George Leeman whose statue you can see on the right was a successful local lawyer and politician. He eventually became chairman of the North Eastern Railway company. His contributions to the city were recognised by this statue of him carved by the York sculptor GW Milburn and paid for by public subscription.Wonder what he would have thought of the 'bendy' buses on York's narrow streets?
Do you have many narrow streets in downtown York?
ReplyDeleteIndeed we do, they look pretty but can lead to headlines in the local paper along the lines of "Fire chiefs deny York's streets are too narrow for new engines"
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me how buses can navigate some of those narrow streets that you have in England!
ReplyDeleteIt must be quite a sight to watch those buses navigate around the corners.
ReplyDeleteAll I know about him, is the road they I guess named after him.
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