Hull Docks 1980s Part 3 by Bernard Sharp

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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.

  1. St Andrew’s Dock, Kingston upon Hull, Monday, 6 May, 1985. The dock after closure to shipping, when the fish trade was removed to Albert Dock.
  2. St Andrew’s Dock, Kingston upon Hull, Monday, 6 May, 1985. The dock road, looking west.
  3. St Andrew’s Dock, Kingston upon Hull, Monday, 6 May, 1985. The ‘Lord Line’ building – J Marr & Son Ltd.
  4. St Andrew’s Dock, Kingston upon Hull, Sunday, 7 July, 1985. Slipways at the western end of the dock.
  5. St Andrew’s Dock, Kingston upon Hull, Sunday, 7 July, 1985. Slipways at the western end of the dock.
  6. Humber Dock, Kingston upon Hull. The dredger ‘Coquet Mouth’ moored at the west side of the dock. Beyond the sheds stands Warehouse No.13, at the junction of Railway Street and Kingston Street. Humber Dock was later redeveloped as Hull Marina.
  7. Railway Dock, Kingston upon Hull. Seemingly abandoned on the quayside of the disused dock is what maybe a rully, a four-wheeled cart used in the movement of heavy goods. The operator was called a rullyman.
  8. Humber Dock Basin, Kingston upon Hull. The ‘Merkur’ is moored at the north side of the basin. To the east, in the background, left to right: Buildings in Pier Street, the Minerva public house, the former Waterguard Offices.
  9. Hull Marina, Kingston upon Hull, 1985. No.13 Warehouse as seen through a lifebelt at the former Humber Dock lock pit.
  10. Hull Marina, Kingston upon Hull, Monday, 1 July, 1991. The former Middle Whitton lightship in the Humber, converted to a gaff-rigged ketch. Audrey is registered at Goole. Formerly owned by the Sobriety Project.
  11. Humber Dock, Kingston upon Hull, Sunday, 24 October, 1982. The Bull Fort lightship moored at the west side of the dock. In the background, Castle Street traverses west/east, with Princes Dock beyond.
  12. Prince’s Dock, Kingston upon Hull, 1987. The dock after closure to shipping but prior to redevelopment as a shopping centre.
  13. Prince’s Dock, Kingston upon Hull, 1987. The dock after closure to shipping but prior to redevelopment as a shopping centre.
  14. Prince’s Quay, Kingston upon Hull, Friday, 16 September, 1988. Piling underway for the new shopping centre to be built on stilts on the disused Prince’s Dock.
  15. Prince’s Quay, Kingston upon Hull, Sunday, 21 May, 1989. Construction underway for the new shopping centre to be built on stilts on the disused Prince’s Dock.

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).

Rich and Lou Duffy-Howard

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