2017

TA0928 : Queen Victoria Square, Kingston upon Hull

taken 10 years ago, near to Kingston Upon Hull, England

Queen Victoria Square, Kingston upon Hull
Queen Victoria Square, Kingston upon Hull
'Blade' is a temporary sculpture installed in Queen Victoria Square for Hull City of Culture 2017. The £350,000 B75 type, 75 metre, fibreglass blade was transported in the early hours of 8 January 2017 from Siemens wind turbine factory, Alexandra Dock. The sculpture, stretching from Savile Street to Carr Lane, will be on display until 18 March 2017. Further details of the installation in the Hull Daily Mail: LinkExternal link
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

Hull UK City of Culture 2017

The designation given to Kingston upon Hull between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2020 by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). UK City of Culture is an event held once every four years, highlighting one location in the UK and promoting arts and culture as a means of celebration and regeneration. Further information in Wikipedia: LinkExternal link from the City Council: LinkExternal link and Historic England: LinkExternal link


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TA0928, 7324 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Bernard Sharp   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 10 January, 2017   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 10 January, 2017
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OSGB36: geotagged! TA 0959 2872 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.6009N 0:20.3879W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TA 0961 2877
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