It has been a long time since I last
visited Hull so, as it is this year’s City of Culture, I decided pay it a
visit.
First stop was to see the installation Weeping Window by Paul Cummins (artist)
an Tom Piper (designer). Using thousands
of handmade, ceramic poppies, the stunning art work is on the Maritime Museum,
formerly Hull’s Dock Offices. Many ‘Pals’
battalions joined up in Hull in World War I and Hull suffered many raids in
World War II.
Inside the museum, many interesting
exhibits were to be found from Hull’s maritime history.
Opposite the museum in Queen Victoria
Square is the Ferens Art Gallery, which has recently been refurbished. It has an extensive collection
of paintings and sculptures, including works by European Old Masters and
various exhibitions have been scheduled throughout the year.
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| Old and new Hull |
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| Humber Dock |
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| Top of the range leisure crafts |
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| Old warehouses are now upmarket bars and bistros |
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| The Deep is in the background |
The Docks area has certainly changed since Dockside,
Hull
was painted by John Atkinson Grimshaw in 1882.
Hull may have lost most of its fishing and shipping industries, but the
area is vibrant with its impressive shopping centres, bistros and bars.
The old features of Hull are still to be seen too
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| Paragon Arcade |
It was a wonderful visit – all for free - and
it won’t be my last this year.
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