Hull, Alexandra Dock 1903
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Photo of Hull, Alexandra Dock 1903

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Steamers discharge their cargo by way of chutes into dumb barges. In the centre of the picture is a Humber keel, sporting the traditional rig of a single square lug sail. Behind her is a small steam tug which was making ready to tow several barges down the Trent to Nottingham. The steamer in the background is the locally-built (1896) and registered 'Dido'.

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A Selection of Memories from Kingston upon Hull

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Yeah, that brings back lots of memories. Friday night/ Saturday morning was a must. The smell of fresh baked bread and bacon. Queuing only made the appetite keener.
Humberside was created from 1 April 1974 and lasted to 1 Apr 1996. Kingston-upon-Hull is Yorkshire and not Humberside. Note from the Editor: Many thanks for your comment. I do understand your frustration, however, unfortunately city and county lines and borders are constantly being redrawn, and researching the changes and altering our database of over 300,000 images has proved to be an expensive (and ...see more
Wow. I remember being unhappy living in digs and cycling up to Uni in my mini skirt. Prof Wilkinson telling me that he 'adored tall women' (he'd be sacked now) or I could have got a first! Wishing I was living in halls. Three years seeming an eternity. Why did I stick it out? What happened to everyone else? I was more successful than I could ever have imagined, so glad I got the degree, but wish I'd gone somewhere more prestigious - like Cambridge?!
i used to go to preston quite a lot met some girls there called ann curtis margret clarkson and lizzie mryers dose anybody living in preston know them and what they doing now