I’ve been to Hull twice in recent times. On both occasions
we have visited the Deep, a splendid aquarium. It was wet outside the Deep, as
well. It was also cold and windy on both occasions, though I’m sure Hull has
its days. Roads, shops, cafes and pavements all seemed surprisingly quiet for a
working weekday in a city centre, and with the 2017 city of culture
celebrations now having fizzled out, there was rather a feeling of “What next,
then?” about the place.
We found a lovely painting in the Ferens art gallery,
however - The First Born by Frederick William Elwell, and this was probably the
highlight of the visit, along with the sharks and the manta rays.
The concourse at Hull Paragon station has this very dramatic
and effective statue to remember Philip Larkin, a favourite son. The Whitsun
Weddings is the best known of his few railway themed poems.
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