2017

TA1128 : Humber Estuary

taken 7 years ago, near to Marfleet, Kingston Upon Hull, England

This is 1 of 124 images, with title Humber Estuary in this square
Humber Estuary
Humber Estuary
Together with development partner Associated British Ports, Siemens is investing in offshore wind turbine production at Alexandra Dock. Further information: LinkExternal link

The derelict piers are at the outfall of Holderness Drain into the Humber estuary, between Alexandra and King George Docks.

At right, part of a near-circular stone structure. Affixed to various stones are plates with the names of places and their distance from Kingston upon Hull in nautical miles. Places include those twinned with the city: Szczecin, Poland, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Raleigh, North Carolina. Nearer to home are plates for Grimsby and Scunthorpe.

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Geographical Context: Suburb, Urban fringe Construction, Development Docks, Harbours Estuary, Marine other tags: Sculpture Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Kingston upon Hull [134] · Development Partner Associated British Ports [76] · Derelict Piers [27] Title Clusters: · Humber Estuary [124] ·
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TA1128, 507 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Bernard Sharp   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 2 September, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 3 September, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 1183 2852 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.4646N 0:18.3553W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 1316 2866
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