Tuesday 8 September 2015

Maritime Buildings


Maritime buildings are on Alfred Gelder Street close by the Guildhall and were actually designed by our old friends Gelder & Kitchen in 1900. The doorway is impressive but could do with some tlc and a good coat of paint. A nearby blue plaque informs us that a goodly portion of Finland's huddled masses went through Hull on their way to the land of the free and the home of the whatever ...


3 comments:

  1. What an interesting piece of history. The building is just gorgeous.

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  2. Why don't they ever build things like that now? I can't imagine today's monstrosities lasting so long or being so treasured in the future.

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  3. A good scrub down is needed, but I really do like the style.

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