STONEBOW HOUSE | YORK | THEN & NOW

The above image is a contrast between an artist's impression of Stonebow House in 1965 with a photo taken yesterday, July 2016. Renovation is afoot.

Like Hudson House, Stonebow House follows a similar narrative of other buildings from the era, with attributable quotes on the subject such as this one from Kevin, 56: "I think it's a monstrosity!" he says. "It has never worked as a building. It's my biggest beef about York."

It certainly cuts across views of St Saviourgate, seen in the background of the images above. But York has plenty such churches. Now plans for the building, including the downstairs music & comedy venue, have been revealed, the usual beige 'retail & leisure' spec.

"Does York need more flats and chained restaurants or does it need arts and culture?" 

Good point Toby Jones.

To find out more about Stonebow House and the argument for a Grade II listing, have a read of this (it isn't listed btw) And for a far better written & photographed blog check out this post on the Unstable Praxis site.  

A few more photos below...

HUDSON HOUSE | TOFT GREEN, YORK | JULY 2016

Chanced upon Hudson House whilst walking back to York Station after checking out Stonebow House. As is the fashion for 1960s buildings in 2016, it currently lives on under an awaited judgement of execution, some floors populated & some not. The inevitable business / retail / leisure beige 2.0 remix is coming soon. 

Originally an administrative building for the use of British Rail, Hudson House is quite unique in that it sits inside York's city walls, a marked contrast to the more traditional (& far less interesting) buildings you'd expect in York. 

Also, it's adjacent to a high point on the city walls which gives a different perspective to the normal 'starring up' I usually do of such buildings. 

To find out more about Hudson House from a York perspective, have a read of this on the ace York Stories blog.

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A WALK AROUND YORK | OCTOBER 2014 | PHOTOGRAPHY

 

York Minster

 Spent a sunny October Saturday wandering around York. If you've got a spare afternoon it's well worth doing - lots of decent places to eat, easy to navigate, plenty of history, 

and of course, home to the amazing National Railway Museum 
(post on visit there, here)

Lots to photograph too...

Emperor Constantine, acclaimed as Emperor in York, 306AD

Haddock cake at the wonderful Mannion & Co

Sweets from Florence Wren

Flowers in the Yorkshire Museum Gardens

Inside The Perky Peacock

Lendal Bridge, over the River Ouse

Gargoyle on York Minster

Yorkshire Museum

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