Remember going to New Holland when I was little. I was told that if you went downstairs and looked through the port holes you could see the fish. Perhaps I should start a 'stupid things you believed as a kid' thread.
Francis Daly bought the Lincoln Castle with a view to mooring it outside the Waterfront nightclub which he turned from a warehouse, he is credited by many into changing the fortunes of the old town area. Anyway his plan was blocked by councillors ( Labour ) who had signed a deal to build the monstrosity that is Princes Quay, so he ended up mooring it near the Humber Bridge which killed its potential. One of the ferries is at Hartlepool and one in London, both as succesful floating pub restaurants, the loss of the ferry in Hull was yet another example of the small minded metality of many Labour councils that Hull has had the misfortune have had, and I say that as a labour supporter. He also owned the Blackburn Bomber plane which he wanted to put somewhere in the old town as an attraction but again was turned down, its now at Paull fort seen by hardly anyone. On another rant I believe that Seimens will never build a factory in Hull whilst this shower of ****e are in charge of Hull council.
stanistheman might remember these places or even chaz cos he's ancient.. https://www.facebook.com/groups/278450892200994/
I used to travel on the ferry to New Holland and back again in the late 70's when I first started working on the south bank, as the bridge wasn't opened until two years later. It was nearly 35 years ago but it seemed really old fashioned even then.
I remember my first brief visit to Hull in 1977 and being taken to see scores of fishing trawlers tied up in seemingly endless rows in the dock.Remember being taught at school 2 things about Hull - it was England's 3rd port and the biggest fishing port in Europe. So sad to see how Hull's great fishing industry ended. Believe I have a photo of the scene somewhere around. With regard to the Hull to New Holland ferry my husband said he went on that trip a few times as a young boy. Remembers that on the way to catch the ferry the family had Fish/Chips and mushy peas from a Carvers van/stall in Market Place. Almost opposite the Carvers site was the Tivoli Hotel pub which his dad ran until just after the outbreak of WW2.
