It's Somtimes Ever So Slightly Dull In Hull

Many years ago the council had a slogan to attract visitors and business; "It's never dull in Hull". I have to tell you they lied, they lied. Here a drilling rig has parked up on the Humber and there are some red lights in the foreground; even so it's all a bit dreary ....

No Left Turn?

Not until the next election perhaps.

The Half-Tide Basin

Some final shots showing the development around the Half-Tide basin. Below the outer half of the basin with its dredged channel still showing.

 More housing and below the view they get from their window.

Zen and the art of fishing

This is the Hartley Bridge over the exit from the Half-Tide Basin that led to the dock itself, it carried both road and rail traffic but now it's just decorative. I don't think these chaps caught anything apart from a cold.

Victoria Dock Village

Victoria dock was to the east of the river Hull and opened in 1850 closing in 1970. The dock itself was filled in and the land was sold for development and work started in 1987 to build the Victoria Dock Village. I haven't been round these parts for over twenty years (it's a bit out of the way!) when it was still being built and it was, frankly, a bit of a mess. Now it's done and beginning to mature though I wouldn't like to live there; it was eerily deserted when I was there.
This is part of the Half-Tide Basin which was added to the dock to allows ships to enter the dock on the half-tide thus extending the time the dock was open for business. In 1989 when the redevelopment took place this had to be dredged as it had silted up to the level of the dock walls!

Where there's brass there's muck ...

...or so it seems. I doubt any amount of elbow grease will polish up the image of this place.

The White Hart

This is not to be confused with Ye Olde White Harte, I suppose by rights it should be called the Not So Old White Hart. It's on Alfred Gelder Street and not too far from the ancient pub. Give it full marks for trying to at least look old.

Since we're on this street I suppose I should mention Alfred Gelder, an architect who seems to have designed most of Hull, from Queens Gardens to numerous methodist chapels even a local chain of shops and several pubs. On just about every main road you'll find something this guy has had a hand in. I don't think he built this one though.