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This picture was taken from high up on the York city walls. It includes a beautiful view that's captured on quite a number of postcards, paintings and souvenirs of the city. It's a spot that's well worth spending some time at, just taking in everything there is to see. I definitely recommend it!

The building that forms the centrepiece of this picture is now GNER offices, and was built in 1890 - 1906 as the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway. To the right of it is the area in front of Tanner Row, where the original York railway station was located, and a memorial to railway employees killed during both world wars. Moving round across the city walls is the current railway station and the Royal York Hotel (a former railway hotel). Standing at the entrance to Leeman Road is a statue of George Leeman, once chairman of the North Eastern Railway, three times Lord Mayor and famous arch-enemy of George Hudson, the man widely credited with bringing the railways to York. Hudson was also Lord Mayor three times, an MP and Alderman of the city. Further around, under the city walls again, is Lendal Bridge, a project instigated by Hudson and finally brought to completion by Leeman. To the right are the Norwich Union headquarters and the beginning of Rougier Street, which leads (just out of sight) to the street bearing George Hudson's name.

This picture can also be seen in The Braithwaite Gallery, (Low Petergate, York) and Look Gallery (Castlegate, Helmsley).

Photographed on: Saturday 23rd April 2005, around 3:30pm

Photographed from: 53.95888 degrees North; 1.08987 degrees West.