Recent photo above shows a section of the completed Humber/Marina Dock side upgrading. It should be stated straightway that the new surface does not include the coloured bricks which previously outlined the course of the medieval town walls, which to my mind is a loss; what there is now is a single slab opposite the end of Humber Street giving the location of Hessle gate, the southern-most of the four medieval gates in the wall.
Some new flower-beds to compliment the existing trees and lots of modern seating. This is not far from the recently opened to the public Spurn Lightship, morred in the north-west corner of the Marina.
The similar ongoing work along the east side of Princes Dock is clearly not yet finished. Once finished, and once Queen’s Garden is finished there will be an elegant walk from Queen’s Gardens, alongside Princes Dock, over Murdock Connection, alongside the Marina, through Humber Street, under the A63, round to and through the Arcade then back to Queens Gardens via Land of Green Ginger.
It would be nice to see similar upgrading on the east side of Humber and Princes Dock, but, of course, the carbuncle of Princes Quay is in the way – demolish it.