Hull and Hereabouts

The streets of the toon were all kivvered aroon Wi' stuff that was colourful, gowden and broon, It was put there, of course, by ...

More of an update on the old Co-op/BHS mural . In early October the council announced that the whole lot was to be demolished, too much...

... a lot like mid-November . I don't know which is the more disappointing, misleading and tawdry. The tinselly fake-snow eight wee...

It's been a bit of dry spell for this blog;  here's a little something to be going on with. It seems the new fashion is to dispa...

The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft agley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis...

Hull City Council has had an epiphany; it has discovered what everyone else knew years ago that the town is a desert after 5pm. ( It...

As well as the morris dancers there were a few others putting on a show on Saturday afternoon. The Elvis look-alikey was, well I won...

The first day of September brings a new theme from City Daily Photo: Photographing the photographer . So knowing this I held these two b...

King Edward Street as the name might suggest was pushed through the chaos of late Victorian Hull around 1905. These are a few buildings ...

Here's the newly paved over junction of Jameson Street and King Edward Street taken a few weeks ago when the the orange lurgy was st...

Actually these lights are being thrown out as part of the grand makeover. There was a small heap of them outside BHS. I hope they're...

If it were done when 'tis done , then 'twere well. It were done quickly ... I hope yesterday's post did not give the imp...

Those familiar with the current state of the town's highways may appreciate this unsubtle attempt at visual irony ...

The guy with his strawberries " Punnets, two for a pound " has got himself a richly decorated van.

King Edward Street opened early 1900's to connect Prospect Street and Queen Victoria Square. When I came to this town in the early 8...

There has been a rash of sudden closures of restaurants in the town centre. This one, a fish bar on King Edward Street, opened last Octo...

May 7 is the big day for the quinquennial exercise in so-called democratic accountability. But at least in this country you don't ha...

A new coffee hole on King Edward Street is a blessing, I was beginning to worry in case there weren't enough to satisfy the cravings...

King Edward Street, Hull Empty, vacant and unoccupied.

"I love work,it fascinates me,I can sit and watch it for hours" Jerome K. Jerome For this month's City Daily Photo th...