Wednesday 12 June 2019

Preventing a Collapse of the Banks


That's river banks in case you were wondering. At long last work is under way to repair, fix and generally improve (upgrade could be the word I'm looking for) the riverside defences. Here the rig is on the stretch running along Tower Street but much work has already been completed upstream on Bankside and Wincolmlee  to the amusement of the many drivers who were unable to use that route as a short cut  ... It's a real big job and costs a mere £44 million but then you've  got to count the cost of losing bits of Hull to floods and the moaning and the groaning and the blaming and so on and so forth for ever and a day ... money well spent.


That river bank doesn't look too bad does it? But a few yards upstream it's much, much worse ...


The Weekend in Black and White will be here at the appropriate time.

5 comments:

  1. Yes, it needs to be done. Post haste.

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  2. I especially like the black and white picture. And thanks for the explanations

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  3. ...it good to know that you aren't having a run on the banks!

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  4. Wow, that second colour photo looks as if the building could be taken by the river at any time!
    Love the composition of your black and white - the crane looks amazing against the sky.

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