Many of the photos that we have posted of York city centre have been of historic buildings, so here for a change is a shot of more modern houses within the city walls.
From the 1960's onwards, following the Esher Report, much has been done to bring back into use old buildings, and to build new on derelict sites. This street, Bartle Garth, is one of a network of narrow lanes on the east side of the city centre. A large number of houses and apartments have been built in this area, and traffic has been restricted, making it a quiet area to live, but only minutes away from the shops.
At the end of the road, behind the red brick wall, lies Goodramgate, site of a number of timber framed buildings, and beyond that, towering over the whole scene is York Minster, so although this is a street of modern buildings, it is still within an impressive historical context.
This is so different from anything I've ever seen. Do these folk have any yard at all (like in the back)? It looks like each unit has a skylight to permit more light to filter in. The one positive I see is living close to the shops. Very interesting photo.
Great view and capture of the old and new. Our city has some similar . I`ll try do do some shots of them in future. (like the new houses to and they has much more comfort)
Thank you for all your comments - its really encouraging to hear from so many of you.
Sue, some of the modern properties have small private gardens at the rear, while others have a shared garden.
Ivan, the work on the east end of the Minster is a ten year project and includes renewing the stonework where necessary (limestone is very vulnerable to acid rain) and cleaning the glass and resetting it in new lead. One of the nice things they have done is to display different small areas of the glass at ground level, so it will be seen in a way that has never before been possible.
Ian
January 25th, 2015
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Thank you for all your comments - its really encouraging to hear from so many of you.
Sue, some of the modern properties have small private gardens at the rear, while others have a shared garden.
Ivan, the work on the east end of the Minster is a ten year project and includes renewing the stonework where necessary (limestone is very vulnerable to acid rain) and cleaning the glass and resetting it in new lead. One of the nice things they have done is to display different small areas of the glass at ground level, so it will be seen in a way that has never before been possible.
Ian