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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 […]

The above photo shows a remarkable maple tree, originally planted in front of Lime Villa (demolished), Pearson Park, Hull. Part of Henson Villas is shown behind, these buildings now awaiting demolition. Also showing a Lombardy poplar on the far site of the site, this probably planted for Malvern House (demolished 1938). This tree is remarkable

Recently decided to read this booklet, published in 1988, and which I have had for decades but never read. Sledmere House is a large Georgian period house in the high Yorkshire Wolds, north-west of Driffield. I think it has always been in the ownership of the Sykes family, and remains so today. Georgian, but only

Recently a foggy morning, not just mist, not often seen these days. Presumably a result of high humidity air being quickly cooled by falling temperatures overnight. A reminder of the volume of water vapour in the air we breathe, with condensation around minute particles suspended in the air. There is so much less particle matter

Here is the photo of blackthorn in flower near Bransholme Centre as promised in the previous blog (s.p.b.). Recently the main theme in an episode of Countryfile (BBC, Sunday evenings) was the growing and processing of sugar beet. The sugar beet factory at Wissington was often shown, the largest such site in Britain and which

I intended to upload a photo of a blackthorn bush taken while walking passed the Siemens site (s.p.b.), but it seems I pressed the video button rather than the photo and videos cannot be uploaded. I do have a photo of a large blackthorn bush and hedge taken from the car park at Bransholme shopping