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Fortuitous accident
This morning I set off for a day in York - about 45 minutes drive and a pleasant place to chill. But a traffic queue appeared on route so I quickly decided to transfer the day to Hull, closer than York, straight down the motorway, old port and fishing city that I have avoided visiting for my 17 years here - and what a mistake that has been.
Ferens art gallery has some amazing stuff - pictures, sound screens, interactive art - 2 hours and barely seen a quarter of the place. I was awestruck by 'The lions at home' a huge canvas with fine brushwork and a subject close to my heart
On to Wilberforce House - a look at the man who ended the UK slave trade - very sobering stuff.Never cease to be amazed by mans inhumanity.
and next door The street life museum - a collection of carriages, trams, bicycles, toys, cars, mostly set up as street scenes, with voice recordings of people going about daily life at that period - fascinating.and such a well put together museum
Lots of other stuff to see around the city and a few more visits to be planned
[museumcollections.hullcc.gov.uk]
[hcandl.co.uk]

ShadowAmicus 8 July 19
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Not to mention the Deep !

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Wow...magnificent!

The path not taken took you on quite a journey...now you have new things to explore...how wonderful!

oneof my favourite poems

@ShadowAmicus lol you recognized it even though I changed it up a bit...excellent literary memory you have... 😉

@thinktwice goes way back to Simon and Garfunkle - Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost. What is/are your faourite poem(s)

@ShadowAmicus It is not common to find men who remember classic poetry...I like most poetry...Longfellow, Lord Tennyson, Bryon,Whitman, even some Kipling...on the darker side, Poe...modern poetess, Maya Angelou...

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Sometimes when we get off the usual path we discover all kinds of treasures. Beautiful painting of the lions. Thanks for sharing.

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That is gorgeous.

I asked them to do a high resolution photo that could be printed full size - about 12 foot wide - would make a fantastic wallpaper piece

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Never been to Hull but it was the city of culture a few years back so it must have something.

Like you - never been before, even during the city of culture year and it is only 45 miles down the motorway - my loss.. Lots of impressive old buildings, old cobbled alleys through converted warehouses ... have collected a sheaf of brochures for planning future visits. Hull is well worth a weekend stay.

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That sounds amazing. I went all over the UK when I lived there and never went to Hull! Its amazing how you take your homeland for granted. What an oversight.

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