Lift Up Your Eyes 27 - St Helen's Square

In the same area as the Mansion House is this interesting architecture above the Edinburgh Woolen Mill shop which includes the York coat of arms with five lions passant set on a red cross.

Harker's - St. Helen's Square

Harker's is Cafe bar set in the corner of St. Helen's Square across the road from the Post Office which you can see in the coner of the photograph. It is situated on the site of the Roman Praetorian Gate, one of the main entrances to the Roman town of Eboracum.

TSB St. Helen's Square, Blake Street

Standing next to Swarovski on the corner of St. Helen's Square and Blake Street is the imposing facade of a branch of TSB. I remember this building as the Yorkshire Penny Bank and the Penny being droppped during inflationary times to become Yorkshire Bank before being taken over by Llooyds TSB.

Swarovski - St. Helen's Square

St. Helen's Square is surrounded by elegant buildings. Swarovski restaurant also bears the name Terry, the former York chocolate company who were previous owners of the building. A classic case of asset stripping in the name of "concentrating on core business!"

Street Entertainers - Mr Yellow

York is well noted for a number of street performers. Here, Mr Yellow is being ably assisted by one of the young members of Black Pig Morris. Mr yellow was displaced from his usaul places that he performs in the city and was in St Helens square just before the Dance Festival Procession started from the Guildhall.