Fossgate façades

A long view up Fossgate towards Colliergate and the central tower of York Minster.  The furniture shop on the right used to be a cinema, as you might have guessed from the façade. 

The Merchant Adventurers' Hall

The Merchant Adventurers' Hall, closed to the public the day this was taken and with restricted access to the gardens because of a wedding reception. More on the early 14th century building can be found here.

Books and bites

Right next door to yesterday's shop, in fact. The Hairy Fig has already featured on the blog. To the right is one of the several second-hand bookshops on Fossgate, and through the arch is  …

Ideal homes exhibition

A cut from yesterday's Foss Bridge brings you out opposite The Miniature Scene where the service is second to none. Sturdy play houses for tiny fingers are available as well as the more delicate for your eyes only collectors' models. 

Foss Bridge revisited

This favourite view is enhanced by the lush foliage and overhang of flowers. 

Frozen Foss

Yesterday started at minus 10 and rose to minus 5ºC. This is the River Foss looking downstream towards Foss Bridge which provides the link between Fossgate and Walmgate. 

Furniture, not fries

Another remarkable piece of architecture on Fossgate, now a home furniture store which has been trading since 1947. Their home page gives an angled view of the building, showing its position in the street; unfortunately they have not included anything on the history of the building but see Freda L's comment below and this for another closed York cinema.

The eagle has landed

Soon to reopen as an Italian restaurant, this decorative brick building is on Fossgate, next to this timber framed establishement we visited just a few days ago. 

You're late for tea!

Yet another timber-framed jettied (jutting out) house, this time on Fossgate, the street which heads south-east away from York city cente before running into Walmgate. Something super is going on here, but I can't remember what! A close-up of the red brick building next door will follow shortly. 

Slightly off the main tourist track, Fossgate and Walmgate are worth a visit for their boutiques, cafés and restaurants and for the view along the River Foss. 

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The Hairy Fig

Purveyors of fine fodder on Fossgate. I wonder if they stock famous Farmer Freddy Frinton's fat, feathery pheasants. Slideshow here - you will enjoy it.