The History of Humber Crossings was one of the first topics I researched and prepared as a power point presentation. In doing so I came across references to Alun A. D’Orley’s book ‘The Humber Ferries’ but never had a copy. recently I acquired one and indeed it is on a number of used book sites. […]
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This will be the last post of this run and I have been reminded that to some extent recent posts have repeated some stuff recorded in the run ‘Humber Beacons’, written between 1st November 2022 and 15th December 2022. Here the features are written about in the context of walking the Humber bank. The above
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Whereas the brickwork of the was rendered and then painted red the low light (s.p.b.) was coloured white by the unpainted render. There is no evidence that the high light was lived in although the spiral staircase was lit on each flour by a twelve-pane vertical sash window and the chimney stack retains evidence of
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A very interesting point on the walk along the tidal barrier promenade is encountered near to Immingham Dock. Here are three historic lighthouses, the one above the only one still functioning as such, although I don’t think it’s essential. The one above, the most easterly of the three, was built in 1835 as the ‘low
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Following on from the previous post I also need to point out that although all the 800 or so posts are uploaded to the new website the pictures that went with them are now separate and I have to trawl through to reallocate them as they are not in any order. Consequently I only have
As previously stated, I have been wrestling with the refinements of the new website, and I nearly lost on a ‘submission’ (’60s wrestling on tele. Saturday afternoons). I think I now know how to compose a blog (post) although there are refinements I have yet to try. Also, as previously stated Section 3 of this