What goes up …

Soon to be no more, dismantling of the pylons on the Derwent Valley Railway Sustrans cycle path has begun. This is of particular interest to us, as the example in the photo is just 100 metres from our house.

No cycling

this day on the Sustrans cycle path which runs parallel to our street. This picture was taken over a year ago and shows the road bridge taking Tang Hall Lane over the former Derwent Valley Light Railway line, now the Sustrans cycle path. The remaining half mile of the railway to the east of York has been preserved; go here for pictures from 2004 onwards.   

Osbaldwick, York

A ten to fifteen minute stroll east along the Derwent Valley cycle path brings you to this pretty village. The walk is a real treat at this time of year,  despite the disappointing temperatures; the blossom and birdsong are wonderful. See below for a view of a bridge over the beck.

Osbaldwick is a two-pub 11th century village about 2 miles east of York city centre, named after a Northumbrian earl. The suffix wick is Anglo-Saxon for an outlying farm rather than Norse for bay or creek.

Carolyn, thanks for your comments on yesterday's picture. I'm glad you enjoyed York so much. If ever you come again, be sure to let me know. We have been over The Pond but only to New York (city and state) with brief visits to Niagara and Toronto.

T. Becque, yes, it is still pretty cold here; I don't know if this word has crossed the Atlantic, but we were nithered! It seems to have originally been a Yorkshire term, but has spread throughout the north. 

Leif, thanks for your regular, faithful encouragement! I have some shots of the interior of the minster/cathedral on a CD somewhere, but can't find it! As soon as I lay my hands on it, I'll post a picture - I know you like an inside view.

Lunarossa, I wasn't expecting any comments on the Jewbury wall picture, so it was a pleasure to get yours. We too go into York this way and know the restaurant quite well. I quite often work freelance just off Peasholme Green in St Saviour's Place (see the York Associates link), so when the weather is good, take advantage of the public garden just behind Le Langhe to enjoy my pack lunch.

On yer bike!

York is a cycling city, and this symbolic work of art is to be found where the Foss Island and Derwent Valley cycle path meets Hallfield Road. This track allows me to get to work in 10 minutes when I'm training in York itself.

Brits of the Thatcher generation will recognise the title as a quotation of Norman Tebbit's advice to the unemployed in the 80s. What he actually said, according to wikipedia, can be read here.

This is my first picture away from the city centre, though we are only a few hundred yards from the walls at Jewbury. There are still some flats available for purchase in this new build.