Have a look at these, Thai: http://www.hodshull.co.uk/buildings/oldtown.html http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/laa/Kingston-upon-Hull
Totally agree Stan - just reported explosion of graffiti to the Council in Wincolmlee (incl on Scott Street bridge) and Bankside. Scott Street bridge has been closed to traffic for well over ten years now and listed building or not needs addressing rather than being left to rot in the up position. Little or no chance though of getting this done in these very austere times for Councils unless perhaps it gets some sort of grant funding. At worst the route needs re-opening for cyclists and pedestrians.
Thai Canary The obvious ones- the Deep, the Humber Bridge, Blaydes House (where they built HMS Bounty as in the Mutiny On The Bounty), The Old Gates to the city where the Civil War started, Wilberforce's House. There's some decent architechture in the Old Town. Unfortunately, the Luftwaffe had a go at most of the centre, Outside of Hull, there's RAF Holmpton near Withernsea- a Cold War nuclear bunker & former Radar Base. The tunnels go deep underground, and it's quite an experience. Just a few you could see. I'm sure there's loads more.
It is indeed, I just traced the old line through South/North Cave and the bridge that crossed the Ouse at Drax is no longer there.
Interesting thing, Lambo - I followed the route on Google Maps and discovered a part of the M62 runs along the old track-line.
you'll be happy to hear that both footpaths of north bridge double as cycle lanes so you should be quite safe. i have a recent photo showing the markings. wilmington bridge is now a footpath and cyclepath, i believe. further north than scott st bridge of course.
It wasn't just for the masses of coal into Hull - I'm sure I once read that it was also to take the fish away to South Yorks. Anyway, not that I'm a spotter or anything but I'm always amazed at the amount of construction work that went into these enterprises, the tunnels at Drewton, etc being an example. As a kid I remember well the trains shunting along the lines bear Anlaby Halt and the rail bridges near Willerby Square, Wolfreton Lane, etc. If you ever want a good walk, get down to Weedley Springs near South Cave and, while you can't actually walk on the old Barnsley rail line, you can follow the route for a while and it's pretty atmospheric as well as stunningly beautiful. As mentioned, the M62 does indeed follow part of the old railway line near North Cave. It's one of the straightest bits of motorway in the country because of it, I'm led to believe.
it was natural for motorways to follow old railway lines. at the time motorways were being developed many railways were being or had been axed (crooked transport minister ernest marples, owener of a road construction company, was the real villain behind this) so it was natural for the new motorways to follow old railway lines which were often long and fairly direct. it would cut construction costs and reduce the need to make compulsory land purchases.
The Hull & Barnsley Railway basically came about because of the fact that Hull was the principle port for the whole industrial revolution’s supply chain in Northern England. We exported coal from the Yorkshire coalfield but just as importantly we imported all the Scandinavian/Baltic timber needed for the pit props in the coalfields and all the Iron Ore from Sweden used to make Sheffield steel, and we supplied nutritious fresh fish on fish trains to the industrial heartlands to feed the workers. Victoria Dock was Timber Dock and the new Railway company built Alexandra Dock next to it for importing timber and exporting Coal.
That's interesting - I didn't know about importing the iron ore from Sweden. You learn something everyday so thanks for that!
Weren't the timber sheds at the docks massive, I seem to remember seeing a picture of them somewhere? Or was that the cotton sheds?
* - was that at Alex Dock? ** - as a kid, we used to play on 'Wool Sheds' - which was opposite Ideal Standard, where Bookers and that industrial estate is now. I don't know where the cotton sheds were, bu Boothferry Park Halt was on the line running south to Dairycoates and Neptune Street goods depots.
That's it, they were wool sheds, rather than cotton sheds, they went on for miles... please log in to view this image
