The Day The City Split In Two / A River Full Of Stories
Hull's River Bridges: Drypool Bridge, The Engineer 1890 The original bridge linking west and east Hull at Drypool was also known as Salthouse Lane Bridge. The article below, along with the engravings, is the original report as it was published in the Engineer, in London, on the evening of Friday 3rd January 1890. The map of … Continue reading 16 Drypool Bridge – The Engineer 1890
Hull's River Bridges: Old Drypool 1889 There are a number of photographs of the original Drypool bridge, along with wonderful plans and description in the Engineer from 1890. However the images taken by Frank Drasdo, in colour, in the late 1950s, below, are remarkable. Thanks to Dave Drasdo for permission to publish his Uncle Frank's photographs … Continue reading 15 Old Drypool
Hull's River Bridges: Sculcoates, The Engineer, April 1875 This article was published in the Engineer, in London on the evening of April 2nd 1875 and is reproduced here along with the two original engravings. The aerial photographs of the bridge, below the article, are from 1937 and 1947, and the map above is from 1891 and … Continue reading 9 Sculcoates Bridge – The Engineer 1875
We came across this copy of The Engineer, published on April 2nd 1875, describing the brand new bridge at Sculcoates, with two fabulous engravings from the time. The Engineer, April 2nd 1875. “We give this week the first of two working drawings of the new bridge at Kingston-Upon-Hull, opened to the public by the Mayor … Continue reading Open Bridges: Sculcoates Bridge – The Engineer 1875