The Day The City Split In Two / A River Full Of Stories
Princes, Humber, St Andrews and Railway Thanks very much to Bernard for the permission to use both the images and text – all copyright Bernard Sharp and published under licence. All of the photographs are numbered with the corresponding text by Bernard to accompany each photograph below the gallery. St Andrew's Dock, Kingston upon Hull, … Continue reading Hull Docks 1980s Part 3 by Bernard Sharp
Queen Elizabeth and William Wright Thanks very much to Bernard for the permission to use both the images and text – all copyright Bernard Sharp and published under licence. All of the photographs are numbered with the corresponding text by Bernard to accompany each photograph below the gallery. Queen Elizabeth Dock, Kingston upon Hull, Tuesday, … Continue reading Hull Docks 1980s Part 2 by Bernard Sharp
Here's the first in a series of posts of the docks in Hull as documented by Bernard in the 1980's. Thanks very much to Bernard for the permission to use both the images and text – all copyright Bernard Sharp and published under licence. All of the photographs are numbered with the corresponding text by … Continue reading Hull Docks 1980s Part 1 by Bernard Sharp
We recieved this wonderful poem from Roy this week. Roy told us he served in the Merchant Navy for a seven year span, from 1959 – 1966, sailing on Wilson Line vessels Borodino, Cattaro, Trentino and Rialto and Port Line’s Port Brisbane and Port Halifax along with United Baltic Corporation’s Baltic Importer. Roy’s a full … Continue reading Roy Bainton – The Silent River
This is the third gallery of Brian Latus' photographs this time of the River Hull in the 1960s after Brian's story below. We recently came across these fantastically evocative photographs of the River Hull and Docks taken by Brian Latus in the 1960s. Brian’s son, Martin, tells his story: “My father was born in Lime … Continue reading Brian Latus River Hull 1960s
Here is the second gallery of Brian Latus' photographs of Hull Docks in the 1960s below his story. We recently came across these fantastically evocative photographs of the River Hull and Docks taken by Brian Latus in the 1960s. Brian’s son, Martin, tells his story: “My father was born in Lime Street near North Bridge … Continue reading Brian Latus Hull Docks 1960s Part 2
We recently came across these fantastically evocative photographs of the River Hull and Docks taken by Brian Latus in the 1960s. Brian’s son, Martin, tells his story: “My father was born in Lime Street near North Bridge in Hull in 1931, the middle of three children. During the war the family returned from the public … Continue reading Brian Latus Hull Docks 1960s Part 1
We recently visited the incredidble Old Hall at Gainsborough, built in the 15th Century on the east bank of the River Trent. Gainsborough developed into a thriving port in the 18th Century which rivalled Hull in trade and was granted official port status in the 19th. We continued exploring the west bank of the Trent … Continue reading The Comrade at Keadby