Recent reviews Kingston-upon-Hull
[fizzytom, 28/08/2011] Although, after several unpleasant nautical experiences I am now a confirmed landlubber, I still have an interest in maritime matters, especially those connected with the Arctic so a tour of the Arctic Corsair, the last sidewinder fishing trawler to work out of Hull, was, naturally, an appealing prospect for me.
The Arctic Corsair was built in 1960 and it fished until 1988. She's had an incident packed history; in 1967 she collided off the coast of Scotland with the Irish collier Olive and as she made her way to Wick for repairs, was beached. Of course she was repaired and refloated and co
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[koshkha, 16/06/2010] I stayed at the Portland in Hull on the night before a job interview. The fact that my potential employer chose to put me there really did make me think twice about whether I REALLY wanted to work for them. The Portland is dull, dreary, run down and dated; in short, it's a lot like Hull itself. If you want to be in the centre of the city (and sadly these days, not many people DO want to be in Hull full stop) it's not a bad location. It's surrounded by shops and close to the City Hall and the station but Hull's not a city that's easy to love.
First think worth knowing is it's the victim of a
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[serendipity, 06/06/2010] The Deep is an environmental and educational charity dedicated to understanding and protecting the oceans of the world, and the staff perform beach cleans and surveys for sharks and ray eggs.
WHERE IS IT?
Situated in the centre of Hull, we had about an hour drive and once we had set the sat nav, then we found it really easily; once close to the attraction it is signposted, but this always makes me chuckle because attractions are only ever sign posted once you have found them!
FIRST IMPRESSIONS...
When we read the information about the attraction, I noted that the design of the building
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[martin0201, 22/01/2008] During my first year of university there was this large building site near the train station just off Ferensway in Hull. We wondered in awe at what was going to appear from behind the large boards that had thus far hidden the building site from view. Finally, a couple of weeks into our second year, our questions were answered . . . a large new bus terminal added on to the side of the train station (apparently Englands largest multi-transport exchange) and the new St. Stephens shopping centre, Hulls third indoor shopping centre. We had figured this was what would be coming, as for weeks we had
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[martin0201, 22/01/2008] In October last year, at the start of my second year at Hull University I decided to go to Hull Fair, as I had missed out the previous year and now lived a lot closer than before. I had heard a lot of bad things about the fair, including pickpockets and unsafe rides, and decided to go and check this out for myself, thinking it couldnt be all bad.
Getting there is easy enough, as long as you are willing to walk a fair way as all of the streets around the area get shut.
As soon as I got within a mile or so I could hear the wailings of the sirens on the rides, the excited shouts of young ch
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[jessieleo, 29/10/2007] Kingston-Upon-Hull is situated on the North bank of the River Humber. The Humber Estuary is where the North Sea flows into the Roiver Humber and Spurn point is at the Northern bank's tip. Spurn is ever shrinking due to coastal erosion. The Humber is a treacherous River that has shifting sandbanks and is dangerous to shipping. When Hull was a busy port there was always a lightship stationed near to Spurn Point. The Spurn Lightship which was constructed in 1927 was one of these boats. It is now permanently moored in Hull Marina and is part of the Hull City Council's Museums.
The Lightship is
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[jessieleo, 28/10/2007] Hull Marina is part of the area that has undergone regeneration over the twenty years or so. As a child I remember this area as a thriving dockland where my Dad, Brother and myself would visit as part of our Sunday afternoon jaunts. We would go out during the Summer, most Sundays, on our bicycles and the docks was one of our favourite excursions. With the decline of the fishing industry Hull Docks became obsolete and generally fell into disrepair. The Marina was constructed with a nearby posh hotel, new housing and old warehouses converted to luxury flats.The Spurn Lightship was moored here in
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[jessieleo, 18/10/2007] The building of the St Stephen's Shopping Complex had been underway for a couple of years. It was conceived as part of the City's regeneration and streamlining. For someone like me, who has lived in Hull 55 years, it has been interesting to see, though a little poignant at times.
MY MEMORIES
When I was a child I attended St Stephen's church which was situated on Spring Street in Kingston-Upon-Hull. There had been a much grander St Stephens Church nearby but this had fallen with Hitler's bombing campaign of World War Two. All that was left on this site was a small grassy area and a coupl
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[jessieleo, 07/10/2007] Hull Fair is Europe's largest travelling fair and it's yearly visit to Hull has been happening for many years. In 1993 it reached it's 700th anniversary. My Dad always told me that initially it was a goose fair and that then, later on, it was where all the travelling fairs met up, in Hull, at the end of their season. As you can guess though it has changed a great deal over the years. However for almost all of the 50 years that I have visited, it has had a similar format and covered pretty much the same large circular area.
Hull Fair is situated on waste ground along Walton Street in Hull. T
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[jessieleo, 07/10/2007] HULL CITY COUNCIL MUSEUMS
The free entrance museums and art gallery in Kingston-Upon-Hull are all maintained, run and funded through the Leisure Services Department of the local council, with additional funding when received. The Maritime Museum until the early seventies was housed in a small museum based at Pickering Park Hull. This was away from the city centre, on the road to a small village called Hessle .
I remember the Pickering Park museum as a child in the fifties. Of course at that time it looked vast but really it was quite compact. In the grounds were huge whalebones; relics
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[jessieleo, 07/10/2007] For many years, well at least as long as I can remember, Hull had a Transport Museum. It had been opened in 1925 by Thomas Sheppard, the first curator of Hull Museums. It was housed in a building along the High Street and incorporated Roman Mosaic displays at the back. These were part of the ones discovered near Rudston in the 1950's or early 60's. Back in the 1980's, as part of the many alterations Hull Museums have undergone over the years, plans were drawn up for a new purpose built Transport Museum. Funding was from the Hull City Council and various regeneration and lottery grants. Buildi
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[jessieleo, 06/10/2007] THE LOCATION
I can remember Ferens Art Gallery as a schoolchild in the late 1950's and have visited it from time to time since. It, and its surroundings, have undergone a few changes, in this time, but the frontage remains the same.
It is situated next to the Monument Buildings, Victoria Square, Kingston-Upon-Hull. Hull is on the north bank of the River Humber, in the East Riding of the County of Yorkshire.
At one time Victoria Square was a very busy square and in the heart of the town. In the early 1900's there was a monument bridge here which had Princes dock on one side and Queen
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[jessieleo, 06/10/2007] A LITTLE WILBERFORCE HOUSE HISTORY
Below is some information which I have read or discovered over the years :-
This building is one of the oldest in Hull and was built around 1660 by William Catlyn for Hugh Lister. William Wilberforce was actually born in an upstairs room in this house in 1759. As part of the celebrations upon his birth the Wilberforce family decorated the ceiling in the main stairway with the family crest, a large eagle. This is surrounded to this day by rococo architecture. It is still there and the eagle is painted black at the moment.
As a child William Wilberfor
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[koshkha, 15/10/2006] Just this week, the city of Kingston upon Hull has come top in a UK survey to find the most 'stupid' town. That's the sort of award you don't really want to win. Educational attractions like The Deep ought therefore to be more valuable in this unpreposessing and isolated part of the UK than elsewhere. Let's have a close look at the super-aquarium and see how it does for education and entertainment.
I hadn't been to Hull for a long time and I wasn't expecting to be back again for a long time - it's not exactly the sort of place you pass on the way to anywhere else. So knowing that the one th
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