York Walks /1 (winter) |
York Walks
/2 (spring)
York Walks /3 (summer) |
York Walks /4 (autumn)
These "York Walks" represent one resident's view of York in the year 2004.
Though the website has since changed and expanded, this part, in four sections, has been left more or less as it was put together originally.
I had a wander along Marygate in late afternoon sunlight in January 2004, with my first digital camera. There followed more wanderings through York, and more photos, and this appeared on the web as York Walks /1. The project evolved and I decided I'd aim to take photos of York throughout that year, covering the four seasons, hence the four numbered sections.
It was an absorbing project, and for all the failings of these "York Walks" pages (too long sometimes, missing important buildings, thin on historical fact, etc) I hope they are of interest to anyone looking for information on the "real" York - rather than the tourist-orientated place that is more widely promoted.
This website continues as an "appreciation of York and Yorkshire", as I found my 2004 wanderings led to a developing interest in architecture, landscape and local history. But it's not just about history. Watching York so much in the course of a year at the beginning of the 21st century also led to an awareness that we, here in the present, have to keep an eye on the places we care about, whether in York or anywhere else.
More background information: About this site