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Black and white timbered frontage of Supasave in Fossgate, it is one of those bargain price shops for household goods. The shop is long and narrow and runs through from Fossgate to Stonebow where there is a back entrance at the top of Black Horse Passage.

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Fossgate is another of York's interesting streets with an eclectic mix ranging from mediaeval through Victorian to art deco and 1960s facades.

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Con tinuing yesterdays theme of curves, this solicitors office on the corner of St. Saviourgate and the junction of Colliergate and Whip Ma Whop Ma Gate has a curved end. I am not sure if the curves date back to the days of horse and cart and tight junctions where the curve helped the passage of the horse and cart around the corner. Notice how the curve of the wall is also reflected in the curve of the step into the doorway of the building.

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Although a relatively plain building relying on patterning by offsetting the edge bricks what makes the Anti Gravity shopin Colliergate interesting for me is the bay window which stands out beautifully against the plain brickwork. I am sure that the curved glass would cost an arm and a leg to replace if it were ever to be broken.

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Petergate is another area of the city where it is worthwhile lifting your eyes from the ground level to look at the stories above ground level. Featured in this picture is the shop with the delicious smell; The Fudge Kitchen.