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19-03-2025
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York in 1975 - 10 photos of people, places and events of the past
York in 1975 - here are 10 photos of people and places of the past OUR gallery of photos today take us back 50 years to show us the York of 1975. We begin with a photo showing the formal opening of a new-look paved and pedestrianised Stonegate. The photo, dating from April 18, 1975, shows Baroness Kirk, Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Department of the Environment, cutting a tape across the middle of Stonegate while the Lord Mayor of York, Cllr William Burke, looks on. Stonegate - if you excuse the pun - paved the way for the pedestrianisation of central York. In 1971, it became the first city 'foot-street' where cars were to be banned. Parliament Street in York in 1975 But it was a slow process - it wasn't until the Eighties that the city's other main shopping streets were pedestrianised, with work starting in 1987 – initially in Market Street and Feasegate. Parliament Street was pedestrianised in the early 1990s. Our other photos in today's gallery capture some of the people, places and event of York of 1975 - spark any memories? Send them - and your old photos - by email to Recommended reading: Memories of York's Viking Hotel - the city's first new hotel in 90 years Can you identify these classic cars that graced York streets in the 1960s? First photos of iconic police 'panda' car arriving in York in the 1960s How York was saved: our fight to keep historic walls, barbicans and landmarks Read more York nostalgia DO you love delving into York's past and seeing photos from yesteryear, and reading stories about them? We do too! The Press features nostalgia pages most days in the paper and online - including an eight-page supplement every Wednesday in the paper. April 27, 1975: York County Hospital. We also have more than 3,000 members in our online nostalgia group on Facebook, Why We Love York - Memories. It is free to join and you will find us at - click here to get started! It would be great to see your old photos of York - and they don't have to be from centuries ago. We all love seeing old photos from our own past, and some of our more popular stories date from the 70s, 80s and 90s - and even into the noughties.
Yahoo
16-03-2025
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Memories of York's Viking Hotel - the city's first new hotel in 90 years
York's Viking Hotel in 1968 - our city's first new hotel in 90 years... OUR photo today takes us back to 1968 and shows the sign being fitted on York's newest hotel. The image - from our Press archive - shows Bill Rogan and Bill Hudson fitting a sign on the new Viking Hotel in York. Officially opening on January 1, 1969, the hotel became the second tallest building in York (after the Minster). It was said to have been York's first new hotel in 90 years. Originally named the Viking Hotel, it is now known as Radisson Hotel York, and before that was Park Inn by Radisson. Previously it was called the York Moat House hotel. Many locals still refer to it by its original names, the Viking Hotel. The hotel was designed by London-based architects, Fitzroy Robinson & Partners, and built by York's own Shepherd Construction. The brick slab design, with large windows, and its dominating height, was a departure in architectural terms for the city. It was built at just a few years after the concrete-block designed Stonebow House, once said to be the ugliest building in York. Stonebow House has since had a new lease of life and been refurbished into smart city apartments. Share your memories If you love delving into York's past and seeing photos and reading stories from yesteryear then make sure you check The Press every day for its regular nostalgia stories. And don't miss our eight-page nostalgia supplement every Wednesday in the paper. We also have more than 3,000 members in our online nostalgia group on Facebook, Why We Love York - Memories. It is free to join and you will find us at It would be great to see your old photos of York - and they don't have to be from centuries ago. We all love seeing old photos from our recent past, and some of our more popular stories with readers date from the 70s, 80s and 90s. If you have a nostalgia story for us, please email
