Inside the city walls

This a view from the city walls of a typical older city centre residential street. Apartments, cars, trees, and at the end of the road a 12th century church, in this case St Margarets.

Amusing Pub Names

This pub name and the associated sign is a not so subtle reference to the perceived Yorkshire fondness for cloth caps, whippets, beer and food.

Old Inn

This building has housed a pub for as long as I can remember, indeed with that arched side entrance it looks like an old coaching inn. It is a Grade II listed building dating from 1896, and it looks like it has had to work hard for a living. It has had a variety of names including The Yorkshire Hussar, The First Hussar, and The Other Tap and Spile. It has just had another name change, come back tomorrow to find out more.

H is for Hole in the Wall

This hole in the wall has been present as long as I can remember. No idea why it is there but with the wooden frame it looks like a thing on purpose. The  wall is close to Kings Manor and the view from this angle is of the De Grey Rooms and Bootham Bar
Taking part in ABC Wednesday

For Hire

I didn't realise until I came across these two cars in the city centre that York was a location used by the city car club. These cars are for hire by the hour if you wish. The  larger of the two is a hybrid car, a Toyota Prius, anyone out there drive a hybrid car yet?

Bridge detail

Like many of York's bridges Skeldergate Bridge has wrought iron decorations on the balustrade (there is a word I don't get to use very often!). The white rose is the symbol for Yorkshire, but not sure what the blue/gold sun/star represents. Whatever it is it look's like we couldn't afford the gold paint last time round......................

Think Pink

Apologies for the blurry bus but it was quick grab. I had been out and about with the camera all morning on the lookout for something pink. No luck really and I had put the camera away and was just about to jump on my bike to ride home when this pulled up next to me. "Goodness" I thought "haven't seen that pink bus before" as the words pink bus sank in I reached for the camera and snapped this seconds before another bus pulled between us.
See more carefully composed pink shots here for CDP theme day