Gray's Court - Ogleforth

One of the city centre hidden areas just behind the Treasurer's House Ogleforth entrance is the yard of Gray's Court. They have recently opened a tea rooms and created a stairway down from the walls onto the lawn where you can take tea at your leisure on a sunny day or wend your way inside the historic house if it is a wet day.

After the fire - Petergate Fisheries

Petergate Fisheries, one of York's most popular Fish and Chip shops damaged by fire 10 September 2009. As far as I know nobody was injured in the fire which is thought to have broken out in a piece of equipment.

View soon to disappear - Minster from Rowntree Wharf

This view of the Minster will not be around for much longer, it has been opened up by the demolition of a number buildings in the Hungate area which is nundergoing redevelopment. Beyond the modern brick facade of Clavert's Carperts you can just make out the fine Georgian terrace in St Saviourgate.

Lift up your eyes 26 - Foss Bridge House

Foss Bridge House is one of those sturdy Victorian buildings that dominates other buildings and shouts out to be looked at. It used to be an ironmongery store for FR Stubbs and was one of those Alladdin's cave type of places. Nowadays it is a fish restaurant run Loch Fynne.

St Cutherbert's Church Tower from Quilt Museum Garden

Removal of the trees along the graveyard wall in the church grounds has opened up the view of the tower from the garden in the grounds of the Quilt museum.