THE year is rushing by, and it is about time that we caught up with some of the responses prompted by previous articles - and aired some more readers' pictures.

First, to return again to an October article about the Yorkshire Printing Works. Dora Addy of Bedfont, Middlesex, wrote to say that the feature brought back memories for her husband Wilfred.

Born in York in 1914, he is 90 years old and started at the Hull Road works when he was 14. He returned there after a break for Army service in the war.

"He worked in print after we moved back south to my home town until he was 81, and had to give up after a heart attack and a stroke," writes Mrs Addy.

Her husband was one of seven children and he followed his elder brother into the industry.

It was Tom Sweeney who inspired the original article, as he sought to stage a reunion of former colleagues at the printworks (they have since had a very enjoyable bash). As an aside, he brought in a picture of a football team with a trophy and a ball marked FOB 1921-1923. Could this be Fulford or Fishergate Old Boys, we asked?

The answer, it seems, is the latter. Rita Bickerstaffe brought in some pictures of Fishergate School Old Boys football team which bear a striking similarity to Tom's photograph.

"My father Cyril 'Tishy' Mangham played for Fishergate as a school boy and an old boy, although he wasn't on the Press photo."

Cyril moved to a house in Hartoft Street, York, with his family in 1912 and attended Fishergate School until 1915.

The following year he was presented with a book at Christmas from York Post Office for his proficiency in drill and general good conduct as a messenger boy. He later became a postman.

As a young footballer Cyril won many a medal, including the York Schools League 1913-14, and the York Schools Cup 1914. Later he took up refereeing.

Still with Fishergate School, Dorothy Allan from Middlesbrough sent in some pictures from her family archives. They included the picture above of the school in about 1910. Her father, Leonard Mark Cockerill, should be on there somewhere, but she cannot identify him. Leonard was born in 1905 in Alma Terrace and moved with his family to New Walk when he was a few months old.

Mrs Allan also sent some newspaper cuttings which included one about Mr Cockerill's talented pets.

"Mr Cockerill invited us into the parlour and with no more ado he opened the piano lid, moved out the stool and said, 'Up Ross'," the report states.

"One of the terriers leapt up on to the stool and ran up the scale, playing with his forefeet.

"Ross obviously enjoyed his playing immensely, and so did his son, Tinker, who began to 'sing'."

Earlier this year we reported that the Poacher in Acomb was threatened with demolition. John Terry, of the Acomb Local History Group, then revealed this pub was once known as the Marcia.

He has subsequently sent in photographs showing a former landlord of the Marcia, Robert Natt and his family, dating from 1905. They are posing with some impressive trophies: anyone know what they could be?

Finally to a photograph sent in by Sheila Burley showing the Banana Warehouse in its original incarnation. It was then the business of FT Burley & Son, wholesale fruit merchants and "banana specialists", and boasted a ripening room.

It was "probably taken in the mid to late Twenties (Burley's were in Back Swinegate in 1922)," Sheila writes.

"You can just see the wall surrounding Cliffords Tower and the clock on the law courts. My late father-in-law and his father, FT Burley, stand on the left."

Thank you to everyone who has called in with a photograph, telephoned or posted memories via mail and email.

Updated: 09:17 Monday, November 29, 2004