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The countdown is underway for the final voyage of Hull’s last sidewinder trawler Arctic Corsair. For those not paying attention at the back, the vessel has spent the last couple of years undergoing restoration work at Dunston Ship Repairs in William Weight Dock. Before that, the Corsair was berthed on the River Hull as a floating museum. Now its owner Hull City Council has issued an update on the next steps in a multi-million pound project creating a new fishing heritage attraction at the former North End Shipyard  further along the River Hull.

Crucially, all required permissions and licences to pave the way for the trawler to be moved to its permanent new home are now in place. In the short term, that means dredging will start in the river next month (JUNE) to create an access channel for the Corsair when she will eventually be towed to the river from William Wright Dock. The dredging will take place between Drypool Bridge and North Bridge to establish the necessary depth for the vessel to turn into the shipyard’s main dry dock.

Dredging will also be carried out to create access for the existing dock gate to be removed. Silt removed from the river will be held in a special tank situated on the dock as part of licensing approval for the work. Contaminated material will be sent to a landfill site for disposal. Once complete, a new custom-built gate structure will be installed on a temporary basis which will then be permanently fitted once the Corsair’s dry docking process is complete.

An exact date for the trawler’s journey along the Humber to the River Hull has yet to be confirmed although it’s expected to be later this summer. Precise timings will be confirmed nearer the date as the operation will rely on tide times and weather conditions. A successful trial passage was conducted in April to test various elements of the operation, including bridge movements, deployment of the Tidal Barrier and manoeuvring into the dry dock during a narrow high-tide window. As the trawler no longer has a working engine, it will rely entirely on tugs to move into position.

In the days leading up to the move, the dry dock will be flooded by lifting the new dock gate out and allowing in water from the river  in preparation for the Corsair’s arrival. Once the trawler is berthed, the water will naturally clear on the falling tide and the new gate will be reinstated and permanently sealed. After that, the dock will be pumped dry before preservation work is carried out to ensure the long-term stability of the vessel. Then a final programme of work on the vessel and at the new adjacent visitor centre will take place before an opening date can be confirmed.

City council leader Councilor Mike Ross said: “We are now entering the final, critical stages of preparing the North End Shipyard to welcome the Arctic Corsair. This has been a process of collaboration, engineering precision and a shared commitment to our heritage. Seeing the Arctic Corsair move down the River Hull will be a landmark moment for the city. With the course now set, we are counting down the months until we can welcome her into a berth fitting of her history.”

Angus Young

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It’s been six whole years since it closed. Will it ever re-open, asks our river traversing correspondent Angus Young.

Bridges have been built over the River Hull for over 500 years with the oldest surviving crossing being Sculcoates bridge. Also known as Chapman Street bridge, it opened in January 1875 and is now a Grade II listed structure. The swing bridge was constructed at a time of rapid industrialisation in the surrounding area, providing a new transportation east-west route for both goods and workers. A still visible metal plaque on the bridge carries the name of the Hull borough engineer Joseph Fox Sharp, who also designed East Park.

Fox’s design for the new bridge was ground-breaking as it included what was believed to the first counterbalancing system of its kind in the form of a large cast iron box situated at the western end of the structure which covered the turning machinery. Initially, the bridge was opened and closed by hand with four men employed to move the 240 ton-load load. It took them two minutes to complete a full opening for river traffic and closure

Another striking feature of Fox’s design were the two huge cast iron cylinders sunk into the river creating the bridge’s pier. Each cylinder was sunk 18ft below the river bed into a dry hard bed of boulder clay. They were then filled with cement concrete with each one being weighted with a 96-ton load before being left in a stationary position for 24 hours to let the concrete set.

Consent from the government’s Board of Trade to build the bridge was actually secured by Hull’s Local Health and Urban Sanitary Board on condition that the bridge was completed in three years. That deadline was met however fast forward just over 150 years and a visit to Chapman Street today reveals a sorry sight.

Sadly, the bridge has been closed to motorists for the last – checks notes – SIX years after it was declared unsafe for heavy vehicles and at risk of collapse. Pedestrians and cyclists can still use it, albeit using the same narrow walkway. As you might imagine, being mothballed this long has not only left it covered in graffiti but has also left many wondering whether it will ever re-open.

Last October the city council appointed specialist civil engineering consultants  Mason Clark Associates to develop the scope of a future design and build project. That followed earlier work by another firm of consultants hired to carry our feasibility studies as well as coming up with a concept design.

As part of the current contract, Mason Clark is also liaising with the likes of the Environment Agency, the Marine Management Organisation, Historic England and the council’s planning department before working up a full new technical design aimed at bringing the bridge back into use. That design will then have to go through an approval process

The big remaining questions are when is the bridge likely to re-open and how much will it all cost? As yet, there isn’t an exact date for the bridge to swing back into action. However, the council’s recently-approved three-year capital highways programme suggests it’s likely to be some time during the 2028/9 financial year. That’s because funding allocations for the scheme have been set aside for the next three years –  £500,000 for the current financial year, £3.9m next year and £4m in the following year.

Angus Young

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