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Off The Beaten Path: The Land of Green Ginger
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  • Mention the "Land of Green Ginger" anywhere in the world, and anyone from Hull will be thinking of this very unusually named street, in the old town area of Kingston-upon-Hull. The old town area is actually quite attractive, and nowadays filled with modern bars, pubs and clubs.

    'Green ginger' is the name used to describe ginger cured with lemon juice, but no one seems to know how this little street was so named.

    It has also been used as the inspiration for a children's book and a play.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Hull's other river/
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  • Think of Hull, and you think of the mighty Humber river, with the impressive suspension bridge, mighty conyanier ships and dead seals.

    Hull, does however have another river. Named with a flourish of thought as 'Hull River'.

    It runs North-south by the side of the city centre, feeding into the Humber by the 'Deep' Aquarium.

    Currently being developed by the Retty Farrell Partnership (credits for the picture), the walkway on the city side of the river is worth a detour. It runs behind the Museum quarter and allows you to look out over a post-industrial landscape. When I say post-industrial, I really mean it. Plenty of rusting cranes, warehouses and factories. Elsewhere in the UK such landscapes would already be filled with over=priced penthouses for the sort of yuppies who wear pink shirts, have green-rimmed glasses and say 'Yah, abolutely' alot in poncey offices.

    Hasn't happened in Hull yet - much.

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    Comments for sourbugger about Kingston upon Hull
    kyoub Mon Jan 7, 2008 01:16 UTC
     Third time is charm and you lived to tell about it. I hope you eventually got fed.
    Britannia2 Mon Apr 23, 2007 23:52 UTC
     Unfair description especially the bit about the letter i. I see you don't have your photo on your page or tell is where YOU live!
    nixca316 Wed Feb 7, 2007 16:47 UTC
     The DEEP HULL picture is so enigmatic...at least, for me...buit it's also beautiful =D

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