This quirky little tidbit about York made us think of you!
There happen to be cat statues integrated into the architecture sporadically throughout the city. Some are perched on window sills or railings, some scale buildings, some stalk pigeon statues on rooftops. Apparently the older ones date back to the early 1800s and people speculate that they may have been added to amuse, attract people to shops, or simply to scare pigeons away. More recently, a York architect by the name of Tom Adams used them as a signature element on the many of the buildings he worked on. (Check out this link for more info)
Here's a detail shot since it's a little hard to see in the birthday photo...
In addition to cat statues, York seems to have a fairly active cat society with a store dedicated solely to feline knicknaks and a charity shop whose proceeds go to cat shelters.
This is all a long-winded way of saying Happy Birthday! We hope you have a great one!
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