Channel Title: Hull History Nerd Channel Description: Videos detailing the urban history and industrial heritage of Kingston-Upon-Hull and Yorkshire. Follow me as I try to find evidence of the past in Hull's present! If you like what you see, and want to help me make more videos, please visit my Patreon page and consider becoming a patron, or visit my GoFundMe if you'd rather make a one-off contribution. Anything goes, from the cost of a packet of mints! It all helps me towards my goal of making good videos for your enjoyment! Also, here's a link to the local musician who provides the music for my channel, and their Youtube channel too! https://t0xicd0g.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCes8MhCreHLegv2CZmeqUog <video> History of Hull: Docks - Alexandra Dock, the dock the Hull and Barnsley Railway Built Description: The history of Hull's first independent dock and the railway company inextricably and forever linked with it, the Hull and Barnsley Railway! If you're anything like me, viewing historical Ordnance Survey maps side by side with modern satellite views will certainly eat up far too much of your time! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/index.cfm#zoom=8&lat=54.6535&lon=356.1823&layers=BingHyb&b=1 For more info and updates, please follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/HullHistoryNerd and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hullhistorynerd/ and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/HullHistoryNerd And if you enjoyed this video, please consider visiting my Patreon page and becoming a patron to help me make these videos faster and with better gear! https://www.patreon.com/hullhistorynerd Or make a one-off donation to the Support Hull History Nerd fundraiser if you don't want to commit to monthly patronage - any donations are welcome, from the price of a coffee to the price of a new camera! It all helps me make ends meet so I can devote more time to making these videos and less to 'normal' work! You can find these at GoFundMe; https://www.gofundme.com/f/hull-history-nerd039s-drone-appeal ...and at Ko-Fi, which is a dead easy way to make a donation of any size! https://ko-fi.com/hullhistorynerd If you enjoy the music, please consider checking out the artist's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj6dRKmE8iM </video> <video> History of Hull: Hull Castle and The Citadel Description: The little-known story of Hull's Tudor Castle, the Catholic rebellion that brought Henry VIII's attention to Hull. and the 17th century Citadel that it morphed into after the English Civil War. For more information on Hull's defences, here's a link to my video on the medieval town walls; https://youtu.be/jJrqBtOUPX8 And for more on the history of North Bridge, originally built alongside the Castle, I also did a video about that, too! https://youtu.be/IfR2lZwCdzk If you're anything like me, viewing historical Ordnance Survey maps side by side with modern satellite views will certainly eat up far too much of your time! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/index.cfm#zoom=8&lat=54.6535&lon=356.1823&layers=BingHyb&b=1 For more info and updates, please follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/HullHistoryNerd and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hullhistorynerd/ and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/HullHistoryNerd And if you enjoyed this video, please consider visiting my Patreon page and becoming a patron to help me make these videos faster and with better gear! https://www.patreon.com/hullhistorynerd Or make a one-off donation to the Support Hull History Nerd fundraiser if you don't want to commit to monthly patronage - any donations are welcome, from the price of a coffee to the price of a new camera! It all helps me make ends meet so I can devote more time to making these videos and less to 'normal' work! You can find these at GoFundMe; https://www.gofundme.com/f/hull-history-nerd039s-drone-appeal ...and at Ko-Fi, which is a dead easy way to make a donation of any size! https://ko-fi.com/hullhistorynerd If you enjoy the music, please consider checking out the artist's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj6dRKmE8iM </video> <video> Watercourses of Hull: Foredyke and Lambwath Streams Description: The history and courses of two of East Hull's most defining lost drains, the Foredyke Stream and another that forks from it and once ran around East Park, the Lambwath Stream! If you're anything like me, viewing historical Ordnance Survey maps side by side with modern satellite views will certainly eat up far too much of your time! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/index.cfm#zoom=8&lat=54.6535&lon=356.1823&layers=BingHyb&b=1 For more info and updates, please follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/HullHistoryNerd and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hullhistorynerd/ and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/HullHistoryNerd And if you enjoyed this video, please consider visiting my Patreon page and becoming a patron to help me make these videos faster and with better gear! https://www.patreon.com/hullhistorynerd Or make a one-off donation to the Support Hull History Nerd fundraiser if you don't want to commit to monthly patronage - any donations are welcome, from the price of a coffee to the price of a new camera! It all helps me make ends meet so I can devote more time to making these videos and less to 'normal' work! You can find these at GoFundMe; https://www.gofundme.com/f/hull-history-nerd039s-drone-appeal ...and at Ko-Fi, which is a dead easy way to make a donation of any size! https://ko-fi.com/hullhistorynerd If you enjoy the music, please consider checking out the artist's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj6dRKmE8iM </video> <video> Hull's Railway Architecture: Victoria Dock Branch Line Description: After my appearance on episode 10 of series 4 of the awesome TV series Architecture the Railways Built discussing the history of Paragon Station and the ferry station with the marvellous Tim Dunn, (which you can watch here: https://uktvplay.co.uk/shows/the-architecture-the-railways-built/series-4/episode-10/6325377756112) I've put together a sort of companion episode to show you some more of Hull's amazing railway architecture that their team didn't have the time to get around to! If you're anything like me, viewing historical Ordnance Survey maps side by side with modern satellite views will certainly eat up far too much of your time! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/index.cfm#zoom=8&lat=54.6535&lon=356.1823&layers=BingHyb&b=1 For more info and updates, please follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/HullHistoryNerd and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hullhistorynerd/ and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/HullHistoryNerd And if you enjoyed this video, please consider visiting my Patreon page and becoming a patron to help me make these videos faster and with better gear! https://www.patreon.com/hullhistorynerd Or make a one-off donation to the Support Hull History Nerd fundraiser if you don't want to commit to monthly patronage - any donations are welcome, from the price of a coffee to the price of a new camera! It all helps me make ends meet so I can devote more time to making these videos and less to 'normal' work! You can find these at GoFundMe; https://www.gofundme.com/f/hull-history-nerd039s-drone-appeal ...and at Ko-Fi, which is a dead easy way to make a donation of any size! https://ko-fi.com/hullhistorynerd If you enjoy the music, please consider checking out the artist's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj6dRKmE8iM </video> <video> History of the Humber Ferry Part Two: New Holland Description: The second part of the three part series on the history of Hull's New old Humber ferry, which finally ended in 1981 with the opening of the Humber Bridge. This episode focusses on the development, growth, and survival of the village that only sprang to life because of the ferry. If you're anything like me, viewing historical Ordnance Survey maps side by side with modern satellite views will certainly eat up far too much of your time! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/index.cfm#zoom=8&lat=54.6535&lon=356.1823&layers=BingHyb&b=1 For more info and updates, please follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/HullHistoryNerd and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hullhistorynerd/ and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/HullHistoryNerd And if you enjoyed this video, please consider visiting my Patreon page and becoming a patron to help me make these videos faster and with better gear! https://www.patreon.com/hullhistorynerd Or make a one-off donation to the Support Hull History Nerd fundraiser if you don't want to commit to monthly patronage - any donations are welcome, from the price of a coffee to the price of a new camera! It all helps me make ends meet so I can devote more time to making these videos and less to 'normal' work! https://www.gofundme.com/f/hull-history-nerd039s-drone-appeal If you enjoy the music, please consider checking out the artist's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj6dRKmE8iM </video> <video> The History of the Snowdon Mountain Railway Description: Travelling a bit further afield, this is the first of six videos that I filmed whilst Kate and I were on holiday in North Wales. Don't worry - local Hull content is on its way as well, but I thought it would be fun to change things up by looking at some other stuff for a change! This episode looks at a fascinating little railway that dared to climb one of the highest mountains in Britain! If you're anything like me, viewing historical Ordnance Survey maps side by side with modern satellite views will certainly eat up far too much of your time! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/index.cfm#zoom=8&lat=54.6535&lon=356.1823&layers=BingHyb&b=1 For more info and updates, please follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/HullHistoryNerd and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hullhistorynerd/ and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/HullHistoryNerd And if you enjoyed this video, please consider visiting my Patreon page and becoming a patron to help me make these videos faster and with better gear! https://www.patreon.com/hullhistorynerd Or make a one-off donation to the Support Hull History Nerd fundraiser if you don't want to commit to monthly patronage - any donations are welcome, from the price of a coffee to the price of a new camera! It all helps me make ends meet so I can devote more time to making these videos and less to 'normal' work! You can find these at GoFundMe; https://www.gofundme.com/f/hull-history-nerd039s-drone-appeal ...and at Ko-Fi, which is a dead easy way to make a donation of any size! https://ko-fi.com/hullhistorynerd If you enjoy the music, please consider checking out the artist's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj6dRKmE8iM </video> <video> Lost Villages of Hull: Newland Description: On this episode of the Lost Villages of Hull, I look at a part of West Hull that's well-known and fascinating, and was spared much of the cramped, industrial horror of Sculcoates by being the home of many of Hull's wealthiest and most powerful people; Newland. If you're anything like me, viewing historical Ordnance Survey maps side by side with modern satellite views will certainly eat up far too much of your time! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/index.cfm#zoom=8&lat=54.6535&lon=356.1823&layers=BingHyb&b=1 For more info and updates, please follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/HullHistoryNerd and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hullhistorynerd/ and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/HullHistoryNerd And if you enjoyed this video, please consider visiting my Patreon page and becoming a patron to help me make these videos faster and with better gear! https://www.patreon.com/hullhistorynerd Or make a one-off donation to the Support Hull History Nerd fundraiser if you don't want to commit to monthly patronage - any donations are welcome, from the price of a coffee to the price of a new camera! It all helps me make ends meet so I can devote more time to making these videos and less to 'normal' work! You can find these at GoFundMe; https://www.gofundme.com/f/hull-history-nerd039s-drone-appeal ...and at Ko-Fi, which is a dead easy way to make a donation of any size! https://ko-fi.com/hullhistorynerd If you enjoy the music, please consider checking out the artist's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj6dRKmE8iM </video> <video> Bloopers 3: A New Herp Description: A third look into the world behind the scenes of Hull History Nerd. Gasp as he forgets easy to remember lines repeatedly! Marvel at his inability to not make himself laugh about nothing! Be shocked by his slightly surreal responses to messing up! Also featuring the on-screen debut of Kate! For more info and updates, please follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/HullHistoryNerd and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hullhistorynerd/ and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/HullHistoryNerd And if you enjoyed this video, please consider visiting my Patreon page and becoming a patron to help me make these videos faster and with better gear! https://www.patreon.com/hullhistorynerd Or make a one-off donation to the Support Hull History Nerd fundraiser if you don't want to commit to monthly patronage - any donations are welcome, from the price of a coffee to the price of a new camera! It all helps me make ends meet so I can devote more time to making these videos and less to 'normal' work! You can find these at GoFundMe; https://www.gofundme.com/f/hull-history-nerd039s-drone-appeal ...and at Ko-Fi, which is a dead easy way to make a donation of any size! https://ko-fi.com/hullhistorynerd If you enjoy the music, please consider checking out the artist's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj6dRKmE8iM </video> <video> Lost Villages of Hull: Drypool Description: The history of the village of Drypool, and the genesis of East Hull as it spread along the Holderness Road, taking the community of Drypool with it! If you're anything like me, viewing historical Ordnance Survey maps side by side with modern satellite views will certainly eat up far too much of your time! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/index.cfm#zoom=8&lat=54.6535&lon=356.1823&layers=BingHyb&b=1 For more info and updates, please follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/HullHistoryNerd and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hullhistorynerd/ and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/HullHistoryNerd And if you enjoyed this video, please consider visiting my Patreon page and becoming a patron to help me make these videos faster and with better gear! https://www.patreon.com/hullhistorynerd Or make a one-off donation to the Support Hull History Nerd fundraiser if you don't want to commit to monthly patronage - any donations are welcome, from the price of a coffee to the price of a new camera! It all helps me make ends meet so I can devote more time to making these videos and less to 'normal' work! You can find these at GoFundMe; https://www.gofundme.com/f/hull-history-nerd039s-drone-appeal ...and at Ko-Fi, which is a dead easy way to make a donation of any size! https://ko-fi.com/hullhistorynerd If you enjoy the music, please consider checking out the artist's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj6dRKmE8iM </video> <video> The Great 10,000 Subscriber Vlog! Description: Join me for a chat about the future of the channel, some special thanks, and the answers to some questions that you asked me on Twitter and Facebook! This isn't a history video, it's just me chatting. Sorry if it's too boring, I don't really do vlogs... If you're anything like me, viewing historical Ordnance Survey maps side by side with modern satellite views will certainly eat up far too much of your time! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/index.cfm#zoom=8&lat=54.6535&lon=356.1823&layers=BingHyb&b=1 For more info and updates, please follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/HullHistoryNerd and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hullhistorynerd/ and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/HullHistoryNerd And if you enjoyed this video, please consider visiting my Patreon page and becoming a patron to help me make these videos faster and with better gear! https://www.patreon.com/hullhistorynerd Or make a one-off donation to the Support Hull History Nerd fundraiser if you don't want to commit to monthly patronage - any donations are welcome, from the price of a coffee to the price of a new camera! It all helps me make ends meet so I can devote more time to making these videos and less to 'normal' work! You can find these at GoFundMe; https://www.gofundme.com/f/hull-history-nerd039s-drone-appeal ...and at Ko-Fi, which is a dead easy way to make a donation of any size! https://ko-fi.com/hullhistorynerd If you enjoy the music, please consider checking out the artist's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj6dRKmE8iM </video> <video> Lost Railways of Yorkshire: The Railway that was Almost Lost - Whitby and Pickering Description: The history of one of Britain's most beloved preservation railways, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, from its origins as Yorkshire's third-oldest railway, with trains pulled by horses instead of locomotives, through it's growth, and eventual closure as a result of the Beeching report, as well as it's resurrection at the hands of an army of passionate volunteers and donors! If you're anything like me, viewing historical Ordnance Survey maps side by side with modern satellite views will certainly eat up far too much of your time! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/index.cfm#zoom=8&lat=54.6535&lon=356.1823&layers=BingHyb&b=1 For more info and updates, please follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/HullHistoryNerd and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hullhistorynerd/ and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/HullHistoryNerd And if you enjoyed this video, please consider visiting my Patreon page and becoming a patron to help me make these videos faster and with better gear! https://www.patreon.com/hullhistorynerd Or make a one-off donation to the Support Hull History Nerd fundraiser if you don't want to commit to monthly patronage - any donations are welcome, from the price of a coffee to the price of a new camera! It all helps me make ends meet so I can devote more time to making these videos and less to 'normal' work! You can find these at GoFundMe; https://www.gofundme.com/f/hull-history-nerd039s-drone-appeal ...and at Ko-Fi, which is a dead easy way to make a donation of any size! https://ko-fi.com/hullhistorynerd If you enjoy the music, please consider checking out the artist's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj6dRKmE8iM </video> <video> People from Hull's History: William Wilberforce Description: The background to one of the most prominent campaigners for the abolition of the slave trade across Britain's territories, and one of Hull's most famous children, William Wilberforce! </video> <video> History of the Humber Ferry Part Three: The Castles Description: On this final episode of my series on the history of the Humber Ferry, I take a look at the lives of the last three paddle steamers to run it, which were the last three coal fired paddle steamers running in the country during the 1970s. The three boats known as the Castles! If you're anything like me, viewing historical Ordnance Survey maps side by side with modern satellite views will certainly eat up far too much of your time! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/index.cfm#zoom=8&lat=54.6535&lon=356.1823&layers=BingHyb&b=1 For more info and updates, please follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/HullHistoryNerd and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hullhistorynerd/ and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/HullHistoryNerd And if you enjoyed this video, please consider visiting my Patreon page and becoming a patron to help me make these videos faster and with better gear! https://www.patreon.com/hullhistorynerd Or make a one-off donation to the Support Hull History Nerd fundraiser if you don't want to commit to monthly patronage - any donations are welcome, from the price of a coffee to the price of a new camera! It all helps me make ends meet so I can devote more time to making these videos and less to 'normal' work! https://www.gofundme.com/f/hull-history-nerd039s-drone-appeal If you enjoy the music, please consider checking out the artist's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj6dRKmE8iM </video> <video> Diesels - Class 28 Metrovick Description: The history of the ill-fated Metropolitan Vickers Type 2, the CoBo, and the story of the survival of the last of their kind! Also, keep an eye out for @MartinZero as he was making his video on the same loco that day, do please check it out here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIYnD7uQGho&t=1483s He gets right in there and learns about the ancillary equipment the loco carried! If you're anything like me, viewing historical Ordnance Survey maps side by side with modern satellite views will certainly eat up far too much of your time! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/index.cfm#zoom=8&lat=54.6535&lon=356.1823&layers=BingHyb&b=1 For more info and updates, please follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/HullHistoryNerd and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hullhistorynerd/ and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/HullHistoryNerd And if you enjoyed this video, please consider visiting my Patreon page and becoming a patron to help me make these videos faster and with better gear! https://www.patreon.com/hullhistorynerd Or make a one-off donation to the Support Hull History Nerd fundraiser if you don't want to commit to monthly patronage - any donations are welcome, from the price of a coffee to the price of a new camera! It all helps me make ends meet so I can devote more time to making these videos and less to 'normal' work! https://www.gofundme.com/f/hull-history-nerd039s-drone-appeal If you enjoy the music, please consider checking out the artist's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj6dRKmE8iM </video> <video> The Lost Villages of Hull: Sculcoates Description: In this new series I will be looking at the history of the communities, villages, hamlets and parishes, that were swallowed up by Hull as it expanded in the 19th and 20th centuries. On this episode we take a deep dive into one of the largest and most significant of these communities; the parish of Sculcoates, and its villages of Sculcoates and Stepney! Thankyou so much to Britainfromabove, a website full of images owned by Historic England, for the use of some of these images; here's a link so you can spend hours peering at aerial photos of your neighbourhood like I did when I discovered the site! https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/en/search?keywords=hull&country=global&year=all If you're anything like me, viewing historical Ordnance Survey maps side by side with modern satellite views will certainly eat up far too much of your time! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/index.cfm#zoom=8&lat=54.6535&lon=356.1823&layers=BingHyb&b=1 For more info and updates, please follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/HullHistoryNerd and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hullhistorynerd/ and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/HullHistoryNerd And if you enjoyed this video, please consider visiting my Patreon page and becoming a patron to help me make these videos faster and with better gear! https://www.patreon.com/hullhistorynerd Or make a one-off donation to the Support Hull History Nerd fundraiser if you don't want to commit to monthly patronage - any donations are welcome, from the price of a coffee to the price of a new camera! It all helps me make ends meet so I can devote more time to making these videos and less to 'normal' work! https://www.gofundme.com/f/hull-history-nerd039s-drone-appeal If you enjoy the music, please consider checking out the artist's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj6dRKmE8iM </video>

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Videos detailing the urban history and industrial heritage of Kingston-Upon-Hull and Yorkshire. Follow me as I try to find evidence of the past in Hull's present!

If you like what you see, and want to help me make more videos, please visit my Patreon page and consider becoming a patron, or visit my GoFundMe if you'd rather make a one-off contribution. Anything goes, from the cost of a packet of mints! It all helps me towards my goal of making good videos for your enjoyment!

Also, here's a link to the local musician who provides the music for my channel, and their Youtube channel too! https://t0xicd0g.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCes8MhCreHLegv2CZmeqUog

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