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3. The finished Piccadilly and bridge, looking towards , probably about 1912. From: : A Rare Insight by Ian Drake and Paul Chrystal

4. Buildings at the south side of St Helen’s Square (among them Harker’s Hotel) shortly before being demolished. From: York: A Rare Insight by Ian Drake and Paul Chrystal

1. The extension of Piccadilly, 1912. The view is looking north towards the Pavement Vaults. The A-frame crane is being used to build a new bridge over the . From: York: A Rare Insight by Ian Drake and Paul Chrystal Rare insight into old-time York iccadilly - the York one, at Our photographs show: 2. The extension least - dates back to the 1840s. 1. The extension of Piccadilly, 1912. of Piccadilly in That’s when a medieval The view is looking north towards the 1912: the view lane which had once run Pavement Vaults. The A-frame crane is from Pavement alongside the lake known as being used to build a new bridge over looking south Pthe King’s Fishpond was widened and the River Foss towards (in the named in honour of the famous London 2. The extension of Piccadilly in 1912: distance) the street. the view from Pavement looking south female prison at The street only extended northwards towards (in the distance) the female the Eye of York. 5. ‘Business as usual’ at Harkers Vaults, the last remaining as far as Dixon Lane, however. In the prison at the Eye of York. The Pavement The Pavement bit of Harkers Hotel. From: York: A Rare Insight by Ian 1910s it was decided to extend it further Vaults alehouse to the right of the photo Vaults alehouse Drake and Paul Chrystal to link up to in what is next in line for demolition to the right of was one of the last stages of a city-wide 3. The finished Piccadilly and bridge, the photo is civic improvement programme. looking towards Pavement, probably next in line for There are a number of photographs about 1912 demolition. from the time which give an idea of just 4. Buildings at the south side of St From: York: A what a major project this was. But few Helen’s Square (among them Harker’s Rare Insight by are as detailed as the ones we carry Hotel) shortly before being demolished Ian Drake and today. They come from a new book - 5. ‘Business as usual’ at Harkers Paul Chrystal York: A Rare Insight - written by two Vaults, the last remaining bit of council members of YAYAS, the Harkers Hotel Yorkshire Architectural and York 6. A view showing the extent of the Archaeological Society. demolition work in the area around St YAYAS is now the safekeeper of the Helen’s Square in the late 1920s. Evelyn Collection - a unique collection 7. The vacant site on the south corner of St Helen’s Square where Harker’s Hotel 7. The vacant site on the southern of thousands of images collected over once stood. Betty’s tearooms now stands there... From: York: A Rare Insight corner of St Helen’s Square where more than 40 years by the doctor and Harker’s Hotel once stood. Betty’s conservationist Dr William Artur unrivalled collection of photographs the last century - including buildings tearooms now stands there window at Evelyn. showing historic buildings that had now lost, and ‘new’ streets in the the Mansion House. The tower of St Dr Evelyn had come to York in 1891 to either been lost or were threatened, and process of being constructed. Helen’s Church can be seen far left. join the practice of Dr also documenting changes in the city. Today, we focus on photographs which Stephen Lewis William H. Jalland. He arrived in York Now, two YAYAS council members - show two major changes in York in the on a cold winter’s afternoon in January Ian Drake, the Keeper of the Evelyn first three decades of the 20th century: 1891. He was greeted as he emerged Collection, and Paul Chrystal, the editor the extension of Piccadilly from 1910- York: A Rare Insight by Ian Drake from the station by a view of the city of the YAYAS journal The York 1912; and the demolition in the late 1920s and Paul Chrystal is published by walls covered in snow, and was later to Historian - have brought together a of buildings on the south side of St Destinworld priced £14.99. 6. A view showing the extent of the demolition work in the write: “I fell in love with York then and selection of Dr Evelyn’s photographs in Helen’s Square to improve the square Information about how to buy the area around St Helen’s Square in the late 1920s. From: York: have been in love with it ever since.” York: a Rare Insight. The photographs and the outlook from the Mansion book during lockdown from info@ A Rare Insight by Ian Drake and Paul Chrystal Over the next 44 years, he compiled an cover all aspects of life in York early in House. destinworld.com