Open Bridges made history in 2017 when for the first and only time, all 13 of the bridges over the River Hull were raised, swung or closed simultaneously to allow a flotilla of vessels to make their way to the Humber to a backing of an especially-composed live music score.

Following Open Bridges we are continuing to add new installements to the project, links to all of them can be found in the main menu.

‘A River Full of Stories’ is a continuing oral history project gathering memories of life and work on and around the River Hull. The book is now available from all Hull & East Riding Libraries and to order from UK libraries and the British Library. We are still gathering stories and photos and make regular posts on the blog.

‘What Makes The Humber‘ explores the confluences and waterways which drain a fifth of England’s water into the North Sea.

‘Goole by Barge’ multi media exhibition at Goole Museum.

‘Hull’s River Bridges’ – the next chapter of Open Bridges, Hull’s River Bridges is new for Heritage Open Days September 2025.

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Open Bridges is an independent not for profit project conceived and run by Rich & Lou Duffy-Howard. We are continuing to gather and publish stories and photographs of life on and around the River Hull and inland waterways. Keep an eye on the blog tab in the menu for the latest posts. We hope you enjoy looking round.

Rich & Lou

Visit our music website to find out more about what we do: https://loudhailer.net/