South Bank is an area of

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

in the county of

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. It is to the south of the River Ouse. It was home to the now-closed

Terry's Chocolate Works The Chocolate Works, also known as Terry's Chocolate Works, was the confectionery factory of Terry's of York, England. Opened in 1926, it closed in 2005 with the loss of 300 jobs, with production moved to other Kraft Foods sites in mainland Eu ...

The Chocolate Works The Chocolate Works, also known as Terry's Chocolate Works, was the confectionery factory of Terry's of York, England. Opened in 1926, it closed in 2005 with the loss of 300 jobs, with production moved to other Kraft Foods sites in mainland Eur ...

factory opened in 1926, where over the years it manufactured

Terry's Chocolate Orange Terry's Chocolate Orange is a chocolate product created by Terry's in 1932 at Terry's Chocolate Works in York, England. The brand has changed ownership several times, and production was moved to Eastern Europe in 2005. Since 2018, the Terry' ...

Terry's All Gold Terry's All Gold was an assorted chocolate box originally made by Terry's, subsequently by Carambar & Co and discontinued in 2020. Introduction The archives of Kraft Foods/Mondelēz International, who owned the Terry's brand between 1993 and 2 ...

and York Fruits. Terry's was acquired by

Kraft Foods The second incarnation of Kraft Foods is an American food manufacturing and processing conglomerate, split from Kraft Foods Inc. in 2012 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It became part of Kraft Heinz in 2015. A merger with Heinz, arra ...

in 1993, who decided in 2004 to switch production of remaining products All Gold and Chocolate Orange to factories in

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and

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, and close the plant. The factory closed on 30 September 2005, with the loss of 317 jobs. Located near the factory is

York Racecourse York Racecourse is a horse racing venue in York, North Yorkshire, England. It is the third biggest racecourse in Britain in terms of total prize money offered, and second behind Ascot in prize money offered per meeting. It attracts around 350 ...

, which forms part of the larger

Knavesmire The Knavesmire is one of a number of large, marshy undeveloped areas within the city of York in North Yorkshire, England, which are collectively known as '' Strays''. Knavesmire, together with Hob Moor, comprises Micklegate Stray. It has bee ...

. There is an Athletics Club, the Knavesmire Harriers, who train in this area. South Bank is also the location of Rowntree Park, which is situated near the River Ouse. The

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, which links South Bank to

Fishergate Fishergate is a street and surrounding area of York, England. History Fishergate runs along a strip of slightly raised ground, east of the River Ouse. Archaeological investigations have found evidence of prehistoric occupation, before the ...

and Fulford on the other side of the river, was completed in 2001 at a cost of £4.2 million. Knavesmire Primary School opened in 1914 and is the main primary school in the area.

Millthorpe School Millthorpe School is a mixed secondary school located in York, North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in South Bank, York, and can be accessed via Scarcroft Road (the A59). It is close to two primary schools, Scarcroft Primary School and K ...

was formerly a specialist language college and converted to academy status in April 2016. The main Catholic secondary school in the area (and in York as a whole) is the "''outstanding''" All Saints RC School which also houses the only

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in the area. It has two sites, the upper site (which is host to years 10-13) is located between Tadcaster Road, Albemarle Road, Scarcroft Hill and Scarcroft Road. The parish church is St Chad's Church, designed by

Walter Brierley Walter Henry Brierley (1862–1926) was a York architect who practised in the city for 40 years. He is known as "the Yorkshire Lutyens" or the "Lutyens of the North". He is also credited with being a leading exponent of the " Wrenaissance ...

. St Chad's GreysSt Chad's Greys website
is the local

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Group. It was formed in 1926 and is one of the largest groups in York and one of only three groups in North Yorkshire which have a Scout Band.

Location

(All walk times calculated by GPS from South Bank Avenue) *20 minutes' walk or 5 minutes by bicycle to

York railway station York railway station is on the East Coast Main Line serving the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. It is north of and on the main line it is situated between to the south and to the north. , the station is operated by London North Ea ...

*18 minutes' walk or 4 minutes by bicycle to York City Centre *14 minutes' walk or 3 minutes by bicycle to the York

greenbelt A green belt is a policy and land-use zone designation used in land-use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighboring urban areas. Similar concepts are greenways or green wedges, which h ...

along the River Ouse *7 minutes' walk or 1 minute by bicycle to York Racecourse *Th
York to Selby cycle path
(Distance: 15 miles one way) starts from near York Racecourse. *6 minutes' walk or 1 minute by bicycle to the proposed luxury development at the old Terry's Chocolate Factory

Gallery

Image:KnavesmireYork.jpg,

from South Bank Image:Terrys1.JPG, Terry's factory site with

in the background Image:Statue Rowntree Park.jpg, A statue in Rowntree Park Image:York_racecourse.jpg, A view of the Ebor stand at

References

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