Author name: Richard Clarke

Today’s blog picture shows the middle reaches of the Humber Estuary as represented on Scott’s map of 1734. If just two references are used to define the Humber – upper and lower – then Hull is the dividing point. Shown clearly is the ‘dog-leg bend in the Estuary, this an unusual feature which I am […]

Following on from the last blog (extract of the upper-Estuary from Scott’s map of the Humber Estuary) today’s view looking west-north-west, shows most of the upper Estuary, not quite to Trent Falls, as seen from the west end of Westfield Road in the parish of Barton on Humber. The hedgerow crossing left to right forms

For today’s blog, and returning to the above theme, am showing an extract from John Scott’s navigational map of the Humber Estuary printed in 1734. Three or four further extracts will follow.This section of Scott’s map shows the ‘upper’ Estuary (landward end). Scott’s navigational map was the earliest one to show details of the upper

This the last of the ‘Worcester break’ sequence. Next week will return to the ‘Views of the Humber’ but may start a topic on ‘Cathedrals’ after that. The diocese of Worcester was created in A.D.680 (s.p.b.). Nearly 300 years later a Benedictine monastery was founded, this on the site of the present cathedral, its church

Above an engraving of the cathedral of unknown date (to me, probably early Georgian) showing the north side of the cathedral. To the right the nave and immediately off right the valley side of the River Severn. Moving left the crossing tower and north transept followed by the quire, sub-transept and east end of the

Worcester cathedral’s west end (see above) stands almost precariously in the upper valley side of the River Severn, a dramatic position reminisent of the galilee extension of the west end of Durham cathedral standing loftily at the top of the valley side of the incised meander of the River Wear. Seen from the west the