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Met with Gisele Bone from Arc.
They currently have a blog discussing what is Hullness some of the points from the summary about the project I found interesting

"Some ‘Characteristics of Hull’ by John Netherwood, Chairman of the Hull Civic Society
• Human Scale
• Completely flat – therefore nearly all views are “man made”
• Outstanding water fronts
• Poor quality and attractiveness of paving out of city centre
• Being split in half by River Hull creates sense of place and identity
• By being largely cut off from the rest of the country, historically, it has the feeling of a “city state”.
• Rich architectural detail in centre/ high quality old buildings
• Many parts of the city still have a downtrodden feel.
• Intact medieval Old Town
• Seven radial roads
• Rich historical heritage (Civil War/ Pilgrim Fathers/ Bounty etc)
• Too few street trees
• Large pedestrian areas
• Wide tree-lined boulevards on outskirts
• Major central park- but looking neglected and needs opening up
• Lack of views over the city (being flat)
• Own train set – Hull Trains
• Old industrial area – Wincolmlee
• Twenty derelict railway bridges ring the city
• Water into the heart of the city
• Many good old historic pubs
• Very close to beautiful countryside and some of the best coastline in the country
• Lack of residents pride in their city and lack of appreciation of how good it is compared with very many places.
• Humber Bridge
• Its own ferry service
• Very close links to continental Europe "

www.hullness.blogspot.com
www.arc-online.co.uk