I am giving the 2026 Mike Stammers Memorial Lecture on 'A Forgotten Navy: Fishermen, Fishing Vessels and the Great War at Sea', for the Centre for Port and Maritime History at the Museum of Liverpool, Pier Head, Liverpool - 6th May 2026. Come along if in area: www.ljmu.ac.uk/research/cen...
I am giving the 2026 Mike Stammers Memorial Lecture on 'A Forgotten Navy: Fishermen, Fishing Vessels and the Great War at Sea', for the Centre for Port and Maritime History at the Museum of Liverpool, Pier Head, Liverpool - 6th May 2026. Come along if in area: www.ljmu.ac.uk/research/cen...
Artemis II: the Hull/Hessle Dimension. The Artemis II mission will fly around the Moon's. Below it will be the huge Milne Crater, named after physicist Edward Arthur Milne who was brought up in Hessle, attended the village school, then Hymers College, Hull. Curious?:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib_c...
Artemis II: the Hull/Hessle Dimension. The Artemis II mission will fly around the Moon's. Below it will be the huge Milne Crater, named after physicist Edward Arthur Milne who was brought up in Hessle, attended the village school, then Hymers College, Hull. Curious?:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib_c...
Fun and games at opening race of 2026 Champagne League season. Marshalling with Pete Blowers and John Devaney in fields beyond Hotham. Great to see Steve Rennie who has been running in this race series since it started in 1970s and still in first 30% of runners when he passed us.
Talking of the Pictures, my grandma used to play the piano in the silent movies in the Magnet on Hessle Road which was later replaced by the Langham.
Outside the Levan Bar in Peckham yesterday. Launch of new album by the Orielles. Our Lou, Ben, Chef Helen and the Orielles. Food and music were excellent. All round great time.
What Is My Favourite Building In Hull?
Theatre director Andrew Pearson stops at nothing to tell us about the best halt in the city.
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A Victorian attempt to engineer a cure for sea sickness. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0rl...
Which Victorian Hull-Built Ship Was Designed To Cure Seasickness?
Maritime expert Dr Robb Robinson, of the University of Hull, makes easy work of explaining a queasy ship that didn’t.
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Thirty locks in about 2.5 miles - rise of about 220 feet but suit yourself.
I'm a Northerner but careful with claims like this. The Tardebigge Locks in Worcester need to be considered.
A Victorian attempt to engineer a cure for sea sickness. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0rl...
Yesterday's views of the Second World War Bent Rigg Radar Station (1941) and also of the Beast Cliff on the path between Ravenscar and Hayburn Wyke on the North Yorkshire coast.
Yesterday's views of the Second World War Bent Rigg Radar Station (1941) and also of the Beast Cliff on the path between Ravenscar and Hayburn Wyke on the North Yorkshire coast.
Privileged to be presenting the prestigious Mike Stammers Memorial Lecture for Centre for Port and Maritime History at the Museum of Liverpool on the 6th May 2026. Looking at forgotten but vital role of fishermen and fishing communities all around the coasts of the British Isles in the Great War.
Down where the River Hull meets the Humber estuary, near The Deep yesterday afternoon.
If you want a take on global maritime history and especially the maritime history of Hull then have a listen to the latest Hull Curiositycast which I have made with Burnsy. We manage to get the energy, plague and all sorts into the mix as well: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpPj...
Privileged to be presenting the prestigious Mike Stammers Memorial Lecture for Centre for Port and Maritime History at the Museum of Liverpool on the 6th May 2026. Looking at forgotten but vital role of fishermen and fishing communities all around the coasts of the British Isles in the Great War.
If you want a take on global maritime history and especially the maritime history of Hull then have a listen to the latest Hull Curiositycast which I have made with Burnsy. We manage to get the energy, plague and all sorts into the mix as well: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpPj...
On the latest episode of our podcast:
Honorary research fellow at the University of Hull Dr Robb Robinson returns to the podcast to tackle more of your historical queries.
Listen: curiosityhull.co.uk/curiositycas... or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Lunch in Ambiente, Hull with other former Trustees and officials of Viola Trust after our final meeting. l - r. Myself, Dominic Ward, Norman Court, Phil Ascough, Paul Escreet, Andrew Marr, Prof David Drewry, Admiral Nick Lambert. PS paid for ourselves. Interactive Viola now with Hull Maritime.
This one hits hard.
What Is My Favourite View In Hull?
Design journalist and founder of Concrete Communities Leanne Cloudsdale picks a view that isn’t a view, but is definitely a favourite.
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Charlotte Carrivik Band at East Riding Theatre yesterday afternoon. Excellent.
All the result of Tory policies and Brexit consequences.
Villefranche-sur-Mer, once HQ for US Sixth Fleet. A few years ago a large anchor recovered offshore was unveiled as a monument to the historic ties and friendship between US Navy sailors and local people. Made by W.L. Byers anchor manufacturers of Sunderland - their anchors used extensively in WW2.
They supplied anchors to the Royal Navy and also to ships across the world. Interestingly Byers
Byers marked anchors with swastikas as a sign of good luck long before it was adopted by the Nazis. Made the anchors for Mulberry Harbours (Normandy Landings). There is a Byers anchor from Ark Royal outside of the National Maritime Museum, another in the D-Day museum at Arromanches and other places.
