April 2026

Having mentioned Thomas Sheppard in the previous blog I initially wondered if any of his publications would be listed here. Foolish idea as Thomas was only 9 years old when this ‘Catalogue’ was printed; he left the elementary school four years later, all his qualifications and credits being gained in manhood. Staying on this theme […]

Above is the cover page of a reprinted book first published in 1912. The author ‘Tom’ Sheppard was the first curator of Hull Museums located on Albion Street in a large building, never rebuilt after being bombed in 1943. A large volume of the exhibits were also destroyed, for example the long log dug-out canoe,

The above photo shows just inside the park gates at Pickering Park (s.p.b.). The main carriage gates seem to be permanently shut these days, the side pedestrian gates open. Mr. Pickering was quite happy, it seems , for the main carriageway to be used as a way-through between Pickering Road (not then so named) and

The troublesome image above is of a postcard dated July 13th, 1911 and was reproduced in a copy of the Hull Daily Mail on December 5th, 2008. It shows the main entrance gates to Pickering Park off Hessle High Road when they were first made and installed in 1909. The businessman Christopher Pickering (shown top-left)