The Day The City Split In Two / A River Full Of Stories
Yesterday belied the thunderous downpour warnings as we ventured south to Newark to visit Les Reid, as part of our new Open Bridges Project for Heritage Open Days – Hull’s River Bridges. It turned out to be a glorious day as we met Les and jumped aboard Les’s workboat the Ruffian and headed down the … Continue reading Adventure on the Ruffian
We had another great day out in Newark visiting Les Reid of the Newark Heritage Barge 'Leicester Trader'. Les showed us a remarkable rare cine film of a working barge trip with Alec Carrigan on the barge Girton showing a run from Hull to Girton Gravel Pit and back circa 1965. We filmed Les's commentary … Continue reading Working Barge Trip Video Circa 1965 Hull to Girton with Commentary by Les Reid
It was great to return and meet up again with Les Reid on the Heritage Barge, the Leicester Trader. He has fascinating stories about sailing barges to tell. You can hear about it in the film below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjvjoE8I78Q Newark's unique Heritage Barge 'Leicester Trader' is the last Trent size cargo barge built to fit the old … Continue reading Les Reid and the Leicester Trader
Sunday was a glorious summer's day in Newark-on-Trent. We paid a visit to the the Newark heritage barge, Leicester Trader to meet up with Les Reid. The dumb barge and Les's service vessel Ruffian are moored on the Trent in the lee of the imposing 900 year old castle ruins. Les has got a wealth … Continue reading The Leicester Trader
The River Ouse and it's Confluences The River Ouse meets the River Trent at Trent Falls, this confluence is where the Humber begins and ends. We've explored the Ouse and it's confluences from barge, train and aeroplane and this chapter goes some way to explain why What Makes the Humber is an on-going project. This … Continue reading What Makes the Humber – Chapter 6
The Nev Cole Way - Whitton, Alkborough, River Trent and Burton Stather Whitton and Alkborough mark centuries of occupation from Roman villas and Anglo-Saxon cemeteries to the mystical Julian's Bower turf maze on The Cliff that overlooks Alkborough Flats. The Nev Cole Way runs along The Cliff to it's beginning - St Andrews church at … Continue reading What Makes the Humber – Chapter 5