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 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.
- Hessle Haven, Hessle, Yorkshire, 1983. Richard Dunston (Hessle) Ltd (1932-1994) launched a variety of vessels from its shipbuilding yard at Hessle Haven, including tugs, barges, Nile steamers and specialist craft for the Ministry of Defence. Competition from overseas forced the closure of the yard
- 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.
- Humber Estuary, Sunday, 24 April, 1983. A derelict barge on the site of the former Earle’s Shipbuilding and Engineering Yard, between Victoria and Alexandra Docks.
- Humber Estuary, Thursday, 7 May, 1987. Derelict piers on the Humber foreshore adjacent to the ABP (Associated British Ports) workshops. Looking towards the Humber Bridge.
- Humber Estuary, Saturday, 8 December, 1984. Derelict barges adjacent to Silcock’s Wharf. The derelict pier at Alexandra Dock can be seen in the middle-distance.
- Humber Estuary, Sunday, 2 June, 1985. Looking towards the Humber estuary through a derelict barge on the foreshore adjacent to the former Victoria Dock.
- Humber Estuary, Sunday, 2 June, 1985. Looking towards the Humber estuary, with the rudder of a derelict barge on the foreshore adjacent to the former Victoria Dock.
- Humber Estuary, Thursday, 23 April, 1987. Derelict piers on the Humber foreshore adjacent to the ABP (Associated British Ports) workshops.
- Hedon Haven, Preston, Yorkshire, Sunday, 13 October, 1985. Looking upstream at low tide, with Salt End chemical works in the background.
- Old Fleet, Marfleet, Kingston upon Hull, Monday, 17 June, 1985. Old Fleet watercourse at low tide, at its confluence with the Humber estuary. Salt End jetty is in the background.
- Humber Estuary, Friday, 8 June, 1984. ‘Sir Winston Churchill’ built 1966 by Richard Dunston Ltd., Hessle, Yorkshire, to compete in the Tall Ships Race. A sail training ship until sold out of service in 2000. Currently serves as a private yacht. The ship is passing Victoria Pier in a westerly direction.
- Minerva Pier, Kingston upon Hull, Sunday, 2 January, 1983. As the sun sets, looking from the former Waterguard Offices, across Humber Dock Basin and beyond Minerva Pier, to the Humber estuary.
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