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From Hull, Hell, and Halifax....
Hull
Above:- Prince's Dock panorama c.1968, shortly before closure to shipping.
Opened in 1829 it was renamed 'Prince's dock' from
'Junction dock' in 1854 in
honour of a royal visit. It is now covered with a shopping centre. (HL2)
River Hull 1968. View from Drypool Bridge towards the mouth of the river and its junction with the Humber. (HL1)
View of the junction of Alfred Gelder Street and Lowgate, Hull c. 1968. Of note are the GPO building on the left (Later a Wetherspoons Pub - The Three JohnScotts) complete with Hull Telephone (Later Kingston Communications) kiosk. A statue of Charles Henry Wilson, Shipping Line owner, benefactor, and MP, stands at the junction. (HL3)
Note the 'Diplomat - the sporting cigarette!' (HL4)
Near the Collier St./ Canning St. junction?
More Photographs of Hull:Hull album
SEE THE LOCATION OF THESE AND OTHER PHOTOS OF HULL ON GOOGLE MAPS
Hell
“There is a Proverbe, and a prayer withall,
That we may not to these strange places fall,
From Hull, from Halifax, from Hell, ‘tis thus,
From all these three, Good Lord deliver us.
This praying proverb’s meaning to set down,
Men do not wish deliverance from the Town:
The towns named Kingston, Hull’s furious River:
And from Hull’s dangers, I say Lord deliver.
At Halifax, the law so sharp doth deal,
That whoso more than 13 Pence doth steale,
They have a iyngin that wondrous quick and well,
Sends thieves all headless unto Heav’n or Hell.
From Hell each man says, Lord deliver me,
Because from Hell can no redemption be:
Men may escape from Hull and Halifax,
But sure in Hell there is a heavier tax,
Let each one for themselves in this agree,
And pray, from Hell good Lord deliver me.”
written in 1622 by John Taylor.
Reproduction of the Halifax Gibbet as seen in the early 1970's. Last used in 1650 it had been in use since 1286. (HX3)
More Info re. Halifax Gibbet, at: wikipedia
Halifax
Akroyd's Mill in Copley near Halifax, Yorkshire, shortly before demolition in 1974. Copley was one of the earliest 'Model Villages' in the UK, predating the celebrated Saltaire in Bradford. (HX1)
1974 View of the River Hebble as it passes under North Bridge Halifax. I
wasn't aware that Bill Brandt had taken a similar view in 1937! Just the 37
years too late with that one! (HX4)
View more of the album here:Halifax
Gibson Mill in Hardcastle Crags c.1974. Built as a water-wheel driven cotton mill in 1800 it was in use until the 1890's. There followed a period in the early 1900's when it was used as a centre for various entertainments, but it fell into disuse after the war.
Happily it has recently gained a new lease of life, via the National Trust, as a visitor centre with various interactive exhibitions. The intention is to run the centre sustainably using green technology. (More Gibson Mill 1974 Images here)