2019

TA0928 : Wellington Street, Kingston upon Hull

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

Wellington Street, Kingston upon Hull
Wellington Street, Kingston upon Hull
Wellington Street bridge enables traffic to traverse the lock between Humber Dock Basin and the Marina (formerly Humber Dock). Due to very light traffic, the bridge is more often than not in the closed position, as illustrated. Looking north towards the Marina, with Warehouse 13 at left.
The Port of Hull

The Port of Hull is first recorded in 1193 but its location on the river Hull has not been identified. By the 13th century, the ‘old harbour’, or haven, extended from the confluence of the River Hull and the Humber Estuary upstream as far as North Bridge. In mid-13th Century, the Port of Hull was a member of the Hanseatic League, commemorated in the 21st century through 'International Hanse Day'. By the 18th century it was becoming increasingly clear that the haven was unfit for the growing amount of trade, hence the building of inland docks linked to the river and the Humber Estuary. See Wikipedia for further details: LinkExternal link
The Dock 1778, closed 1930. Also known as The Old Dock, and Queen's Dock after 1855.
Humber Dock 1809, closed 1968. Part of Hull Marina 1984. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Junction Dock 1829. Renamed Prince’s Dock 1855. Closed 1968. Now Prince’s Quay shopping centre. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Railway Dock 1846, closed 1968. Part of Hull Marina 1984.
Victoria Dock 1850, closed 1970s. Infilled except for the Inner and Outer Basins connected to the Humber Estuary. Now Victoria Dock Village (housing).
Albert Dock 1869
William Wright Dock 24 May 1873
St Andrew’s Dock 1883, closed 1975.
Alexandra Dock 1885. Green Port Hull created on part of the dock for Siemens Gamesa 2017.
Riverside Quay 1907. Destroyed by enemy bombing 1941. Remains are in situ 2024.
King George Dock 1914
Queen Elizabeth Dock 1970
River Terminal 1 1993. Rotterdam Terminal built on same site 2001.
Covered Terminal 1997. Renamed Hull All-Weather Terminal 2009.
The Port of Hull was nationalised and, on 1 January 1948, the North Eastern Railway's holdings passed to the British Transport Commission. It was found to be unwieldy and the docks element was replaced by the British Transport Docks Board (BTDB) on 1 January 1964. In 1983 it was renamed Associated British Ports (ABP) and allowed to become a public limited company. The company was taken over by a consortium of companies in 2006 and the company was de-listed from the London Stock Exchange.

Further information: Hull History Nerd: LinkExternal link

Humber Dock, Kingston upon Hull

The dock was formally opened on 30 June 1809. The cost of construction was split between the Dock Company, the Hull Corporation and Hull Trinity House. Humber Dock closed in 1968, re-opening in 1983 as Hull Marina. Further information in Wikipedia: LinkExternal link


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Bernard Sharp   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 29 May, 2019   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 4 June, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 0979 2816 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.2965N 0:20.2179W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TA 0979 2815
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