The Day The City Split In Two / A River Full Of Stories
On January 24th and 25th 2020 the Dean's Marine barge George Dyson made a working trip from Hull's Albert Dock to York city centre, stopping overnight in Goole along the way. Thank you to John Dean for inviting us on the journey, which was a truly amazing experience. We took this gallery of photographs. They … Continue reading Hull to York on the Barge George Dyson – Day 1
There are only a few days left to go to see the Goole by Barge exhibition at Goole Museum and Gallery, the last day is Saturday 13th April. Opening times are under the poster below. We are delighted that there have been over 1700 visitors so far. Thank you to everyone who’s left a comment … Continue reading Goole by Barge Last Few Days
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS SATURDAY APRIL 15, 1848 This is the first of our posts about the local ferries. The aim is to contribute to the Humber Ferry story with previously un-published or hard to come-by photographs and images. There are a number of authoritative books written about the ferries, a favourite being The Humber … Continue reading Ferry Part 1
We’ve come across a number of maps and plans whilst preparing articles for Open Bridges / A River Full of Stories and more recently ‘What Makes the Humber’. The River Humber chart below was first printed in 1693 and published until 1792, by Freeman Collins in London and is ‘dedicated and presented to the Worshipful … Continue reading Maps and Plans