O/T - Historic Places in Hull

Have you ever been to the bunker at Bempton? - there's the RSPB Centre, massive cliffs and (as far as I can recall) a pub very close nearby:

http://www.hackhull.com/ontour/bempton/bempton-underground.html

 

http://wikitravel.org/en/Kingston_upon_Hull

 

there is Springhead pumping station in Anlaby - unfortunately theres no tour or way to visit inside , tho i think there once was the ability to arrange visits .

Its also a nice walk/ride

 

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Never been there but cheers for the info ill make sure we get it on our plans - we are up that way quite often .
Its hard to find decent travel guides for east riding the best guides ive seen to be fair have been at the Ferry terminal at Zeebrugge - but not at the Hull end .

 

http://wikitravel.org/en/Kingston_upon_Hull

I would add to the above that although they can sporadically be found (alongside some unmissable historic pubs in the old town) the city centre lacks any area with a genuine critical mass of restaurants, cafes and bars. For this you need to head to the avenues district about 10 minutes walk northwest of paragon station.

 

Can someone explain why there ever was a Hull to Barnsley railway line?

 

That's an interesting map. I was at Drax Grammar school in the early 60s and by that time the railway was closed. But they still ran occasional trains along it just to check the tracks. They also used to maintain the Swing Bridge near Drax over the river. Im havnt been back there for years and I don't know if the old swing Bridge is still there or not.l

 

Thanks guys, some useful material has come out of this

 

It was the main railway line from the Barnsley coal fields to Hull where they exported a hell of a lot of coal from the docks.

 

But what about all the stations on the line? I suppose people could have used it just to go a few stops.

 

This is the badge on the old gate to Cannon Street station, the passenger terminus of the H&B. It was just across the road from Rose Downs & Thompsons - and I believe the site is now partly occupied by a Hull College building.

http://wikimapia.org/8189604/Hull-Cannon-Street-Station-Disused

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http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/hull_cannon_street/

 

You could always hang out here.....

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=k..._4GoDQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=685&dpr=1

 

I don't think that's it - the line crosses the Ouse as it goes from Drax to Barmby. The Boothferry Bridge is quite a bit further down river.

 

I'm getting to be a tad 'trainspotterish', I know, but the swing bridge at Selby is on the existing line, I think......

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