“The sea is their grave but this Memorial sculpture is, in many ways, a headstone for the lost trawlermen”

I have always been impressed by the architecture in the centre of the maritime city of Hull, especially the old buildings with their carvings and statues.

  On a wet and windy day, unable to visit the Ferens Art Gallery or the Princes Quay shopping mall with our dog, we took a short walk by the Humber Estuary and revisited St Andrews memorial for lost trawlermen.

The Humber Bridge is clearly seen from here (photo courtesy of Pixabay)

Installed around a paved circle, information can be found  about the history of the fishing industry of Hull and its workers

Beautiful swathes of wild flowers have been sown around the site

Some interesting information about the work of a Bobber and three trawler tragedies can be found here:

The Life of a Bobber – St. Andrews Dock Heritage Park Action Group (hullfishingheritage.org.uk)

Triple trawler tragedy: The Hull fishermen who never came home - BBC News

The Georgian Bath House

We are frequent visitors to the small market town of Wetherby, West Yorkshire, where we often take a route which crosses over the bridge and then walk along the River Wharfe. 

 On the other side of the river, we noticed some benches and on this trip we decided to find this spot. This is how we discovered the Jubilee Gardens and, what's more, within the gardens we found a Georgian Bath House. In the 18th century bathing for cleanliness was not a thing. The Bath House was a popular remedy supposedly to help with anything from headaches to impotence. The pool was fed from a spring and was surrounded by a walkway with areas for changing clothes and taking a break from the cold water. The building is no longer used as bath house, but the park is beautifully planted with, at the time of our visit, spring flowers and the benches are a splendid place to watch the river.