York began the new month as it finished the old – in a surreal state of semi-emptiness.
Only a few people were walking around the usually bustling streets in the city centre today (Wednesday, 1 April).
Some took advantage of the almost-traffic free state of the city to roller blade down the roads.
Cyclists meanwhile made the most of the newly-laid £500,000 flags on Stonegate to zip up a street without a single open shop.
Shambles was devoid of a single tourist.
Elsewhere there were good natured queues to get in to Boots on Coney Street, the Monk Bar Pharmacy, and Marks and Spencer Food Hall.
In each shop, measures were in place to ensure social distancing, and help protect frontline staff.
Almost every shop window had signs now rarely read about the shut down owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
But some windows were more creative than others, as our pictures show.
The photographs were taken at around 4pm today, while observing the social distancing rules.
Gallery
Queuing to get into Boots on Coney Street 
Not many shoppers on Coney Street 
New Street 
A hopeful message in the White Stuff window on Stonegate 
Market Street
A hygienic message from Lush 
St Helen’s Square looking quiet… 
…from both directions 
Will it reopen? Carluccio’s is now in administration 
Parliament Street 
Shoppers queuing to go in Marks and Spencer food hall
The Punch Bowl, Stonegate 
A look down Stonegate 
Self-isolating… Winnie the Pooh in Stonegate Teddy Bears 
Shambles without tourists 
Some folk taking their daily exercise on Stonegate 
Few were around a locked York Minster 
Still looking mighty impressive though 
College Street 
On wheels down Goodramgate