I saw two people in the middle last week, idiots couldn’t get past the 6 foot barriers so started walking up the bridge to get over the road
A visitor attraction showcasing Hull's Tudor history is expected to be ready in March 2025. The South Blockhouse will feature a reconstruction of parts of a castle built for Henry VIII near the mouth of the River Hull. Wire and mesh structures will give visitors a sense of the scale of the 16th Century fortress without damaging the surviving ruins. The attraction, near The Deep, will tell the stories of people who lived, worked and were imprisoned at the castle. It is being funded with £1m from National Highways, as part of improvement works to the A63, and a £250,000 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Entrance to station was Quicksilver and forgot the name of the one on Paragon Street. I lived in those places in the 80s. Mostly Sunspot and the Paragon Street one
The City Centre is pretty depressing. I haven’t been into the City for a while. I went a few weeks ago and Princes Quay is desolate, quite sad to see the amount of empty units. St Stephen's with hindsight, should never have been built. It has spread less shops over a larger geographical area. They should have revamped Princes Quay so all the good stuff in the City (Old Town, Marina, Fruit Market, Connex) was concentrated in one area. I’m not sure what can be done long term now - seems a bit of a mess with the amount of empty units.
I walked through fairly early one midweek day and it was completely empty of shoppers to the point I wasn’t sure if shops were open, but they were. I agree about the split with St Stephens looking like a bad decision now, unless they can successfully rebrand Princes Quay to be something different New bar coming at the top looks interesting
I agree. I was really shocked at how bad it was. It’s not just a problem in Hull. Although St Stephen’s has probably made the situation look a lot worse. Such a shame. We have some real gems in the City and it’s been incredibly poorly managed by the planning.
You can see a bit more joined up thinking now in terms of connecting different areas I think, but city centres everywhere are being challenged.
Before they built Prices Quay, the original plan was to extend the Prospect Centre onto Jameson Street, then join it to BHS with a new shopping centre built on the car park at the back. They demolished the Mail Buildings (and the shops/Star of the West in between) in preparation, then the whole thing fell through. It would have kept everything together and the monstrosity that is Prinny Quay would never have been built.
Online shopping has killed shopping centres and shops in general honestly. I was in town yesterday and basically went into St Stephens for 30mins because the Mrs had to pick stuff up she's already ordered online. That was it. Princess Quay looking to change itself to an entertainment centre is the best way forward, but it's so bloody big it'll always look empty.
Wasn’t PQ built a while before SOTW was demolished? I remember it still being there around ‘93 & I’m sure PQ was already up.
You’re right Ben. I was at Hull College 91-92 and Princes Quay was operating, probably at full capacity. My Mum used to drive me crazy saying ‘Those were the days’. She was probably right.
I've said for a while Princes Quay should be looking to ditch the shops and go down the Xscape style route of food, bars and entertainment options. As others have said St Stephens was a complete waste of time. Investment into existing shopping centres could have created a far better town centre experience.
I’m bucking the trend and going in town now funnily enough. Mrs wants new running trainers and you can’t beat trying things on (unless you’re replacing a brand and style you already have)
