Hull City of Culture 2017

Butts · 20 Nov 2013

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25008856

Hull has been named the UK's next City of Culture, beating Leicester, Dundee and Swansea Bay to the right to hold the title in 2017.

Hull, known for being the home of poet Philip Larkin, the Ferens gallery and the Truck theatre, will follow the 2013 City of Culture, Londonderry.

The UK government chooses a new destination every four years, with the aim of helping tourism and the economy.
Hull council leader Stephen Brady said winning was "a real game-changer".

Well that was a surprise as Swansea was considered the favourite

Is it not a contradiction in terms :roll:

Still it could have been a real dump like Darlington (if towns were eligible)

What would have been your City/Town of choice ?

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marks87 · 20 Nov 2013

Dundee and Swansea never stood a chance. It was always going to be an English city - having a title that doesn't visit England until (at least) its third iteration wouldn't survive to that third iteration.

anti-pacer · 20 Nov 2013

WAKEFIELD .... Oh .... hang on .... sorry ..... you said CULTURE!

Maybe not then! :roll:

gordonthemoron · 20 Nov 2013

Sheffield or Manchester

43074 · 20 Nov 2013

Leicester

anti-pacer · 20 Nov 2013

43074 said:
Leicester

The North Briton · 20 Nov 2013

I am pleased and not surprised; Hull could be the Liverpool of the 21st century. Yes, it does have pockets of isolation and deprivation, but it also has two major theatres, a half decent concert hall, an ice rink, an aquarium, a premiership football team, two major rugby league teams, an athletics stadium, a number of free museums and a walkable waterfront; not to mention ferry connections to the continent. In fact, as a short break destination it seriously will give York a run for its money.

ainsworth74 · 20 Nov 2013

Blimey

I lived in Hull for 3 years but I'm not sure I could ever consider it being competitive with York as a short-break destination...

Butts · 20 Nov 2013

ainsworth74 said:
Blimey I lived in Hull for 3 years but I'm not sure I could ever consider it being competitive with York as a short-break destination...

That's because it isn't :lol:

- on a par with Darlington, Wakefield or Falkirk as a complete dump

MidnightFlyer · 20 Nov 2013

I have to be honest, there are a lot of cities in the UK worse than Hull, certainly for a day out to. Very underrated place to explore. Hopefully the City of Culture malarkey will put them even more on the map.

causton · 20 Nov 2013

It must be a good place. What other city has a TOC named after it?

mac · 20 Nov 2013

The North Briton said:
I am pleased and not surprised; Hull could be the Liverpool of the 21st century. Yes, it does have pockets of isolation and deprivation, but it also has two major theatres, a half decent concert hall, an ice rink, an aquarium, a premiership football team, two major rugby league teams, an athletics stadium, a number of free museums and a walkable waterfront; not to mention ferry connections to the continent. In fact, as a short break destination it seriously will give York a run for its money.

Don't forget it's still got a bomb site from the last war

Bill EWS · 20 Nov 2013

I was sorry that Dundee didn't win. Dundee was a dirty place up until the latter 70's, which is no surprise as it was a heavy industrial City much like Glasgow. However, it has cleaned itself up considerably and built up many worthwhile tourist attractions and it's only a few miles to the start of some really nice countryside to the north. The old Dundee & Newtyle railway trackbed has been built up as a fine trail for much of the way to Newtyle, with both the original incline route and the divergences that replaced them to follow. There is a lot of history to be found in and around Dundee,

caliwag · 20 Nov 2013

Not sure about a comparison 'day out' with York, where I now live, but I lived in Hull for 9 years, up to 1988, and I would say it had/has a lot more character, especially along the river Hull and the High Street. I would agree it has in the past had a very blinkered view of its maritime history, though the Maritime museum is interesting along with the Transport museum and Ferens Art gallery.
It is a shame that Prince's dock was filled in with a blo++dy shopping centre as opposed to boats (see 50's photos of a prow overhanging the street at the end of the main shopping street!)
Good luck to the place.

Ploughman · 20 Nov 2013

When working on the track a number of years ago many of my colleagues had worked all around the country and in their opinion Hull was the worst place in the country.
Having worked around there many times I would not disagree with them.

Butts · 20 Nov 2013

Isn't it's proper name Kingston upon Hull or something ?

It does have it's Post Boxes and Phone Company does it not ?

IanXC · 20 Nov 2013

ainsworth74 said:
Blimey I lived in Hull for 3 years but I'm not sure I could ever consider it being competitive with York as a short-break destination...

Its certainly not as polished as York, but I think its definately come along way in the last few years as a tourist destination.
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Butts said:
Isn't it's proper name Kingston upon Hull or something ?

It does have it's Post Boxes and Phone Company does it not ?

It is Kingston upon Hull yes, the River Hull meets the River Humber just near The Deep.

Post boxes are as per everywhere else, but Kingston Communications was never amalgamated into BT, and so in Hull (and parts of the East Riding) phoneboxes are cream.

DarloRich · 20 Nov 2013

The North Briton said:
I am pleased and not surprised; Hull could be the Liverpool of the 21st century. Yes, it does have pockets of isolation and deprivation, but it also has two major theatres, a half decent concert hall, an ice rink, an aquarium, a premiership football team, two major rugby league teams, an athletics stadium, a number of free museums and a walkable waterfront; not to mention ferry connections to the continent. In fact, as a short break destination it seriously will give York a run for its money.

that is a joke right?

Butts said:
Still it could have been a real dump like Darlington (if towns were eligible)

Watch it jock! Don't be coming that with me. I have been to Falkirk.

Butts · 20 Nov 2013

DarloRich said:
that is a joke right?

Watch it jock! Don't be coming that with me. I have been to Falkirk.

Don't mention it faux Geordie residing in Buckinghamshire

alanf · 20 Nov 2013

just goes to show maybe you can polish a turd

DarloRich · 20 Nov 2013

Butts said:
Don't mention it faux Geordie residing in Buckinghamshire

you calling me a geordie? A GEORDIE?????????? A GEORDIE You just dont know when to stop do you

tsr · 20 Nov 2013

causton said:
It must be a good place. What other city has a TOC named after it?

London Midland

yorksrob · 21 Nov 2013

As someone who visits Hull quite regularly (the rugby league league I follow usually has around four or five teams there !) I think this is long overdue.

I love slipping into the Old White Harte for a beer after the match, then to the Royal Hotel for a bottle of Newkie Brown as I wait for the train,

and the sea folds, and folds and folds.......

Butts · 21 Nov 2013

DarloRich said:
you calling me a geordie? A GEORDIE?????????? A GEORDIE You just dont know when to stop do you

What is the proper the name for a native of Darlington

With regard to Hull, First Hull Trains are good from my limited experience.

The North Briton · 21 Nov 2013

OK, my comment about York was a little tongue in cheek, but consider this: York is acquiring a reputation as a very anti-car city and, at various times of the year is inundated with overseas visitors, race goers or stag and hen parties (or a combination of all three). Hull is certainly worth a visit, in the same way that Rotterdam is worth a visit if you've already been to Amsterdam.

caliwag · 21 Nov 2013

Hear Hear!!

Butts · 21 Nov 2013

To be fair all Hull's City Museums are free to get into - unlike those money grabbers in York.

The Maritime and Wilberforce ones are quite good from memory.

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