Read more about the article PLACE NAMES: The Vikings go berserk! Part Three: A new wave of place
Dr Alec Gill MBE / Hull's Past, Present and Future

PLACE NAMES: The Vikings go berserk! Part Three: A new wave of place

names by new invadersThe Vikings, Hull, and place names have a long history. Indeed, it was these invaders who gave us our very first name: WYKE – a sort of ‘maiden name’ of our city, if you like! They knew a good place for a port if anyone did. Wyke means ‘creek’ and was probably what we now call ‘Old Harbour’ (at the mouth of the River Hull near The Deep). This might have been…

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March 20, 2021
Read more about the article Spencer Group to Begin Rebuild of Historic Chain Suspension Bridge
Business Vibes / Hull's Past, Present and Future

Spencer Group to Begin Rebuild of Historic Chain Suspension Bridge

Leading engineering specialist Spencer Group will begin work next month to refurbish and rebuild one of the world’s oldest suspension bridges. Hull-based Spencer Group will carry out a programme of essential works to preserve the 200-year-old Union Chain Bridge linking England and Scotland. With a single span of 449ft (137m), the historic crossing over the River Tweed from Horncliffe in Northumberland to Fishwick in Berwickshire was the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world…

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July 22, 2020