Monday 7 November 2011

East Park Gates

A further testament to the concrete pourer's art is to be found adorning the entrance to East Park. They are so horrible that I could find nothing on the net to indicate who designed them, shame is a powerful motive for reticence. So here they stand to welcome the visitor; after this the actual park couldn't be any worse.

Sunday 6 November 2011

Le Quartier Latin

In Beverley there are two market places, Saturday Market and this one Wednesday Market (no prizes for guessing what day the market is held). Until a couple of years ago Wednesday Market was just an ugly little car park for most of the week then it got given a remodelling into a 'continental style' eating place with outdoor tables and so on; you can imagine. I've seen it descibed as "Beverley's very own Latin Quarter" (do try not to smirk). I don't think it's been a successful transformation and I've never seen anyone sitting out enjoying the ambience. At the heart of this sits the Queen's Head which looks old but I am reliably informed it has been modernised.

Friday 4 November 2011

Paragon Station

Years ago some soulless  bureaucrat came upon the name 'Hull Paragon'  and dropped the 'Paragon'. Now timetables refer only to Hull and life is a little duller for that I feel.

Wednesday 2 November 2011

Just a jest

I've mentioned that Beverley has a trail of the ancient guilds and crafts of the town designed to attract tourists; as if the charms of the place weren't magnetic in themselves. Anyhow one of the old trades was hat making so here's jester's cap a top a street sign. Clearly they're still as mad as hatters in this town.

Tuesday 1 November 2011

The train leaving platform one ...

Thoughtful of the train company to leave gaps in the fence so we can see our train departing ...

The theme for today in City Daily Photos is 'fences'.Click here to view thumbnails for all participants