Through speaking with one of the students from last years Selby studio the content team have been able to gain access to even more historical information. Last years studio concentrated on Selby’s industrial heritage and they are in possession of interesting photographs and documents relating to the BOCM (British oil and cake mills) building. They also [...]
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We know what you did last project.
Posted in General Info on October 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Moving into the 21st Century
Posted in General Info, Group Discussions on October 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Following the decision that a website was indeed the most appropriate method of providing access to information about Selby, to Selby we had to establish a format and design for the site. The discussions we had, revolved around two varying views on how the site should be constructed and function. One of the main driving [...]
Selby…..the hub of public transport??!!
Posted in General Info on October 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As an example of the public transport in Selby there appears to be one direct train a day from Selby to Sheffield! and yet a couple an hour from Sheffield to Selby. Is there a mass migration to Selby from Sheffield..?
Archive research
Posted in General Info on October 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Peter and I arrived at the positively bustling Selby library this morning to meet the friendly Jenny Brooks, who filled us in on the extent of the library’s historical resources. What we were greeted with was a no-go public area full of books, journals and maps strangely organised, if at all. However, this is [...]
Selby: Venice of The North……..?
Posted in General Info on October 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Based in Selby, the aim of this project is to provide the inhabitants of the town with access to a whole array of information about where they live, that is currently distributed around the town in various forms and locations. The method by which this is done is very much in the air at the [...]
