Author name: Richard Clarke

The photo above shows a mature lime tree on the site of Henson Villas in the south-east corner of Pearson Park, Hull. Incidentally, the ‘Villas’ comprise three blocks of flats, both ground and first floor. Except for one they are currently empty the tenants having been re-located ahead of demolition of the buildings, asbestos has […]

The plan a year ago was to re-walk the north and south banks of the Humber Estuary in sections and record the main features, both by photographs and posts. This has not yet been completed and has fallen victim of intervening priorities and the practicalities of linear walks. The sections completed so far on the

In December 2021 I compiled an inventory of posts up to that point; this inventory can be read by clicking on that month from the right hand column. I am now going to add to that inventory by listing the topics of the posts from December 2021 to May 2023. I will list by month

The photo above shows a view looking east and taken on the north bank of the lower River Ouse before it flows into the Humber Estuary at Trent Falls. Having walked from the rail bridge over the R. Ouse opposite Goole Docks (lock and basins) the interesting village of Saltmarsh is passed, while ahead can

Although not as clear an example of an avenue (s.p.b.s) this scene from Western Cemetery, Hull shows that the planners of early municipal cemeteries were driven by some of the same principals as in municipal parks, in particular, the value of diverse species of deciduous trees incorporated into the planning. This was more of an

The photo above shows the ‘central’ avenue at West Park, Hull looking south towards the Park’s main entrance (for pedestrians) off Anlaby Road. Paul Gibson’s excellent illustrated booklet on the history of West Park, published 2011, includes an extract from the 1928 O.S. 6 inch map and showing that half way along this avenue was