boxfrenzy
19-10-2008, 09:12 PM
The wind is coming straight off the north sea today, causing the corrigated iron roof to creak and lift in one part. Hardy tufts of grass break through the concrete here and there, and 20 feet beneath, the brown water of the River Humber smashes on the rotting wooden posts that support this pier. Inching out across the weathered wood is me, tense and concerned that if anything goes wrong, I'm in the water, unless I'm kebabbed onto rusting metal on the way down.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture042.jpg
This a derelict goods pier, out in the Humber Estuary. Two large warehouse are there, trashed and rusting, along with twisted rails.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture005.jpg
The warehouses are empty, almost, save for the usual junk that is left in every derelict place i've been in.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture038.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture013.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture020.jpg
I like graffiti in some places, and this summed it up better than I can.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture019.jpg
On the platform. It's hard to imagine locomotives pulling up here to load and unload. I love the green.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture029.jpg
Use Threlson Marine Oils
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture001.jpg
In Rust we Trust
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture034.jpg
It was nice to see that Simon Templar had been here before me.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture040.jpg
I'm not really the bravest of explorer, not being a fan of heights or climbing. The way there looked like one day it might collapse and be washed away. I hoped that wasn't today. A couple of TenaLady moments, and a bit of hanging over the water did mean it was worth it, as it was great for taking pictures of. I love the tracks.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture044.jpg
At times, from certain angles they look like a mad rollercoaster. On arrival, I was concerned that this was to be a bowel-loosening clamber up along these...
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture056.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture065.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture042.jpg
This a derelict goods pier, out in the Humber Estuary. Two large warehouse are there, trashed and rusting, along with twisted rails.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture005.jpg
The warehouses are empty, almost, save for the usual junk that is left in every derelict place i've been in.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture038.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture013.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture020.jpg
I like graffiti in some places, and this summed it up better than I can.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture019.jpg
On the platform. It's hard to imagine locomotives pulling up here to load and unload. I love the green.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture029.jpg
Use Threlson Marine Oils
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture001.jpg
In Rust we Trust
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture034.jpg
It was nice to see that Simon Templar had been here before me.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture040.jpg
I'm not really the bravest of explorer, not being a fan of heights or climbing. The way there looked like one day it might collapse and be washed away. I hoped that wasn't today. A couple of TenaLady moments, and a bit of hanging over the water did mean it was worth it, as it was great for taking pictures of. I love the tracks.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture044.jpg
At times, from certain angles they look like a mad rollercoaster. On arrival, I was concerned that this was to be a bowel-loosening clamber up along these...
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture056.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Derelict%20Goods%20Pier%20Hull/Picture065.jpg