Following on from Yesterday, A stroll by the River
I didn’t intend to follow up yesterdays post with a similar one, but as I passed the river Hull today I noticed the new swing bridge was being tested so I took the opportunity to take a few shots. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
What a difference 30 years makes – The River Hull
Here’s a couple of images split by nearly 30 years, sad to see the industry has all but disappeared. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
100 Ton Steam Crane, Alexandra Dock Hull
Here’s a few photographs I took in the summer of 1984 of the 100 Ton Steam Crane located on Hull’s Alexandra Dock. The crane is still there to this day but unfortunately there is no public access, it also enjoys Listed Structure status. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
Life on the Ocean Waves
I had a great outing yesterday courtesy of Hull Bondholders, they arranged a trip down the River Humber on HMS Explorer by kind invitation of Lt Dafydd Bryden and his crew. We sailed to the mouth of the River Humber and into the North sea were Dafydd had arranged a joint exercise with the RAF Search & Rescue helicopter based at Leconfield, as you can see from the photographs [...]
BMW meets Bronze Age boat
FLUID DYNAMICS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS OVER THE (4,000) YEARS Diamond Jubilee and Olympic year promotional photographs on London’s Potters Field with its Tower Bridge backdrop has inspired a village charity to recruit a stunning model posed against a Humber Bridge background to promote the local technological heritage. The model, the new BMW Series 6 gran coupe, [...]
Truelove
Stefan Gec’s sculpture Truelove located on the River Hull. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
A red rose on Farther’s Day
Fathers day card & red roses left on Hull Pier Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
Front Cover
Nice to see my picture make the front cover of the latest KC White Pages Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
Swinderby
The old barge ‘Swinderby’ makes its way down the River Humber Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
Historic Detail
Detail of the structure of the Arctic Corsair moored on the river Hull, Kingston upon Hull Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
Rusty
I’ve photographed these rusty cogs before, they are the mechanism that controlled the water levels in the lock at the old St Andrews dock in Hull Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
Capstan full strength
This capstan lives on the old St Andrews dock in Hull, landlocked by a road cutting the lock it used to control in half. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
Contrast
There is now quite a contrast between the working docks and the redundant ones on the river Humber Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
Hull Trawlermen Remembered
The only memorial on the site of Hull’s most famous fish dock (St Andrews) is a small monumental stone on the entrance to the lock pit. I visit the area once or twice a year and it’s always decorated with flowers and mementoes from families who lost or had relatives working in the fishing industry. [...]
Down by the dry dock
Albert Dock Hull, seen here in January 1997. Taken from the side of the dry dock looking towards the J Marr offices part of the Lord Line building. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
Ships Ahoy
Albert Dock Hull, seen here in January 1997. Trawlers and commercial shipping at the quayside. The Arctic Corsair was later moored on the river Hull as a floating museum Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
Aid to sailors
Navigation Lights at the entry to the inner basin, Hull Marina Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
Serious Anchor
The Arctic Corsair sidewinder Trawler, moored on the River Hull Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
Impressive Spectacle
As I sit here with the rain beating down, last Saturday evening seems a long time ago when F1 powerboats skimmed across the water of a very blue river Humber. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
Powerboats on the Humber
F1 powerboats came to Hull and the river Humber tonight. They made a great spectical as they raced in the evening sunshine. If you get the chance they race again on Sunday from 6pm Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
Clipper a year on
The end to the 2009/10 Clipper race for the John Harrison trophy, River Humber 17 July 2010 Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it
It was 30 years ago today!
The last Humber ferry the un loved Farringford. The diesel electric ferry was brought in from the Isle of White to cover for the famous Humber Paddle steamers in the two years before the Humber Bridge opened. The vessel which worked the route between Hull Corporation Pier and New Holland has the distinction of making [...]
Peace Boat
Adsteam tugs escort the peace ship Olvia along the river Thames on a summer evening in 2002 Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it