Vessels representing four centuries are part of Open Bridges. Visit the Ships’ Gallery to see a selection of atmospheric photographs from the Open Bridges night.
Click on the links below to find out about the vessels:
18th century – visit the Schooner HMS Pickle page
19th century – visit the Humber Keel Comrade page
20th century – visit the MV Syntan page
21st century – visit the SMS Towage Englishman page
21st century – visit the Svitzer Valiant page
Thank you to SMS Towage, Svitzer, The Chronicles of HMS Pickle, The Humber Keel and Sloop Preservation Society and The Beverley Barge Preservation Society
Open Bridges is a whole tapestry of threads. It’s a celebration of Hull’s lifeblood, the River Hull, 13 movable bridges, the vessels that use the river and the heritage & culture that have grown up in both East and West Hull.
Project concept Rich & Lou Duffy-Howard