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The above portrait (taken from the Internet) is of George Hudson, 1800-1871, the famous Victorian railway promoter, financier and politician who, before he fled abroad to avoid imprisonment for debt, had considerable connections with East Yorkshire. One very good example of a disused rail-line converted to a public right of way is the Hudson Way […]

The above photo shows Barton station buildings before their demolition in 1973, this time looking west (s.p.b.), scanned from p. 38 of Anthony Berridge’s book, s.p.b. Of course ‘the Barton Line’ is still a functioning rail-line but if it were to ever cease to function as such in the future it would be an excellent

I’ve lost track (no pun intended) of the state of play with HS2 but I think the ‘first section’ is under construction. Has always seemed to me to be a complete waste of public funds, likely to bring little or no benefit to the average passenger and destroying some sensitive environmental areas in the process.

(Apologies, tree sideways, still do not know why that happens). Trees in threes – 2/2/’20. Myton (Hull’s once out-of-town settlements) – 12 blogs -4/2 to 17/3/’20. Hull Museum Publications – 10 blogs – March and April ’20. Sculcoates (Hull’s once out-of-town settlements) – 19 blogs – 5/4 to 14/5/’20. Newland (Hull’s once out-of-town settlements) –

I need a couple of this week’s blogs to complete the inventory. Over the last two years they have become more systematic but some of the earlier ones remain quite interesting (in my opinion). History of Public Parks – 27 blogs – 22/11/’18 to 13/2/’19. History of Hull’s Public Parks (partly) – 9 blogs –

Wildlife – 4/1/’18. Climate change and post Brexit agricultural policy – 10/1/’18. Charles Darwin – 8 blogs – 12/1/’18 to 11/2/’18. Copernicus –  2 blogs – 14 and 15/2/’18. History of Hessle Common – 5 blogs – 17/2/’18 to 21/2/’18. St George’s Chapel, Windsor – 22/2/’18. Gainsborough and All Saints church – 2 blogs –