Hull and Hereabouts

In the hot sunny months of summer (it's been known to be hot and sunny here, on occasions) I used to rest up and park my posterior o...

The willow trees on Paragon Street are getting new surrounding walls and some fresh soil by the look of things. I hope the new walls ar...

The thing that has been littering  Queen Victoria Square for the best part of three months is due to depart next weekend as the year of ...

Ah well nobodys perfect.

In Latin American culture the instruction is, quite rightly, " Diga 'whiskey '" and while Swedes like to say 'Omel...

Exactly five years ago this wholesome old romantic posted the first of the  Hull and Hereabouts on the pleasant subject of private prop...

And while we're in the vicinity of Paragon Street I suppose I'd better mention the opening of this Nisa store in what had b...

Paragon Street, Hull In what appears to be a remarkable outbreak of common sense Lloyd's Bank is moving from its position on Parag...

Followers of this blog with exceptional memories may recall a post involving the Bradford and Bingley building which, in 2012, had been ...

Bright sunshine is all well and good but to my mind a bit of shade is always welcome and Hull could do with more trees like these deligh...

Should I be tempted to cover my balding pate do you think I should take to wearing a fluorescent toupée ? It might brighten up my life,...

Here on Paragon Street , golden land of opportunity, yet another shop has closed and been put up for sale. Jackson's was a Hull inst...

I read a few weeks ago that there were supposed to be fewer vacant shops in Hull; well not as far as I can tell. More if anything. These ...

There's been an inn on this site since the late 18th century, this is the former Paragon Hotel now named the Hull Cheese. The Parago...

Hull has two shopping arcades, Hepworth Arcade which I showed you a while ago and this one. Paragon Arcade is just a few doors up from ...

...across the street. Unless you've been an eremite of the old persuasion you will be aware of certain recent failings in the 'b...

The domed building in the distance used to be the Dock Offices and is now a maritime museum complete with a mermaid. I should mention that...