The Day The City Split In Two / A River Full Of Stories
We first met David Hamilton of Brigham Sailing Club sailing at Emmotland on the River Hull, on the footbridge above West Beck at the confluence with Frodingham Beck that makes the River Hull. It was 2018 and we were in the midst of a heatwave wandering up the river on the Rotsea side. David owns … Continue reading Racing on the River Hull with Brigham Sailing Club 1960s
The caption to the photograph above by Bernard Sharp reads: Humber Estuary, 1985. Visible at low tide at Marfleet Growths, the wreck of the concrete-hulled 'Crete Street' was built circa 1915. In the background is the Salt End jetty. We forwarded the image and caption to Richard Lewis at http://www.thecretefleet.com who sent us the following … Continue reading Cretestreet By Richard Lewis
This is the final part of our series of Bernard Sharp's photographs from the 1980s. This chapter encompasses the north bank of the Humber Estuary from Hessle Haven in the west to Hedon Haven in the east. Thanks very much to Bernard for the permission to use both the images and text – all copyright … Continue reading Humber Estuary by Bernard Sharp
King George Dock This is the final part of our series of Bernard Sharp's dock photographs from the 1980s and like the others contain some amazing images. This gallery also contains two photographs from 1975 of the sailing barge Ethel, taken on Bernard's Brownie. Thanks very much to Bernard for the permission to use both … Continue reading Hull Docks 1980s Part 7 by Bernard Sharp
Alexandra Dock 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. Alexandra Dock, Kingston upon Hull, Monday, 19 July, 1982. The … Continue reading Hull Docks 1980s Part 6 by Bernard Sharp
Albert Dock - Tall Ships 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. Albert Dock, Kingston upon Hull, Sunday, 3 … Continue reading Hull Docks 1980s Part 5 by Bernard Sharp
ALBERT DOCK 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. There's also an Albert Dock Part 2 with a focus … Continue reading Hull Docks 1980s Part 4 by Bernard sharp