1982 – 1984
Bernard’s black and white photographs are all taken between 1982 and 1984 apart from the first photo in the gallery – a 1975 image taken with a Brownie. Along with the River in Colour posts Bernard’s documenting of the River Hull covers almost 50 years capturing the changing landscape with fantastic images and historical notes. Many thanks to Bernard for sharing this wonderful and invaluable record with us.
All of the images and accompanying text are copyright Bernard Sharp and used with permission and under licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0). All of the photographs are numbered with the corresponding text by Bernard to accompany each photograph below the gallery.
- Old Harbour, River Hull, Kingston upon Hull, Wednesday 1 January, 1975. Premises of Allen R Worfolk Ltd. on the east bank of the river. I believe it was situated close to where today stands the Tidal Surge Barrier.
- Old Harbour, River Hull, Kingston upon Hull, Sunday, 6 June, 1982. Various vessels moored in the harbour. Looking south from the entrance to the former Victoria Dock Basin.
- Old Harbour, River Hull, Kingston upon Hull, Saturday, 25 June, 1983. Barges moored in the harbour. In the background, buildings in High Street between Scale Lane Staithe and Bishop Lane Staithe.
- Old Harbour, River Hull, Kingston upon Hull, Saturday, 25 June, 1983. Barges ‘Tadcaster’ and ‘M55’ moored in the harbour alongside Lister Court, High Street, former warehouse, now apartments.
- Old Harbour, River Hull, Kingston upon Hull, Sunday, 1 August, 1982. Various vessels, including ‘Humber Dawn’, moored in the harbour. In the background, the rear of buildings in High Street, north of Scale Lane Staithe.
- Old Harbour, River Hull, Kingston upon Hull, Wednesday, 26 December, 1984. Vessels moored in the harbour, including barges ‘George Dyson’ and ‘Maureen Anne W’. Looking from the west bank of the harbour towards the Tidal Surge Barrier.
- River Hull, Kingston upon Hull, Sunday, 25 July, 1982. Premises and vessels north of Drypool Bridge, including the warehouse of Hull Ship Stores Co. Ltd., Charlotte Street.
- River Hull, Kingston upon Hull, Sunday, 7 November, 1982. The premises of Hull Ship Stores Co. Ltd. This former warehouse, adjacent to the river Hull, was refurbished and redeveloped for residential use c 1985 and renamed New North Bridge House. Grade II Listed Building.
- Old Harbour, River Hull, Kingston upon Hull, Sunday, 6 June, 1982. Vessels moored in the harbour, including the tug ‘Gillian Knight’ (foreground). Viewed from Drypool Bridge.
- Old Harbour, River Hull, Kingston upon Hull, Saturday, 25 June, 1983. Vessels moored in the harbour, including the former Middle Whitton lightship, a pilot boat, and various barges. In the background, various buildings in High Street.
- Old Harbour, River Hull, Kingston upon Hull, Sunday, 19 June, 1983. Various vessels moored in the harbour alongside Lister Court and Pease Court, former warehouses, now apartments. A calm day provides perfect reflections in the River Hull.
- Old Harbour, River Hull, Kingston upon Hull, Saturday, 1 January, 1983. Various vessels moored in the harbour. As viewed from Myton Bridge.
- Old Harbour, River Hull, Kingston upon Hull, Saturday, 1 January, 1983. Various vessels moored in the harbour, including the former Middle Whitton lightship, a pilot boat, and many barges. Viewed from Myton Bridge.
- Old Harbour, River Hull, Kingston upon Hull, Sunday, 14 February, 1982. Vessels moored in the harbour, including ‘Maureen Anne W’ (left). Viewed from Church Lane Staithe.
- River Hull, Kingston upon Hull, Sunday, 8 August, 1982. Barges moored on the east bank of the river between Wilmington and Hull Bridge (two swing bridges). On the horizon, the tallest structure on the city’s skyline, better known as Reckitt’s chimney, after the former operator of the ultramarine works which it served (now closed).
Thanks very much to Bernard for the permission to use both the images and text – all copyright Bernard Sharp and published under licence.
Rich and Lou Duffy-Howard