riding it!)
Wednesday 1 May 2013
Creative Artisan from the Past
Sometimes artists cannot resist painting themselves into a picture. This carving outside the west end of York Minster suggests that perhaps stone masons sometimes succumb to the same temptation. This gentleman could be anywhere between 200-700 years old.
Taking part in CDP theme day
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