Notices Regarding Stolen Bicycles, Streetlife Museum of Transport, Hull, 29/11/14.

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“The Model Riche Gloria” (1903 Pattern).

I’d swear that I notice something new every time I visit the Streetlife Museum in Hull and this occasion it was these notices in the window of the bicycle shop, which forms part of the Museum’s comprehensive bicycle collection.

The other Police Notices.

I do not ride a bicycle myself; it was more the language of Edwardian bicycle that caught my attention. I noted in my diary, as you can only get an impression of the notices through my photographs, some of the names and features. I found “The Victor” bicycle, the “Albion Saddle” and “Lucas’s King of the Road lamp” particularly noteworthy, amongst the impressive lists of patriotically named bicycles and accessories.

“It’s A Grown Up World!”, Without a Tricycle, Streetlife Museum of Transport, Hull, 29/11/14.

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Where has it gone?

The photograph of this spot I posted here Photo Archive: “It’s A Grown Up World!”, Tricycle, Streetlife Museum of Transport, Hull, May 2010 clearly shows a tricycle and now its gone! The tricycle was one of my favourite exhibits at the Streetlife Museum of Transport, so I hope it hasn’t gone far; could it have been stolen by particularly audacious bike thieves?!

Photo Archive: “It’s A Grown Up World!”, Tricycle, Streetlife Museum of Transport, Hull, May 2010.

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“I AM NOT A CYCLIST. I’M A FREE MAN”, Edinburgh, 22/03/14.

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“CAKE EVERY DAY!”, Bristol, 21/08/14.

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“Greenhouse”,
37 College Green,
Bristol.

Yellow Bicycles [continued], York, 24/07/14.

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Mellow Yellow.

With the Tour de France officially departed from Yorkshire I expected the number of yellow bicycles to have decreased since my last visit to York, but if anything I seemed to have noticed even more yellow bicycles and Tour themed decorations around the city today! Here are some of my favourites:

Two yellow bicycles at the entrance to York Railway Station.

Tour de France bunting (in the yellow, white, polka-dot and green jersey colours) outside Holy Trinity Church, Micklegate.

A polka-dot jersey hanging outside the Mansion Nightclub, Micklegate.

A yellow tricycle, Bridge Street.

Kuda Nightclub, Clifford Street. Note the vodka bottle.

Tour de France bunting and sunflowers.

A yellow bicycle on the front of York Art Gallery.

Yellow bicycle and flowers, Station Road.

Photo Archive: Bicycle racks, Oxford Station, c.2007.

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It still amazes me how many bicycles are in this photograph!

 

Yellow Bicycles, York, 10/06/2014.

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Our first yellow bicycle.

I must confess, I can’t ride a bicycle myself, but I do take an interest in the sport [especially when Team GB have a chance at winning something] and I’ve always got time to admire a bright yellow bicycle chained to a lamppost. Since my last visit it looks like York has been getting ready to mark the beginning of the Grand Depart, the start of the Tour de France, by decorating the place with yellow bicycles and yellow bunting.

Bunting in St. Helen’s Square.

These yellow bicycles do draw your attention and I did notice a lot more bicycles around the city [emphasis on the word notice; I have got no evidence that the actual number of bicycles has increased] and I was called up more than once by my companions for pointing out what turned out to be bikes that just happened to have yellow frames!

Our second yellow bicycle.

I’m not sure exactly how many official yellow bicycles there are [not to mention unofficial yellow bicycles and additional bicycles, which have cropped up in shop window displays and the like], but I sure you, if you go to York this week, you’re bound to see more than one!

Our third yellow bicycle.

…and finally.

You can read more about the Le Tour Yorkshire here: http://letour.yorkshire.com/#

I would like to dedicate this post to Mr. FP, Mr. LH and Miss. MW for their company today; with special thanks going to FP for inspiring the trip to York in the first place and choosing the date.