Norwood House, Beverley

This is Norwood House, a most impressive Grade 1 listed Georgian building. After a many years as a residence it became a high school for girls until 2000. It was sold recently by the East Riding Council after years of dithering and against the wishes of many who wished to restore it and make it open to the public. I believe it has planning permission for development as offices. As we all know there is a shortage of offices and far too many Grade1 listed buildings. 

November showers

Lowering clouds and late afternoon sunshine produce this strange lighting effect. Of course sunshine and rain made a nice rainbow which you can see below.
This is Butcher Row in Beverley.

The eleventh twelfth of a weariness....

No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,

No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds, - November!

Thomas Hood

Ladygate, Beverley

The Mission

First a seaman's mission then church now Hull's No1 Student Pub ... not a great deal of change really.

Hull New Theatre

Hull New Theatre is probably the oldest theatre in Hull. It opened in 1939 replacing a  theatre on the same site. The Central Hull Fire Station is situated just to the rear of this building so shows may be interrupted by the sound of sirens.
The theatre's website claims "Hull New Theatre continues to be one of the UK's premier touring venues and features the best in musical, opera, ballet, drama, children's shows and one night performances, with a highlight of the year being the annual spectacular Christmas pantomime."

Currently we have Scrooge featuring Tommy Steele ( a 1950s pop star! ), this is described as "The perfect winter treat, Scrooge is a heartwarming family story with stunning sets and costumes ...." What are you waiting for? Book now.

Empty plot

I have criticised in previous postings the policy of "Build it and they'll come" that seems to govern Hull's planning for the future. Well, I think for once they might be on a winner with this scheme. It's the new Priory Road Cemetery; a sure fire success unless we all achieve immortality.

This brand new plot is actually just outside Hull in Cottingham and caused a furore when it was proposed. There were all sorts of planning enquiries and appeals and a great deal of public money wasted. Seems all Hull's boneyards are full and they needed to spill out here. After nearly four years of digging and draining the new graveyard opened earlier this year.

It's a strange to wander through a cemetery without graves, usually there are headstones and memorials and so on and a feeling that you're in the presence of death. This is like a new housing estate, it doesn't have that "lived in" feeling if that makes any sense.

 Being an up-to-date place you get a choice of how you spend eternity: in the straight terraces (as above) or in decadent Nature with a woodland burial or perhaps a Muslim burial is your choice or any which way you choose. The only condition is your demise, it seems a small price to pay for a spot in this new necropolis.