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Neil Cooney unveiling the plaque to Bob Cooney at Bob Cooney Court, Aberdeen. Saturday 17th October 2015.
Bob Cooney
by Neil Cooney, November 2015.
He was a babe in arms when his mother was widowed at 37 with 7 children, none of whom was of an age to earn. He was brought up in poverty. He learned his Socialism from the speakers in the Castlegate in the centre of Aberdeen. He became a soapbox orator himself whilst still in his teens. If there was a job to do, Bob was always the first to volunteer. He took an active part in the General Strike and in the Hunger Marches and he led the battle in Aberdeen against Mosley’s Fascists.
At the age of 28 he went to Spain to fight Franco’s Fascists. He became Commissar to the XVth International Brigade, and as such, he led his men in battle and gained a reputation for courage under fire. Bob was also a great motivator.
After Spain he became Gunner Cooney in the battle against Hitler. He saw a lot of action and a lot of heartbreak in war-torn Germany.
After the War, he once again took up the cudgels in the battle for affordable housing. He led a successful squatters movement that took over an old military camp and an old POW camp in Aberdeen. He also unionised the building trade in Aberdeen and that led to him being blacklisted.
So he moved to Birmingham and worked there for over 20 years. There he became very involved in the Folk Music revival. Bob had a great repertoire of Scottish ballads and Wobbly songs. He also wrote a few of his own. He sang with gusto. Bob also wrote some very sensitive poetry. Aberdeen Folk Club printed his Poems and Songs.
He was proud to be a Rebel: he wrote the following lines
“For Freedom is a hardy plant, the more you tramp it down
The sweeter it will flower again in countryside and town
Its seeds are scattered on the wind and multiply their kind
That’s why no matter where you go
Bold Rebels there you’ll find.”
The 1921 frontage of St Georges Hall Cinema in York was tacked onto a Georgian house. The cinema was demolished, but the tiled facade remains and is now the entrance to Fairfax House. Equipped with a stage, dressing rooms, a ballroom, Jardin organ and café, the St George's Hall Cinema was a luxurious addition to the York scene, and was later operated by Gaumont and Odeon. It was designed by John Carr and seated 1,340 on two levels. Closed in November 1965, the building became an auction house, but the auditorium was demolished in 1970.
City of York, North Yorkshire, England - St Georges Hall Cinema / Fairfax House, Castlegate
November 2006, image reworked 2024
The James Whale Memorial near Castlegate Way in Dudley. It is not too far from Showcase Cinemas.
James Whale directed classic horror movies in the 1930s such as Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein and The Invisible Man.
The sculptor was Charles Hadcock and it dates to 2002.
On the top deck of the 87 bus leaving Dudley behind. Heading in the direction of Oldbury (and on to Smethwick and Birmingham).
I got on near Dudley Castle & Zoo.
Premier Inn - Castle Gate Island, Dudley.
Located on the Castlegate Business Park, Castlegate Way.
St Mary, Castlegate, York.
East wall - one of two half-octagonal brackets with carved angels, each bearing a heraldic shield of arms of the Graa family.
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THE YORK STORY, CASTLEGATE, YORK
Grade I Listed
List Entry Number: 1259342
Details
YORK
SE6051NW CASTLEGATE 1112-1/28/146 (North East side) 14/06/54 The York Story (Formerly Listed as: CASTLEGATE The Heritage Centre)
GV I
Formerly known as: Church of St Mary CASTLEGATE. Parish church, now exhibition centre. C15, incorporating remnants of early C11 nave, north arcades of C12 and C14, and south arcade of early C13. Restoration of 1867-70 included new east window, re-roofing and renewal of east end parapet. Church redundant in 1958; converted to exhibition centre 1974-75. C19 restoration by William Butterfield. C20 conversion by George Pace and Ronald Sims.
MATERIALS: magnesian limestone incorporating re-used gritstone; roofs of slate and lead.
EXTERIOR: chancel and north and south chapels; 3-bay nave with low clerestory, and 4-bay north and south aisles; embraced west tower and spire. Clerestory obscured by parapet, embattled at east end and on south side, plain elsewhere. Church is supported on all sides by buttresses with offsets, most with gabled pinnacles and gargoyles. Chancel and chapels on single chamfered plinth, remainder of church and tower on double chamfered plinth. Windows generally have hoodmoulds on corbel or head stops. Renewed east window is pointed, of 3 stepped cinquefoiled lights beneath panel traceried head. East window of north chapel is pointed, of 3 cinquefoiled lights beneath two tiers of panel tracery with embattled transoms. Sill band below east window stepped down beneath north chapel window. South chapel is set back and has pointed east window of 3 lights, now altered to doorway. On north side, easternmost bay has inserted pointed arched doorway; towards west end is blocked C14 doorway with 2-centred moulded arch; both doors beneath square-headed windows. Windows generally are square-headed, of 2 or 3 trefoiled or cinquefoiled ogee-arched lights beneath embattled transoms and panel tracery. Towards the east end is reset square-headed C14 window of 4 trefoiled lights with cusped curvilinear tracery. Western window beneath tower is pointed, of 3 foiled ogee-arched lights beneath two tiers of panel tracery. Moulded string, stepped in places, runs beneath windows. C19 south door in pointed arch of two orders, the inner chamfered, the outer roll-moulded and springing from carved corbels; square-headed window above. To west of door, length of C13 masonry incorporating original lancet survives. Below, and to west of, chancel south window is blocked segment-arched doorway. Elsewhere windows correspond to those on north side. 3-stage tower has square ground stage, surmounted by embattled parapet and walkway; second and belfry stages are octagonal, with broaches at the base, from which tapering buttresses with gargoyles rise above plain parapet to crocketed pinnacles; recessed spire is octagonal. Pointed west window has 5 cinquefoiled lights beneath double tier of panel tracery with embattled transoms. On each side of window is a carved corbel beneath trefoiled ogee-arched canopy, rib-vaulted on the underside, and surmounted by a crocket. Above the window is a vaulted niche, with trefoiled arch and steep crocketed canopy, housing a defaced figure of the Virgin Mary seated behind a balustrade. At west end of north aisle is doorway in 4-centred moulded arch, to south of low window of 5 foiled lights, 3 round-headed, 2 lancets. Above is a pointed window of 3 trefoiled round-headed lights beneath panel traceried head broken by encircled quatrefoil. Windows to west end of south aisle and south face of tower are of the same type. Upper stages of tower have tall similar windows, partly louvred and banded with panel tracery at belfry level, to three cardinal faces: the fourth, to east, has intersecting tracery in the head. Tall spire is crowned by gilded weathercock.
INTERIOR: chancel. 3-bay north arcade, with eastern arch of 2 chamfered orders on half-octagonal responds with moulded capitals and chamfered bases: narrow centre arch, continuously moulded, beneath crocketed hoodmould on headstops: 4-centred western arch of 2 chamfered orders on chamfered responds, with square capitals, coved on lower side, and later, moulded capitals superimposed. 2-bay south arcade, with eastern arch of continuous rolled and filleted mouldings beneath crocketed ogee hood: wide, double chamfered western arch on half-octagonal responds with moulded capitals and bases. Double chamfered chancel arch, inner order only with moulded capitals, outer continuous, beneath coved hoodmould on headstops. Flanking walls retain masonry of original church. Nave north arcade of three double chamfered arches beneath continuous hoodmould on animal headstops. Eastern arches are tall and pointed on half-cylindrical respond with moulded base and scalloped capital, and cylindrical piers with square abaci, one with scalloped capital, one with incised waterleaf. Western arch dies into octagonal tower pier on chamfered base, broach-stopped on to square plinth. South arcade of three double chamfered arches, two pointed, one semicircular, beneath continuous hoodmould on headstops. Half cylindrical east respond with moulded base and half-octagonal capital. First pier is octagonal, on moulded base, with octagonal capital; second pier cylindrical with double roll-moulded base on square plinth, and nailhead capital. Tower pier to west corresponds to that opposite. South aisle arch narrow, pointed, double chamfered,on responds with simple moulded capitals. Clerestory on both sides has 1-light window towards east end, and another of 3 cinquefoiled lights over the second pier. Tower arches of 2 hollow-chamfered orders dying into piers, south arch narrower than north arch. Western responds are half-octagonal with chamfered bases, broach-stopped on to square plinths. To north of west window, pointed chamfered doorway to tower stair. At west end of north aisle, former chapel doorway has 2-centred arch in deep hollow-chamfered surround. In chancel south wall, C19 piscina and restored sedilia of 3 stalls beneath cinquefoiled ogee-arched heads. In north chapel (now in staff lavatory), piscina in 2-centred arch with defaced cusping: arched tomb recess with filleted roll moulding (in staff room). In south chapel, aumbry in rebated surround, and piscina in trefoiled ogee arch; on east wall, 2 half-octagonal brackets with carved angels, each bearing heraldic shield of arms of the Graa family. In north aisle, three arched tomb recesses and plain round-headed stoup without bowl. Blocked chamfered north doorway with segmental head. In south aisle, rebated aumbry and piscina in 2-centred, hollow-chamfered arch. Beside south door, hollow niche for stoup, without bowl, in arched opening. Roofs. Chancel: principal rafter trusses with moulded and embattled, cambered ties on corbelheads, with pierced spandrels and panel-traceried tympana. Chancel north chapel and nave: king post trusses with moulded and embattled, cambered tie beams on moulded corbels, with pierced spandrels and cusped braces. Mutilated stone, c1000, discovered during restoration of 1870 and now attached to east respond of north aisle arcade, records the dedication of the church "in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and of St Mary and St Martin and of St Cuthbert and of all the saints".
MONUMENTS: south chapel - two wall tablets moved from North Chapel: Lewis West (d.1718) and wife Dorcas (d.1732); Richard Coulton (d.1713), Rector, and wife Elizabeth (d.1731). Also to Elizabeth Tweedy (d.1811), and husband John (d.1842). North aisle - tablet to William Mushet, MD, (d.1792), by Fisher of York; also to Rawlins Gould (d.1873). South aisle - William Mason (d.1708) and wife, Jane. (City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 30-36).
Listing NGR: SE6043851626
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1259342
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St Mary Castlegate, York.
York St Mary’s is a beautiful medieval church which opened as a contemporary art venue in 2004.
From 2013 – 2015, York St Mary’s opened for a longer season with even more exhibitions during the closure of York Art Gallery for a major re-development project.
The church itself could date back as far as 1020 and a dedication stone inside bears an inscription saying it was built by ‘Efrard & Grim & Aese’. The remains of the original Saxon church are limited to stonework in the body of the church close to the chancel.
The bulk of the building dates to the early 13th century, with 14th and 15th century modifications and alterations. Records of burials in the church suggest it was a fashionable church towards the end of the medieval period. It has the tallest steeple in York at 47 metres high.
York St Mary’s was deconsecrated in 1958 and between 1975 and 2001 was a heritage centre.
www.yorkstmarys.org.uk/about-us/history-of-york-st-marys/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Castlegate,_York
The James Whale Memorial near Castlegate Way in Dudley. It is not too far from Showcase Cinemas.
James Whale directed classic horror movies in the 1930s such as Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein and The Invisible Man.
The sculptor was Charles Hadcock and it dates to 2002.
Village Hotel Dudley seen on the corner of Birmingham Road and Castlegate Drive.
They have a Starbucks here. Thought about going there before I found a cafe at Tesco Extra nearby (took these after I left Tesco and went down towards Castlegate Way).
Part of the Castlegate Business Park.
Castle Street, Aberdeen.
Foreground - Castlegate Well - "The Mannie".
By William Lindsay, circa 1710.
B listed.
A former wellhead (no longer functioning) surmounted by a small semi-nude male lead figure. Situated originally at the east end of the Castlegate, this water cistern was the first to provide piped water to the city. It is an important part of the City's Engineering and Social history and forms a significant part of the streetscape. The Mannie is the only example of leaden sculpture in the city.
In 1706 work began on laying lead water pipes from outside the city to a new fountain in the Castlegate. The statue itself was added to the top of the fountain some time after 1710. A wooden statue had originally been planned but the carver never executed the work and so a lead sculpture was erected.
From 1708 until 1852, the Castlegate Well was a central part of the Burgh’s water supply. In the late 18th century a lead figure, commonly known as the Mannie, was added to the top of the well. The Mannie and Well were moved to the Green and then returned to the Castle Street in 1973.
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Beyond - Detail of the Town House.
By Peddie & Kinnear, 1868-74.
A listed.
John Dick Peddie (1824-1891).
Charles George Hood Kinnear (1830-1894).
Aberdeen Town House, including municipal offices, court house, Tolbooth and city chambers, is a significant example of civic architecture and is of outstanding importance because of its fine and influential Scots baronial design with exceptional interior scheme, conceived by the highly respected architects Peddie and Kinnear. The imposing scale of the building with its landmark tower and its striking grey and white 1975 extension, dominates the east end of Union Street in Aberdeen city centre. It incorporates an early 17th century Tolbooth, one of the oldest buildings in Aberdeen and its integration with the newer Municipal buildings provides a connection between the old burgh of Aberdeen and the new-found confidence and wealth of the 19th and 20th centuries. It is the embodiment of civic affairs in Aberdeen.
Fairfax House, Castlegate, York, 1755-62.
By John Carr of York (1723-1807).
For Viscount Fairfax of Emley.
Grade l listed.
Elizabeth Uvedale, wife to Edward, Earl of Carlisle.
By Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680).
Oil on canvas.
Fairfax House is a triumph of Georgian design. Bought by Charles Gregory, 9th Viscount Fairfax of Emley, for £2000 in 1759, he employed master architect John Carr of York to transform the existing building into a magnificent and fashionable townhouse. Lord Fairfax gifted the house to his sole surviving child making Anne Fairfax a property-owning woman in her own right.
Here both Anne and her Father spent the winter season. Standing on the thriving street of Castlegate, the main thoroughfare to York Castle, and sitting on the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss, Fairfax House was at the very centre of York’s polite society and perfectly positioned as a base from which to enjoy York’s burgeoning city-life and social scene.
Castlegate, York, North Yorkshire.
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A fun afternoon exploring the Sheffield Castle site as part of the Heritage Open Days (Sunday 15th September 2019), learning about the history of Sheffield, seeing some of the finds from the 2018 Wessex Archaeology dig, and visiting some of the castle ruins not normally on public display... The tour was led by Professor John Moreland (pictured here) from the University of Sheffield's Department of Archaeology with help from the Friends of Sheffield Castle, Wessex Archaeology, and local historian and raconteur Ron Clayton.
It is believed that the first Castle on the site in Sheffield was a Norman motte & bailey castle (usually attributed to William de Lovetot, an Anglo-Norman Baron), with the earliest known reference to a castle at Sheffield being around 1188. The castle passed to the Furnival family who supported the Royalist cause during the Second Barons' War of 1264–1267. In 1266 a party of anti-monarchy barons, led by John de Eyvill, passed through Sheffield, apparently burning the castle.
In 1270 Thomas de Furnival obtained a charter from King Henry III to build a castle at Sheffield and this is the more well known one. It was built of stone and extended from the River Sheaf to Waingate and then from the river Don to Dixon Lane, an area of about 4.2 acres (17,000 m2; 180,000 sq ft). A 2,461-acre (9.96 km2; 3.845 sq mi) deer park was attached to the castle, one of the largest deer parks in the country at the time. Mary, Queen of Scots, was held prisoner in this castle and its associated estates for 14 years between 1570 and 1584. he castle was held by Royalist forces for part of the English Civil War, and was surrendered to the Parliamentarians in 1644 following a short siege. Its destruction was then ordered by an Act of Parliament in 1647 and the castle was razed to the ground. Over future years the site became home to a bowling green, cementation furnace, slaughter houses and then Castle Market in the 1960s.
Sadly there are no contemporary paintings or plans of Sheffield Castle so all reconstructions of Sheffield Castle are based on surviving descriptions and archaeology. The first excavation was led by Leslie Armstrong in 1927 and this discovered the gatehouse. The ruins here are quite extensive, a small portion of which is viewable, though via a manhole cover and step ladders and has been sealed now for several years. There is a second room containing a section of castle wall that is accessible and it was this that was viewable on the Heritage Open Days. It is hoped that in the future the site will be turned into a park with both the River Sheaf and Sheffield Castle foundations uncovered for all to enjoy.
The James Whale Memorial near Castlegate Way in Dudley. It is not too far from Showcase Cinemas.
James Whale directed classic horror movies in the 1930s such as Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein and The Invisible Man.
The sculptor was Charles Hadcock and it dates to 2002.
Castlegate, York, North Yorkshire.
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CASTLEGATE GETS GREY TO GREEN TRANSFORMATION
The scheme links Castlegate to the under-visited ‘hidden jewel’ of Victoria Quays and has transformed the almost redundant former inner ring road from a barrier to a green corridor with sustainable drainage, floral meadows, segregated cycle lanes and public art.
Castlegate (the Street) has been closed to vehicles to create a large riverside terrace with potential to accommodate outdoor seating for existing and future cafes and bars including the former public toilet due to open as the Two Rivers Bar and the Tap and Barrel, now under new management by the Peddlers Market team. The street will also hold the newly established Sheffield Pollen Market, the first fresh flower market in Sheffield, which will take place every third Sunday of the month.
Fifty-seven new trees have been planted as part of the scheme, along with a multitude of low maintenance perennial meadow plants and bulbs which will provide a year long succession of colour and natural habitat for insects, birds and mammals.
The scheme includes four distinctive, specially designed ‘totems’ containing ‘bug hotels’ which provide places for bees and other insects to thrive, along with nature and heritage insights.
Photographs from the weekend of events organsed by Aberdeen TUC and IBMT. 17th and 18th October 2015. Including AGM at Aberdeen Town House. Unveiling of Plaque at Bob Cooney Court. Plaque for John Londragan at TUC HQ. Presentation of the Aberdeen flag at St Nicholas Kirk and the march to Castlegate.
This year I'm using a different film format each month, starting with the smallest and working my way up through the sizes. The format for June APS (Advanced Photo System) which was introduced in 1996. It was a short lived format, as soon after it was launched digital cameras started to become more affordable, and the non-technically minded snap shooter, for whom the APS system was ideal, soon switched to digital. The film is no longer made, but expired stock can be found online. This was taken with a Pentax Efina T camera using Boots ISO 400 film, which expired in 2004. Developed in the Tetenal C41 kit.
I had nearly left the cemetery when I realized I had missed the grave of the baby, John Edward.
He is located just outside of the family plot - nearly directly in front of it. His death certificate reads "exhaustion brought on by accidental scalding". Poor thing!
Based on the design of this headstone - I'm going to assume that someone along the way replaced the rest of the family's stones at some point. Most of the graves originally had simple embossed metal signs on posts - many of which were now missing, unreadable or generally strewn about. Many babies have this exact headstone design - so I'm going to guess it is a generic headstone available for purchase at the mine's company store.
Village Hotel Dudley seen on the corner of Birmingham Road and Castlegate Drive.
They have a Starbucks here. Thought about going there before I found a cafe at Tesco Extra nearby (took these after I left Tesco and went down towards Castlegate Way).
Part of the Castlegate Business Park.
After popping to Tesco Extra in Dudley, I headed off to check out the sculpture close to the Showcase Cinema.
Another look at the Premier Inn sculpture.
Located on the Castlegate Business Park, Castlegate Way.
Looking north from the top of Clifford's Tower, in York, Towards the Minster and the steeple of St Mary Castlegate.
Clifford's Tower was the central stronghold of the medieval York Castle, in the historical northern English city.
The castle was built by William the Conqueror after the Norman conquest of Britain, with building work begun in 1069AD, to secure his hold on the north of England.
The original wooden structure was burnt to the ground in 1190AD after the city’s Jews took refuge inside the tower to escape a baying mob – it didn’t work and they committed mass suicide.
King Henry III rebuilt the castle between 1245 and 1272 and Clifford’s Tower is now all that remains, aside from some stretches of walls to the south. The tower was the original keep of the castle and comprised two floors of private rooms and a chapel.
The tower stands on top of a large earth mound and is now looked after by English heritage. From the ramparts there are views out over the modern city of York, including the Minster, the River Ouse and the city’s many churches and historical buildings.
York St Mary’s is a medieval church dating back to the 11th century and now a cultural arts centre in the heart of the old city.
Most of the church which is now standing dates from the 13th to 15th centuries, with a little of the original Saxon stonework to be found within the body of the church.
The church has the tallest steeple in York, standing 47 metres high and was deconsecrated between 1958 and 1975. In 2001 it was made a heritage centre.
York Minster dominates the skyline of the city of York and is the centre of religious worship for mile around.
Britain’s largest Gothic building, construction was begun under the Normans by Thomas of Bayeux in 1080AD, though the oldest structure still in existence dates from 1220AD.
Construction took place until the end of the 15th century, when a new central tower was built to replace the 13th century version, which had collapsed and needed to be rebuilt. The tower is built in the perpendicular style, as is the quire, which dates to 100 years earlier.
The Minster is home to a spectacular collection of stained-glass windows, while beneath the modern cathedral, it is possible to take a tour of the crypts and see the foundations for the churches and buildings which have stood on the site for thousands of years.
It is also possible to climb to the top of the tower, up 275 steps, for views of the surrounding city and countryside and the top of the Minster itself.