Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City

View article Hull’s Guildhall carillon bells and clock fall silent for repairs

Hull’s Guildhall carillon bells and clock fall silent for repairs

23rd February 2021

Hull’s Guildhall carillon bells and Barnard Cook clock have fallen silent to make way for major repairs to one of the last remaining Time Balls in the UK. The historic Guildhall Greenwich Time Ball is the highest in the UK at 60 metres above ground level, which stands above the clock tower, is to be […]

View article Historic Truelove flag to be conserved

Historic Truelove flag to be conserved

15th February 2021

The Truelove flag, dating back to 1873, is to be conserved as part of the Hull Maritime project. The 147 year-old flag hung from the north wall of the old Pickering Park Museum and was on open display on the ground floor of the Hull Maritime Museum for four decades. Last month, the rare 15ft […]

View article Guildhall Time Ball restoration works get underway

Guildhall Time Ball restoration works get underway

15th February 2021

Preparatory work to one of the UK’s last remaining Time Balls is now underway. Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hull City Council, a fully working Time Ball and internal mechanism will be installed. The historic Guildhall Time Ball, once operational, will join a handful of other working Time Balls in […]

View article Historic Queens Dock set to be unearthed for first time in 60 years

Historic Queens Dock set to be unearthed for first time in 60 years

14th January 2021

Once the largest dock of its kind in the country, sections of the original dock edge walls of Queens Dock are set to be unearthed for the first time in 60 years this month as part of a £4.3m city centre project. The sections of the dock edge were last seen in the 1960s, when […]

View article £4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment takes exciting next step

£4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment takes exciting next step

11th December 2020

The £4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment has moved a step closer with Hull City Council submitting a planning application for the transformational city centre project. Plans for the regeneration of the historic gardens include improved public access, improvements to the boundary walls, the introduction of bespoke pieces of public art and restoration of the Rose Bowl […]

View article Historic whale skeleton attracts national attention

Historic whale skeleton attracts national attention

11th November 2020

The dismantling of the 40ft North Atlantic right whale skeleton captured the imagination of many and was featured in the national media. Work to dismantle the 168 bones of the North Atlantic right whale skeleton took whale conservator, Nigel Larkin, five days to complete and transport to his workshop in Shropshire. Now, the eight marine […]

View article Hull’s Maritime Tales Week goes digital

Hull’s Maritime Tales Week goes digital

21st October 2020

Maritime Tales Week, which will take place between Saturday 24 October and Sunday 1 November, is the first of its kind to be delivered by the Hull Maritime project. Hull is one of the great maritime cities of the world, a place where ships and seafarers have come and gone for hundreds of years, leaving […]

View article 110-year-old whale skeleton to move for first time in four decades

110-year-old whale skeleton to move for first time in four decades

19th October 2020

Work to carefully dismantle and move the skeleton of a juvenile North Atlantic right whale, the largest item at Hull’s Maritime Museum, is now underway. The fragile skeleton, that hasn’t moved for 45 years and seven other whale skeletons are the first objects to be moved to make way for a £12m refurbishment, part of […]

View article £4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment takes another step forward

£4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment takes another step forward

9th October 2020

The £4.3m refurbishment of Hull’s Queens Gardens has edged closure with contractors now being invited to show an interest in delivering the multi-million pound project. Interested contractors are now able to enter the first stages of a tender process. Contractors can express an interest by filling out a selection questionnaire. The staged approach will enable […]

View article Search on for specialists to conserve paintings at Hull Maritime Museum

Search on for specialists to conserve paintings at Hull Maritime Museum

30th September 2020

The search is on to find a specialist company to conserve a number of maritime paintings from the Hull Maritime Museum’s collection. As part of the Hull Maritime project, funded by Hull City Council and the National Lottery Fund, a painting and conservation company will remove, transport and conserve 12 maritime paintings. Following a survey […]

View article Companies invited to bid for major maritime regeneration project

Companies invited to bid for major maritime regeneration project

20th August 2020

Companies are being invited to be part of a major maritime and regeneration project in Hull. Businesses will have the opportunity to submit tenders to embark on an extensive refurbishment of one of the most stunning buildings in the city, the Hull Maritime Museum, and the Dock Office Chambers forming part of the continued regeneration […]

View article Go wild with pictures and stories to help Hull’s maritime project

Go wild with pictures and stories to help Hull’s maritime project

16th July 2020

People are being asked to gather pictures and stories of wildlife in the region for a future display at the refurbished Hull Maritime Museum. The Hull Maritime project team, working in partnership with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, is looking for interesting historic wildlife examples linked to the River Hull and Humber and also contemporary stories, sightings […]