2016

TA1128 : Victoria Dock Village, Kingston upon Hull

taken 11 years ago, near to Marfleet, Kingston Upon Hull, England

Victoria Dock Village, Kingston upon Hull
Victoria Dock Village, Kingston upon Hull
At the Humber estuary, an angler tries his luck from the promenade, Victoria Dock Village. On the horizon are the Siemens development at Alexandra Dock, and activity at neighbouring King and Elizabeth Docks.

Public Right of Way No.12 extends 1,650 metres between the River Hull, near the Tidal Surge Barrier, to Earle's Road.
Siemens Gamesa, Alexandra Dock, Kingston upon Hull

In 2011, Siemens Gamesa and Associated British Ports signed a memorandum of understanding concerning the construction of a wind energy machine manufacturing plant at Alexandra Dock. The factory was formally inaugurated on 1 December 2016. Siemens Gamesa submitted plans in February 2021 to double the size of its wind turbine blade manufacturing facility in the city in a move that could support the creation of hundreds of jobs. Further details in Insider Media Limited: LinkExternal link Construction works began in September 2021. Further details in Offshorewind: LinkExternal link

Further information in Wikipedia: LinkExternal link and Green Port Hull: LinkExternal link and Siemens Gamesa: LinkExternal link

The Humber Estuary

The Humber Estuary or River Humber is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. It is formed at Trent Falls by the confluence of the tidal rivers Ouse and Trent. From there to the North Sea, it forms part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire on the north bank and North Lincolnshire on the south bank.

Further information:
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Humber Nature Partnership: LinkExternal link
European Union: LinkExternal link

Public Rights of Way in Kingston upon Hull

A Public Right of Way (PRoW) is a route over which the public has ‘the right to pass and repass’ at any time for the purposes of enjoyment and recreation.

A schedule of existing PRoWs and those not yet designated as such are listed at pp 23 to 25 in ‘Kingston upon Hull City Council - Rights of Way Improvement Plan 2009 – 2019’: LinkExternal link


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Photographer
Bernard Sharp   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 28 February, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 1 March, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 1186 2850 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.4534N 0:18.3284W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TA 1106 2845
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