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Then and now: How York s high street has changed since the early 2000s THERE S no doubt that Britain s highstreet has undergone major changes in the past two decades and York is no exception. Let s go back in time and see how it has changed visually. You can use the slider tool to compare differences.
Davygate Davygate is home to the iconic Bettys Café Tea Rooms and a popular busking spot. It 2008, 4 Davygate was home to a Halifax while Sports Direct closed in December 2019.
Parliament Street Parliament Street s most recent highstreet victim was the Disney Store with only the Oxford Street store in London saved from closure.
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Does anyone remember those ‘Holidays at Home’ weeks in Harrogate during the dark days of the war? They were designed to persuade families to stay at home and not to waste time and money travelling the country. Most holiday resorts were shut down anyway, filled with pill boxes and barbed wire obstacles on the beach.
As a small boy I recall the competition to create a picture with coloured chalks supplied by the corporation. It took place along the pavement adjoining West Park Stray. We were each allotted a paving stone and then we set about making as interesting a drawing as we could. The judges came round in the late afternoon peering over our shoulders as we knelt over our masterpiece. I can’t remember any of my own creations attracting any praise, but it was good fun. There were many other attractions organised during that week.