The Day The City Split In Two / A River Full Of Stories
We came across this fascinating message on the back of a Half Penny Packet Post Panoramic Card of Victoria Pier sent in 1905 to May Brewin in Burnley from her friend, W, who was having a great time in Hull. I've carefully restored the photographs below the letter from the original glass plate negatives. All … Continue reading Victoria Pier and a Postcard from 1905
1940 - 1981 There are many photographs, postcards and fond memories of the Humber Ferries running between Hull's Corporation Pier to New Holland Pier, which connected communities, north and south of the estuary, before the Humber Bridge opened to connect counties. The photographs in the gallery below are previously unpublished and I've reprocessed and restored … Continue reading Ferry Part 3
Syd Young, Ferry Memories My mum had an Auntie who owned the Welbeck Guest House in Cleethorpes. In the 1960s and early 70s, we'd go and stay occasionally on a weekend when there were no guests. Her husband, "Uncle George", was a retired sailor and made wooden model boats, some of which he gave to … Continue reading Ferry Part 2 by Syd Young