Bonding Warehouse

Does anyone know what is happening to the Bondage Whorehouse (sorry Bonding Warehouse)? It was a thriving pub and restaurant at one time but seemed to go downhill rapidly a few years ago and never recover. Window frames seem to have been knocked out makigthe building look like a toothless monste.

Unloading Gantry - Queenstaith

Now derelict, the gantry forms a frame for Skeldergate Bridge in the background. At one time there were numerous warehouses along Queenstaith and Skeldergate serving the river traffic of goods. Nowadays most of the warehouses have either been converted into apartments or knocked down and replaced with large apartment buildings or been converted to some other use.

Clock Tower on Magistartes Court

This is a view across the River Ouse from Skeldergate where the clock tower of the magistrates court looms over the surrounding buildings. Prior to it's use as a magistrates court it was the York Technical College which is now housed on the edge of York on Tadcaster Road at Askham Bar.

Cock and Bottle Pub - Skeldergate

This building has always seemed a bit strange to me as you do not see many buildings in York in which the top half is timber planking.

Lady Anne Middleton's Hotel - Skeldergate

Lady Anne Middleton's Hotel is set in Skeldergate and is named after the wife of Peter Middleton one time sherrif of York. The main Skeldergate house was built in 1659. Other parts of the hotel include a former sawmill and an organ factory.

Joseph Terry Cottage - Skeldergate

This neat little cottage standing in the grounds of the Lady Anne Middleton Hotel in Skeldergate is known as the Sir Joseph Terry Cottage. Sir Joseph Terry was the grandson of the founder of Terry's chocolate factory, sadly closed down and no longer providing employment in York.

Doors within the walls 6 - 31 Skeldergate

This door is located at the Skeldergate Bridge end of Skelderagte opposite the Bonding Warehouse.

Sir Joseph Terry - Skeldergate

This plaque commemorating Sir Joseph terry of the chocolate firm in York and grandson of the founder. Sir Joseph Terry was Lord Mayor of York four times. The plaque is located on the end of the Sir Joseph Terry Cottage in Skeldergate. As Skeldergate may be a little off the beaten track for some tourists I have included a map below.

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