Report - Lord Line Hull - August 2022

[fastchrisuk]

I appreciate I'm a little late posting about the Lord Line Buildings in Hull but I'm catching up!

Sometimes in life you come across a location which you can't believe you never knew existed and scratch your head as to why you never photographed it. The Lord Line in Hull is one such place.

Being only a 60 mile drive away, we made our way over and parked up next to Mr. Chu's Chinese All You Can Eat Buffet Restaurant. The thinking was we wouldn't get a parking ticket but maybe get chased away by machete wielding triads!

The Lord Line buildings are arranged around an abandoned dock called St. Andrew's Dock. The dock is completely filled in with spoil and is overgrown. Water hasn't entered this dock in years by the looks of it.

A quick search on the interweb reveals that surprisingly, Lord Line was first established in 1949. (I would have expected this to be much earlier). The buildings were set up to accommodate Hull's fishing industry but eventually began to wind down in 1975 and completely closed in 1990.

A further research on the internet reveals that the buildings are revered in Hull by some and efforts to demolish the site have been met with resistance. I would expect that the area around the dock is prime real estate for very expensive apartments I will never be able to afford. Keeping the buildings doesn't seem like a realistic prospect to me.

This is set of our explore around the site not necessarily in chronological order:

 

[CantClimbTom]

If that was in London it'd have been concerted into eye-wateringly expensive "apartments" (just like "flats" but more expensive ) back in the mid 90s, but in 'Ull probabkly not. Weird the exterior pics have a 50s maybe 60s feel but the interior shots are almost from 1930s

Nice pics! Especially that shot of the switch boxes

 

[fastchrisuk]

Nice pics! Especially that shot of the switch boxes

Thanks, I'm a lightpainting photographer normally and I can't help myself grabbing a shot with lights in it! I'm planning to return in the dark and place lights all over those stairs; not sure if an urbex website would appreciate it but I do like to light stuff up in the dark.....

 

[Calamity Jane]

Lovely images. Some really nice angles there.

 

[Bugsuperstar]

Best I’ve seen from here in ages. Nice report!

 

[fastchrisuk]

Lovely images. Some really nice angles there.

Thanks Jane, appreciated :-)

 

[fastchrisuk]

Best I’ve seen from here in ages. Nice report!

Thanks, I'm trying to get time to visit in the dark and light it up

 

[dansgas1000]

Thanks, I'm a lightpainting photographer normally and I can't help myself grabbing a shot with lights in it! I'm planning to return in the dark and place lights all over those stairs; not sure if an urbex website would appreciate it but I do like to light stuff up in the dark.....

I'd be interested in seeing those RGB light cube shots if you go back. I found some of the ones you got at George Barnsley's really effective.

Nice shots here also, one I still haven't gotten around to doing.

 

[fastchrisuk]

I'd be interested in seeing those RGB light cube shots if you go back.

The lights are cheap and kick out enough light: Google "Video Light RGB ULANZI VL49" on Amazon. About £20 each if you shop around. Bright enough to light up whole areas on a long exposure. Here's one I shot earlier with 4 cubes:

 

[Maxx]

I appreciate I'm a little late posting about the Lord Line Buildings in Hull but I'm catching up!

Sometimes in life you come across a location which you can't believe you never knew existed and scratch your head as to why you never photographed it. The Lord Line in Hull is one such place.

Being only a 60 mile drive away, we made our way over and parked up next to Mr. Chu's Chinese All You Can Eat Buffet Restaurant. The thinking was we wouldn't get a parking ticket but maybe get chased away by machete wielding triads!

The Lord Line buildings are arranged around an abandoned dock called St. Andrew's Dock. The dock is completely filled in with spoil and is overgrown. Water hasn't entered this dock in years by the looks of it.

A quick search on the interweb reveals that surprisingly, Lord Line was first established in 1949. (I would have expected this to be much earlier). The buildings were set up to accommodate Hull's fishing industry but eventually began to wind down in 1975 and completely closed in 1990.

A further research on the internet reveals that the buildings are revered in Hull by some and efforts to demolish the site have been met with resistance. I would expect that the area around the dock is prime real estate for very expensive apartments I will never be able to afford. Keeping the buildings doesn't seem like a realistic prospect to me.

This is set of our explore around the site not necessarily in chronological order:

There is no 'prime real estate' in Hull and even if stretching the point there was, then this location most definitely isn't it! Not a criticism of a good report, but the property market in Hull is 100% out of cinque with anywhere else even 8 miles up the road in Beverley. The long term dereliction of this area is due to the landbanking owners and the failure of the City Council to effectively tackle them. NB Coming soon - closure of Listed Isis Oil Mill which will be a key site for urbex.

 

[GemPR5]

Thanks, I'm a lightpainting photographer normally and I can't help myself grabbing a shot with lights in it! I'm planning to return in the dark and place lights all over those stairs; not sure if an urbex website would appreciate it but I do like to light stuff up in the dark.....

Iv been there in the dark and it was super foggy and wet, only had torch light but it looked spooky as hell, dripping water coming from all directions 😆 it was exciting 😁 must go back during the day 🙂

 

[fastchrisuk]

@GemPR5 that sounds ideal with fog. Proper cinematic / scary lol

 

[Lowgrey]

Hull's Lord line building was my first location I explored when I moved to the City, a great place to walk around and wonder yet the graffiti gives it some life, I have silently walked the halls hearing voices of other day time explorers and once or twice hearing police radio's, while the building it now over looked by CCTV and often a playground for children and drug and alcohol users it is visited with a warning to be careful after a teenager recently fell off the roof into one of the floors below and needed rescuing.

Several companies have shown an interest in the building but nothing has happened due to red tape and planning, still a worth while explore to thise who still haven't wandered yet.

 

[ShutterBug]

Hull's Lord line building was my first location I explored when I moved to the City, a great place to walk around and wonder yet the graffiti gives it some life, I have silently walked the halls hearing voices of other day time explorers and once or twice hearing police radio's, while the building it now over looked by CCTV and often a playground for children and drug and alcohol users it is visited with a warning to be careful after a teenager recently fell off the roof into one of the floors below and needed rescuing.

Several companies have shown an interest in the building but nothing has happened due to red tape and planning, still a worth while explore to thise who still haven't wandered yet.

Think it’ll get flattened soon. Philip Akrill, managing director of Manor Property Group, has filed for bankruptcy.. council will likely take ownership of it. It’s a listed building but given the state it’s in and the fact it’s been derelict since the 70s it’s likely beyond repair. Shame really. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4615825

 

[Lowgrey]

Think it’ll get flattened soon. Philip Akrill, managing director of Manor Property Group, has filed for bankruptcy.. council will likely take ownership of it. It’s a listed building but given the state it’s in and the fact it’s been derelict since the 70s it’s likely beyond repair. Shame really. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4615825

Sadly its the same with all listed buildings and council's who can't sell them or make money from them, they just allow to fall into ruin so they can claim its for safety reasons to demolish, although I'm sure the land is worth more and would quickly become yet another shopping centre location. personally it would make a good location for a second marina but council's don't think like that, you just have to look at the town centre to see how your money being wasted on schemes and future developments in the style of white elephants.

One of the things I like about the Lord line is each time I visit there's more art work on the walls.