| Description | Includes articles:
'Hull - In the beginning' by Richard Clarke, a landscape history of Hull using evidence from post war archaeological sites, from early history to the thirteenth century.
'My Hull families - the links (pt 1)' by Valerie Reeves, giving information on the families of Elsie Beatrice Bristow. Families include Charles Bristow, Thomas Kitching, Mordecai Kitching, William Brown of Kirk, Bolton and Brown (drapers), Thomas Kirk (pawn brokers and clock makers), and John Lamplugh Kirk.
'The Binks, Kirkuses, Rayners and Keyworths (pt2)' by Valerie Reeves, giving information on the maternal families of Elsie Beatrice Bristow. Include information on George Binks, beadle of Hull; Thomas Binks, marine artist; William Day Keyworth , sculptor; Captain John Kirkus; Sister Gregory (Phyllis Kirkus); Reverend Robert Kirkus and Harold Percival Binks.
'Gentlemen explorers in the Arctic and men of Hull whaling trade' by Arthur G Credland, which gives details on James Lamont's voyage to Novaya Zemlya and Spitsbergen, Benjamin Leigh Smith's expedition to Spitsbergen 1871, 1872 and 1873 and Benjamin Leigh Smith's expeditions to Frans Josef Land 1880 and 1881.
'Summer sails of the century: memorable passages from the Humber, 1930-1955' by Derry W Jones. Gives an account of the author's experiences on the passenger carrying vessels out or across the Humber estuary. Ships include the steamer 'SS Highlander', the cruise liner 'SS City of Nagpur' and cruise ship 'SS Borodino'.
'A note on Blundell and Spence and Company Limited and three tokens' by Geoff Percival. Henry Blundell and William Spence were colour and paint manufacturers who had premises on the east side of Wincolmlee. |