Andy
LightNews LightNews
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Andy
@andyinfrance2.bsky.social
77 followers 68 following 420 posts
Almost retired, resident of France, native of East Yorkshire, teacher, amateur Tarot, blogger, artist. Follow my blog about EastYorkshire buildings. . #Hull #lgbtq #Yorkshire
Posts Replies Media Videos
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Former Lockwood Arms, 54-56 Green Lane, Hull, 1914 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/04/22/f... #Hull #pubs #EastYorkshire #eastyorkshire
Former Lockwood Arms, 54-56 Green Lane, Hull, 1914
© Copyright David Wright and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. The Lockwood Arms at Nos. 54–56 Green Lane is a Grade II listed public house built in 1…
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Former Winding House, 76 South Bridge Road, Hull, 1876 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/11/f... #victorianarchitecture #Hull #EastYorkshire #eastyorkshire #Yorkshire #England #visitHull #visitEngland
Former Winding House, 76 South Bridge Road, Hull, 1876
At No. 76 South Bridge Road stands the former Winding House, built in 1876 and the only surviving building of the former Victoria Dock. It was purpose-built to house a coal-fired steam engine and w…
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:10 PM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Victoria Dock Swing Bridge, South Bridge Road, Hull, 1849 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/11/v... #Hull #EastYorkshire #eastyorkshire #Yorkshire #Englands #travel #victorianarchitecture
Victoria Dock Swing Bridge, South Bridge Road, Hull, 1849
The former Victoria Dock Swing Bridge is a Grade II listed road bridge that once carried both road and railway traffic across the dock entrance. Built in 1849 by Beecroft, Butler & Co. of Kirks…
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:08 PM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Manchester Arms, 7 Scale Lane, Hull, 1791, rebuilt 1898 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/04/13/m... #Hull #EastYorkshire #eastyorkshire #architecture #travel #Yorkshire #pubs #EnglishPubs
Manchester Arms, 7 Scale Lane, Hull, 1791, rebuilt 1898
First established in 1791, this historic nautical pub has traded under several names, including The Blade Bone, The Slaw Bone, The Earl Grey, and The Black Bull Inn. It became The Manchester Arms i…
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:53 AM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/i...
Industrial Buildings, Now Finlay’s, 60 Lime Street, Hull, 1950s
The buildings that are now how to Finlay’s on Lime Street and Jenning Street, form an imposing collection of 4 to 5 storey individual industrial buildings, made from red brick. White horizont…
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:18 AM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
@curiosityhull.bsky.social yes sorry that got a bit garbled. I’m researching three different locations at the corner of Lime Street/Jenning Street. I have drawn a virtual blank. I think the story of the Groves could be very interesting again it’s not very well documented. What happened to that area?
January 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Former St Vincent's Boys' Home, 31 Queen's Road, Hull, 1909 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/f... #Hull #yorkshire #EastYorkshire #HU5
#Catholicm #architecture #EdwardianArchitecture
Former St Vincent’s Boys’ Home, 31 Queen’s Road, Hull, 1909
No. 31 Queen’s Road (formerly No. 36, and later St Vincent’s Hotel) was built in 1908–09 as St Vincent’s Boys’ Home, designed by Arthur Lowther of Hull. It later became an old people’s home and was…
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:38 PM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Queen's Pub, Queens Road, and Prince's Road, Hull, 1865 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/q... #Hull #eastyorkshire #PhilipLarkin #HU5 #pubsinhull #Yorkshire #EastYorkshire #VictorianEngland
Queen’s Pub, Queens Road, and Prince’s Road, Hull, 1865
At the junction with Prince’s Road, The Queen’s public house was built around 1865 and stands as a substantial mid-Victorian corner building. Constructed in grey brick and rising to three storeys, …
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:06 PM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
@curiosityhull.bsky.social on the junction of Lime Street and Jenning Street are post-buildings, e.g Finlay’s. No info about the other buildings other than one of them might have been a coach park and a dry dock. No visible dates of construction. Formerly the Groves? Scott’s Yard?
January 10, 2026 at 11:31 AM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Former Oberon Hotel, Queen Street, Hull, mid-19th century hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/f... #Hull #Yorkshire #EastYorkshire #eastyorkshire #conservation #architecture #VictorianArchitecture
Former Oberon Hotel, Queen Street, Hull, mid-19th century
The former Oberon Hotel is a prominent four-storey nineteenth-century inn at 44 Queen Street. The earliest recorded reference appears in 1863, when it was known as the Commercial Boarding House, su…
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:24 AM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Unidentified Works, Lime Street and Jenning Street, Hull, possibly 1950s hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/u... #Hull #EastYorkshire #1950s #architecture
Unidentified Works, Lime Street and Jenning Street, Hull, possibly 1950s
The area was previously high density Victorian homes known as the Groves, largely flattened by German bombing. This section covers about 4 current properties but may have been a unit. Nearest to Je…
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Industrial Buildings, Now Finlay's, 60 Lime Street, Hull, 1950s hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/i... #Hull #EastYorkshire #Yorkshire #industrialarchitecture #postwararchitecture #eastyorkshire
Industrial Buildings, Now Finlay’s, 60 Lime Street, Hull, 1950s
The buildings that are now how to Finlay’s on Lime Street and Jenning Street, form an imposing collection of 4 to 5 storey individual industrial buildings, made from red brick. White horizont…
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:16 AM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Fish Street Day School, South Church Side, Hull, 1871 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/f... #Hull #architecture #yorkshire #eastyorkshire #EastYorkshire #travel
Fish Street Day School, South Church Side, Hull, 1871
Formerly a charity school, this Venetian Gothic Revival building was designed in 1871 by Hull architect Samuel Musgrave. Built in brick with stone dressings and blue brick detailing, it has a slate…
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:11 PM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Greasy Fingers barbers, 19 Trinity House Lane, Hull, late 19th century hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/g... #Hull #Yorkshire #EastYorkshire #eastyorkshire #travel #visitEngand
Greasy Fingers barbers, 19 Trinity House Lane, Hull, late 19th century
This three storey terraced shop is now a barbers shop, and was formerly Edgar Steele’s Glass and China shop. It is red brick with two rectangular sash windows on each of the upper floors and …
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 AM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Former Rutland House, 16-19 Whitefriargate, Hull, early 19th century* hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/f... #Hull #yorkshire #EastYorkshire #eastyorkshire
Former Rutland House, 16-19 Whitefriargate, Hull, early 19th century*
Numbers 16–20 Whitefriargate sit on land owned by Hull Trinity House, a mariners’ guild whose estate covers much of the former Whitefriars Carmelite friary. The land was transferred to the guild in…
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 AM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
The Bonny Boat, 17 Trinity House Lane, Hull, late 19th century hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/t... #Hull #yorkshire #EastYorkshire #yorkshire #pubs
The Bonny Boat, 17 Trinity House Lane, Hull, late 19th century
Part of a terrace of three storey red brick shops, the Bonny Boat sits in late Victorian pub premises. There are four sash windows on each storey, those on the upper floor being smaller, indicating…
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Reposted by Andy
over-yonder.bsky.social
Zebedees Yard Archway with the Trinity House Chapel in the background.

#hull #yorkshire #travel #architecture #photography #photographerofbluesky #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #over_yonder #winter
Zebedees Yard Archway with the Trinity House Chapel in the background.
January 7, 2026 at 8:58 PM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Star of the West, 21 Trinity House Lane, Hull, 188O hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/07/s... #Hull #Yorkshire #EastYorkshire #eastyorkshire #englishpubs
Star of the West, 21 Trinity House Lane, Hull, 188O
The building dates from 1880 but the Star of the West was originally located in West Street. Historically, this stretch of Trinity House Lane was developed as part of the Trinity House estate, the …
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Reposted by Andy
rodshelf.bsky.social
Robin at North Cave Wetlands. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @northcavewet.bsky.social @northcavebirds.bsky.social
Side view of a European robin redbreast. The bird has fluffed-up feathers and is perching on a thorny bramble branch.
December 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Reposted by Andy
yorkshiretea.bsky.social
This is how you travel.
otagoview.bsky.social Sara 🇺🇦🇦🇺🇬🇧🇫🇷 @otagoview.bsky.social · Jul 30
@yorkshiretea.bsky.social packing the essentials when travelling light! ☕️
July 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Reposted by Andy
hullimages.bsky.social
The Magnificent Springhead Pumping Station.

#hull #yorkshire #travel #architecture #photography #photographerofbluesky #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #over_yonder #winter #history #industriallandscape
The Magnificent Springhead Pumping Station. #hull #yorkshire #travel
January 6, 2026 at 8:21 PM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Stephenson Terrace, at 25-27 New Walk, Junction of Norfolk Street, Beverley, 1883 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/s... #Beverley #HU17 #EastYorkshire #eastyorkshire #Yorkshire
Stephenson Terrace, at 25-27 New Walk, Junction of Norfolk Street, Beverley, 1883
At the junction with Norfolk Street, Nos.21 to 27 New Walk form what is known as Stephenson Terrace. The four home terrace exhibits late Victorian domestic architecture, characterized by pale brick…
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:29 PM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Gate House of Eastern Cemetery, 361 Preston Road, Hull, interwar* hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/g... #Hull #eastyorkshire #EastYorkshire #Yorkshire #England #architecture
Gate House of Eastern Cemetery, 361 Preston Road, Hull, interwar*
The two-storey gatehouse of Hull’s Eastern Cemetery at 361 Preston Road combines British vernacular traditions with distinctive Arts and Crafts influences. Its most striking feature is the re…
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Still Coffee House, 21 Posterngate, Hull, 1862 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/s... #eastyorkshire #EastYorkshire #Hull #localhistroy #architecture #travel
Still Coffee House, 21 Posterngate, Hull, 1862
No. 21 Posterngate is a three-storey Victorian building dating from 1862, originally part of a terrace. Each floor has two sash windows with shallow arched heads, and the ground floor also has a la…
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:29 PM
andyinfrance2.bsky.social
Former Employment Exchange, Vicar Lane and South Church Side, Minster Corner, 1929 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/f... #Hull #EastYorkshire #eastyorkshire #travel #visitengland #architecture
Former Employment Exchange, Vicar Lane and South Church Side, Minster Corner, 1929
The former Employment Exchange, later JobCentre Plus, was constructed between 1926 and 1929 on a previously vacant corner site. This well-preserved two-storey red-brick building exemplifies the qui…
hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM