The gun battery at Paull (s.p.b.) was apparently rebuilt in 1807 (p.646, s.p.b.s) and dismantled after the Napoleonic Wars in 1820. The bulk of the existing fortress complex was built in the early 1860s with some changes 30 years later. The inside of the complex is not visible from the immediate surrounding area as it […]

The above photo shows a section of the southern rampart of Paull fort as well as a section of the coastal footpath. Paull fort is on the list of Heritage at Risk Register sites (s.p.b.s). The footpath shown is accessed either from the village itself by walking past Paull lighthouse (as was) or down a

Two sites remain in the English Heritage Heritage at Risk Register for the lower Hull valley and south Holderness areas (s.p.b.s). Paull Holme Tower is sited just north of the Thorngumbald managed retreat area and is clearly visible from the current clay bank (see above). It is also visible from the road that leads past

This will be the last of my posts about the Withernsea Improvement Co.. The drawing/lithograph above shows St. Nicholas church, Withernsea in a state of considerable dereliction, this drawn in the mid 19th century. I think this drawing is included in some editions of Poulson’s book (s.p.b.s), but am not sure. Although not clear in

One big part of Bannister’s grand plan (s.p.b.s) was the building of a pier, this considered essential to the success of the project in 1860s. Engineering plans were prepared for an ultra-modern structure but this was rejected on the grounds of economy. The resulting structure was very long for the time but less well built,

The Hull and Holderness Railway Co. was promoted and largely funded by Anthony Bannister, businessman of Hull. He wanted to develop the terminus at Withernsea as an up-market resort and in anticipation of this bought-up large parcels of land in the parish on which his plans would be put into effect, then selling the housing