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Almost retired, resident of France, native of East Yorkshire, teacher, amateur Tarot, blogger, artist. Follow my blog about EastYorkshire buildings. . #Hull #lgbtq #Yorkshire
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Former Fruit Brokers, 66-68 Humber Street, Hull, circa 1960* hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/f... #Hull #UKTravel #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
Former Fruit Brokers, 66-68 Humber Street, Hull, circa 1960*
An interesting, austere, and oddly evocative 2-storey building with 8 tall windows, built in red brick with hidden slopped roof, visible only from the side. At the front, the space is now occupied …
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February 15, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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"The Ferensway Glass Palace," Europa House, Hull, 1975 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/t... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
“The Ferensway Glass Palace,” Europa House, Hull, 1975
6-storey Europa House, built 1974-5, was designed by John Brunton & Partners of Bradford. The building exhibits a striking postmodern architectural style, characterized by its curved glass faca…
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February 15, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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Warehouse, Robinson Row and King Street, Hull, 1850* #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/w...
Warehouse, Corner of Robinson Row and King Street, Hull, 1850*
Built around 1850 and restored in the late 20th century, this former warehouse—now offices—is a four-storey brick building with painted ashlar details and a hipped and gabled slate roof. Sitting on…
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February 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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Norwich House, Saville Street, Hull, 1976 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/n... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
Norwich House, Saville Street, Hull, 1976
Opened in 1976, Norwich House is functional and used repetitive geometric patterns within a red brick 5 storey structure. Vertical pilasters break the monotony, extending from the roofline to the f…
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February 13, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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Marks & Spencer Building Hull, 1931 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/m... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
Marks & Spencer Building, 40 Whitefriargate, Hull, 1931 and 1938
The former Marks & Spencer store on Whitefriargate was purpose‑built in 1931 to designs by Norman Jones, Sons & Rigby of Southport, with a matching extension added in 1938, and it remains a…
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February 13, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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Plimsoll's Ship Hotel, Hull, 1870 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/p... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire
Plimsoll’s Ship Hotel, 103 Witham, Hull, 1870, refronted 1874
Attractive and well-detailed public house with distinctive consoles andfigurehead capitals. Built early 19th century and originally known as The ShipInn. Refronted 1874 © Copyright Bernard Sha…
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February 12, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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22 Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, possibly 1962* hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/2... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #1960s #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
22 Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, possibly 1962*
The building is three storeys high, with a flat roof and a simple, box‑shaped outline. The front is divided into vertical strips by thick concrete uprights running from the ground to the roof. Betw…
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February 7, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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St John's Parish Church,Hull, 1952 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/24/s... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture #CofE
St John’s Parish Church, 157 Rosmead Street and Estcourt Street, Hull, 1952
St John’s Church and Community Centre stands on the south-east corner of Rosmead Street and Estcourt Street. The parish began as St John the Evangelist, Drypool, founded in 1791, but that church cl…
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January 24, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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‘Consider it a spell, to encircle the wild peat of your heart.’

Brontës and Boggarts: @jennychambles.bsky.social sinks into @clareshawpoet.bsky.social and Anna Chilvers’ (eds), ‘The Book of Bogs’ (@littletollerbooks.bsky.social) www.caughtbytheriver.net/2026/01/the-...
January 24, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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Can't wait for February to start so we can quit the gym again.
January 22, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Saturday 20 January 1968. On this day 58 years ago the Hull trawler H.61 Ross Cleveland set sail from St Andrews Dock bound for Iceland. Tragically, the ship never returned and all but one of her crew were lost.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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St Aidan's Church,1935 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/20/s... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture #churchofengland
St Aidan’s Church, 139 Southcoates Avenue, Hull, 1935
St Aidan’s Church began life in modest surroundings, with services first held at 77 College Grove in 1924 and a temporary church opening the following year. The permanent red-brick church, comprisi…
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January 20, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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The Ravenser, Hull, 1957 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/t... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture #pubs #tetleys
The Ravenser, Southcoates Lane, Hull, 1957
A fairly typical post-war pub in Southcoates Lane. The Ravenser pub features a traditional English design with red brick construction, a steeply pitched tiled roof, and white-framed multi-paned win…
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January 20, 2026 at 3:19 AM
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Avondale House, Wawne Road Hull hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/a... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture #edwardian
Avondale House, 52-54 Wawne Road, Hull, Prior to 1909 but exact date unknown
Avondale House, Wawne Road, is a detached house, built sometime before 1909. It is now divided into two semi-detached houses, 52-54 Wawne Road, as Avondale House and Roxburgh House. It is a two-sto…
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January 19, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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The Station Inn,Beverley Road, Hull, hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/t... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture #pubs
The Station Inn, 2O2 Beverley Road, Hull, 1920s in current form
The Station is a traditional two-storey public house remodelled in the late 1920s, retaining many original features. Built in Tudor Revival (‘Brewers Tudor’) style, it has a pitched slate roof, tim…
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January 19, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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Part of Kings Buildings, South Church Side, Hull, 1860 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/b... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
Building Between King’s Market and the Wool Exchange, Part of Kings Buildings, South Church Side, Hull, 1860
Built around 1860, this former warehouse on South Church Side, between King’s Market and the Wool Exchange, is now in shop use. I am unclear what it was previously. It is a four-storey building of …
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January 19, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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Former East Anglian Buildings, Furley & Co, 18-20 Princes Dock Street, Hull, hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/f... #Hull#UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #UrbanHistory #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
Former East Anglian Buildings, Furley & Co, 18-20 Princes Dock Street, Hull, Early 19th Century
East Anglian Buildings, at Nos. 18–20 Princes Dock Street in Hull remains a quiet but telling reminder of the area’s dockside commercial past. The three-storey brick building dates from the early 1…
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January 19, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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ART, Descriptio, Tags Woodfields, 17 Southfield, Hessle, circa 1867 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/a... #Hull#UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull
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ART, Descriptio, Tags Woodfields, 17 Southfield, Hessle, circa 1867
Southfield was laid out circa 1867 and, by the early 1870s, approximately 20 houses had been built on the road. Amongst the grander houses is Woodfields, No.17 Southfield, which has elaborate barge…
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January 19, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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Always lovely to get the rooms back together and looking spiffing ready for the new season! Looking forward to re-opening our doors in February ❤️ fancy joining us for a calming adults only break in 2026? Visit us at www.theearlsdale.co.uk #bedandbreakfast #ilfracombe #northdevon
January 12, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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May we introduce you to our new bar.. a much more relaxing space for guests to enjoy throughout the day, complete with a new bean-to-cup coffee machine 😍 #ilfracombe #bedandbreakfast #northdevon
January 12, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Former Harry Lazarus Hotel, 31-34 Posterngate, Hull, 1764
31–34 Posterngate is the building known in the late nineteenth century as Harry Lazarus’ Hotel, confirmed by its blue plaque. The structure dates from 1764 and later became one of Hull’s main lodgi…
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January 18, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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St John's Hotel, Queen's Road & Maple Street, Hull, 1865 and 1904 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/s... #Hull
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St John’s Hotel, Queen’s Road & Maple Street, Hull, 1865 and 1904
Also known as the St John’s Hotel, this public house on Maple Street dates from 1865 and was extensively remodelled inside in 1904 for the Hull Brewery, with only minor changes later in the 20th ce…
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January 18, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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Victorian House, 54 Pearson Park, Hull, late 19th century hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/v... #HullBuildings
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Victorian House, 54 Pearson Park, Hull, late 19th century
No. 54 Pearson Park is a Grade II listed house built for Joseph Fox Sharpe, Borough Engineer, to designs by G. B. Nicholls of West Bromwich. It dates from the late 19th century and stands on the no…
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January 18, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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Former National Westminster Bank, 1 Witham, Hull, 1931 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/f... #HullBuildings
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Former National Westminster Bank, 1 Witham, Hull, 1931
The banks of the River Hull were cleared to make way for the construction of North Bridge between 1928 and 1931. At the eastern landing of the bridge, two buildings were erected on either side of t…
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January 18, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Conservancy Buildings, Trinity Court, Trinity House Lane, Hull, 1843 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/c...
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Conservancy Buildings, Trinity Court, Trinity House Lane, Hull, 1843
The Conservancy Buildings, behind No. 9 Whitefriargate and accessed via a wide passage, were built on the site of the Neptune Inn’s livery stables, demolished in 1842. Designed by William Foale as …
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January 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM