Sunday, 27 July 2014

Fact 29. Actor John Alderton grew up in Hull.

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John Alderton was actually born in Gainsborough in Lincolnshire but moved to Hull with his family and attended Kingston High School. The ge...
Sunday, 20 July 2014

Fact 28. The most impressive equestrian statue in Britain.

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King Billy, as the statue is affectionately know, sits in the centre of the road of Low Gate in Hull. The place was actually where the bear...
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Sunday, 13 July 2014

Fact 27. Follow fish for fun. Hull's Fish Trail.

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Hull has a unique trail around the 'Old Town' that is marked by forty one sculptures of fish with every letter of the alphabet cove...

Fact 26. The only Corporation owned telephone system in the UK.

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After the invention of the telephone the building of systems in the UK was piecemeal. United Telephones (a company owned by Bell and Edison...
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Monday, 30 June 2014

Fact 25. The first British black captain, ever!

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Clive Sullivan was born on 9th April 1943 in Splott, Cardiff. He discovered rugby at school and even played for Cardiff schools before a b...
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Sunday, 22 June 2014

Fact 24. The first enclosed dock entered from the Humber was opened in 1809.

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The Dock, that became Queen's Dock, was a huge success and had become over crowded since it opened in 1778. The size of the ships had c...
Sunday, 15 June 2014

Fact 23. Last UK coal fired, steam driven, paddle wheel ferry was on the Humber.

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There has been an organised ferry across the Humber from Lincolnshire to near to Hull since 1315 when a grant was given by the King to run ...