Humber Shipping
This volume mostly illustrates the ships associated with the city of Hull, which has dominated the Humberregion since the 14th century.
The town grew up at the confluence of the rivers Hull and Humber. In 1299 Edward 1, in recognition of the strategic importance of the town for his invasion of Scotland, granted a royal charter.
The city grew to become one of Britain’s major ports and shipbuilding centres. Fishing rose, peaked and declined as an industry but ferry and short sea trade with Belgium, the Netherlands and the independent Baltic states continues to grow, with the recent addition of modern facilities such as Humber Sea Terminal and Humber International Terminal.
The sprawling port of Immingham is the busiest by volume in the Associated British Ports group.
Today the Humber looks much different than it did even ten years ago. For readers wishing to glimpse the area as it was, Humber Shipping provides over 200 illustrations telling the story of a great river and the ships which sailed upon it.
Humber Shipping
By Arthur G. Credland
Published by Tempus
ISBN 0 7524 2358 4.
Paperback 128 pages.
Price £10.99
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