STILL USING UP PHOTO'S FROM OUR WALKS & TRIPS OUT IN 2024.
Popcorn & I visited Barton Upon Humber in May 2024. I took quite a lot of Photo's so I shall split the posts from Barton into 3 sets. The first photo's are from a walk around the town.
Barton Upon Humber is a town on the south bank of the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, near the south end of the Humber Bridge. It has lovely architecture and picturesque streets. There is a viewing area and (FREE) car park for visitors to see the Humber Bridge.
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I parked at the Humber Bridge viewing area and the first thing I saw was this wonderful Ice
Cream van. Waterside Ice Cream is in the shadow of the Humber Bridge. |
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| The viewing area is always popular, especially for motor bike riders. |
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| Some people enjoying the sunshine and the view of the Humber Bridge. |
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| I have a full panoramic view of the bridge in another post. |
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| This building was once part of the Halls Barton Ropery, now modernised and a hairdresser's. |
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| The loading rig has been left as a reminder of the building's industrial past. |
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| A general view of the town centre, with possibly another loading jib? |
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A pleasant mix of building styles and pantiles roofs. The pantiles almost certainly
came from the tileworks set below the Humber Bridge at Barton. |
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| Many houses have these little alleyways, which I find interesting. |
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| A very grand Georgian town house. |
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A plaque tells us a local surgeon, William Benton once lived here and also Isaac Pitman,
the inventor of Phonetic Shorthand. |
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Another pleasant street, I like the street lamp. It's a modern replica but sympathetic
with the general style of the architecture. Pity about the Sat dish though!! |
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| We stopped for a while to watch a cricket match. |
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| The old Police Station & Magistrates Court, now a Vet's practice on this side. |
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And a kiddies playgroup on the other side.
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A row of grand Georgian houses with the church just beyond.
My next post from Barton will feature the two churches at Barton. |
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| Heading back to our car. |
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| I got permission to photograph inside this traditional Turkish Barber's shop. |
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| It was very interesting to see the style of décor. |
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| The exterior view, these Turkish Barber's Shops are becoming very popular. |
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Our car is parked just along here. Next stop is the two churches.
Nikon Z6 ii + 24 - 70mm lens.
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Barton looks delightful, David. As you say, it has a lovely mix of buildings. I like the warm red brick of the older buildings, and it’s lovely to be able to view the bridge from the dyke. That hoisting rig looks serious, though. I wonder what they used it for. The more I see your photos, the more I think I would enjoy a holiday in the area very much. I loved living in Lincolnshire as a student, but there’s so much I haven’t seen.
ReplyDeleteThe lifting gear is next to the Haven (creek) and at the end of the ropewalk at Halls Barton Ropery where they made ropes for shipping. The hoist might have been used to unload Hunber Keelboats bringing in bales of hemp for the rope making. That's only my assumption, thank you for commenting Val, I'm pleased you enjoyed the post. David.
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