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@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 4:54 PM

The pencil underdrawing of the Mansion House, St Helen's, Square, York.

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Pencil drawing of a Georgian mansion house with a few people in the square in front.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 5:17 AM

The Mansion House, York. Built 1725-6, restored 2016-18 with further work on the building since then. Drawing commissioned by the Lord Mayor of York so it could be auctioned at a charity ball.

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Drawing of a three storey town house. There is a central pediment supported by four pilaster columns with five windows across the upper storeys of the facade. On the ground floor is a central doorway with two windows to the left and one to the right with a wide gateway at the right hand end, the lower openings all under rounded arches. The upper walls are painted red, the lower walls and detailing all coloured white.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 3:36 PM

Mad Alice Lane or Lund's Court, York. The #WindowsOnWednesday here didn't have much of a view. The medieval buildings are heavily modified but typical of the courts lining York's snickets.

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Pencil drawing of medieval timber framed buildings modified in later years. Elements of timber framing left exposed alongside modern windows and large bins on wheels.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 4:50 PM

As its #PortfolioDay some samples of recent work from a retired illustrator that still likes to draw, especially bits of York where I live. Lately I have been keen on drawing snickers, ginnels & architectural details.

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Pen and watercolour drawing of a snicket (alleyway) leading to a ginnel (passage through a building). On the right a three storey building with two storeys overhanging the floors below, partly built of timber framing. Lady Peckett's Yard leading to Pavement, York.Pen drawing of a yard leading off a city street. On the right is a former industrial building with a taking in door on the upper floor which has a wall mounted crane by the side. Franklin's Yard, Fossgate, York.Pen and watercolour of two grotesques built into a stone wall. St Martin-le-Grand Church, Coney Street, York.Colour pencil drawing of the goddess Minerva serving as a shop sign from 1801.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 7:09 AM

Holy Trinity, Micklegate, York. A former monastic church made into the parish church after the Reformation. It lost the aisles and crossing but is still a large church.

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Pencil drawing of a church. It has windows inserted into what was an open arcade and a later porch added in the angle between western tower and nave.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 4:51 PM

St Sampson's Square, York.
A much altered corner of York drawn from an 1890 photo. At that time this corner of St Sampson's Square, also known as Thursday Market, was dominated by public houses Hand & Heart, Black Bull & Mail Coach Inn.

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St Sampson's Square, York. A much altered corner of York drawn from a reference photograph of 1890. At that time this corner of St Sampson's Square, also known as Thursday Market, was dominated by public houses. Licences for these had existed for centuries, the oldest probably being for the Black Bull which is mentioned in 1680s news sheets. The late 16th or early 17th century building closed in 1932 and was probably demolished shortly afterwards. The Mail Coach Inn was demolished in 1930, to be replaced by the Roman Bath. It was during this period that the remains of a Roman bath house were discovered. They can still be seen in a small museum accessible from the pub.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:53 PM

FB served up this memory from 2017. The clock on St Martin-le-GrandnChurch, Coney Street, York. The Little Admiral on top is now on display in St Martin's Church as he can't be repaired.

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A pencil and eraser at rest on an incomplete drawing of a clock attached to a building by an ornate bracket with vine leaves and tendrils. On top of the clock is a small figure dressed in naval uniform.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 10:40 AM

The most recent drawing I did of this group on Shambles, York. Intended as a hand drawn greetings card. It remains 'not quite finished' as other priorities have cropped up & keep cropping up.

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Work in progress with a mechanical pencil on a drawing of three storey buildings of medieval origin.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:20 AM

Lord Mayor of York on Twitter: "How do we contact you?" My reply, "You just did. What do you want?" Led to my drawing of the Mansion House. I agreed to colour it then it was put in the LM's charity auction.

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Drawing of a three storey neo-classical town house with stone faces lower storey and columns on the centre of the facade supporting a pediment. The building is set in a square which has a number of people walking in it.A close up of the railings and lamps at the entrance of the building in the city square. The building has a central doorway and large arched opening to the right.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 8:48 PM

As its #BookshopDay here are a couple of antique shop signs from York. Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, learning & drama at Minster Gates & a Red Devil from Stonegate.

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Colour pencil drawing of a sculpture of the goddess Minerva with books, an owl and theatrical mask on a street corner building of brick. Colour pencil drawing of a figure with horns and goats feet forming a bracket to support an overhanging upper floor on a 17th century building. The figure is thought to date from the 18th century.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 8:41 PM

Toppings of Ely. A bookshop my colleague took me into when we were working in the town. A table by the window & a view of Ely cathedral.

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Drawing of a bookshop with a table and two stools by the window which has a view of a cathedral tower.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:19 PM

We have recently discovered the amazing Barter Books in Alnwick. A secondhand bookshop in a former railway station. Amazing selection of books, great cafe & model trains.

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Drawing of bookshelves arranged in rows leading to a doorway with a fanlight with lettering for STAT(ION) BUFF(ET). Drawing of bookshelves arranged in rows with a model railway fixed on top of the shelving. A train can be seen on the railway in the centre with several other locomotives standing next to an iron column.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:39 PM

Another old favourite bookshop of mine was Ken Spelman's, 70-72 Micklegate, York. Just around the corner from the office & with a coal fire during the winter my colleagues & I were always there. Recently been renovated & reopened by Lucius Books.

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Pencil drawing of a bookshop in a three storey building of 18th-19th century character.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:29 AM

Books and Bevs in Acomb is a more recently opened shop. In addition to books, both new & 'previously loved' the shop sells lovely coffee & locally created art.

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Pen and watercolour of a bookshop interior and part of a coffee shop.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 8:32 AM

I've heard it's #BookshopDay so here are some of my favourite bookshops.

Minster Gate Bookshop in York is still one of my favourite shops.

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Pen and watercolour drawing of a bookshop with books outside the shop on low shelves protected by a green awning.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:32 PM

37 Tanner Row, York is quite a wide building. Here is the whole facade from across the road.

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Pencil drawing of a four storey building with nine windows to the upper floors and an off centre entrance on the lower floor. Some tall railings forming a private roadway in front partly obscures the lowest storey.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:14 AM

Reflections at 37 Tanner Row, York. Built as a railway hotel in 1852-55, it has been used as offices since 1899 but will be converted back into a hotel in 2027. Where I worked from 1999-2016.

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Pencil drawing of an ornamental doorway of a building. Two columns support a small balcony with stone balusters while a narrow balcony with iron balustrade passes the first floor windows. All the large windows show interesting reflections of the building opposite.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 6:18 PM

The little detail of the end wall of the abbey church retreated further from the focal point of the drawing of ruins in Museum Gardens, York.

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An incomplete pencil drawing of a ruined abbey church now in a public park surrounded by trees.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 4:26 PM

#ADoorableThursday. A view from under the late 19th or early 20th century canopy of 10 Shambles, currently a Harry Potter themed shop, renamed number nine & three quarters on the south side of Shambles, York.

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A mixture of medieval and later buildings on a narrow street with the underside of a projecting canopy over a shop doorway in the left foreground.
@allantadams.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 5:25 AM

It's always worth looking up in Shambles, York. The hooks under the canopy were for hanging wares outside the shop & in the windows of butchers etc. A detail for #ADoorableThursday.

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Pencil drawing of hooks under a wooden canopy covering a doorway and window. A sign on the door jamb reads Potions & Poison £4.99.
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