EAW004505 ENGLAND (1947). Alexandra Dock and environs, Kingston upon Hull, from the west, 1947
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| Title | [EAW004505] Alexandra Dock and environs, Kingston upon Hull, from the west, 1947 | 
| Reference | EAW004505 | 
| Date | 16-May-1947 | 
| Link | |
| Place name | KINGSTON UPON HULL | 
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND | 
| Easting / Northing | 512180, 428946 | 
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.29877914090403, 53.744581783611 | 
| National Grid Reference | TA122289 | 
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|  Approx position of a recorded 2ndWW barrage balloon operating site. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 07:30:40 PM | 
|  Approx position of a recorded 2ndWW barrage balloon operating site. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 07:28:43 PM | 
|  Approx position of a recorded 2ndWW barrage balloon operating site. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 07:26:05 PM | 
|  Approx position of a recorded 2ndWW barrage balloon operating site. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 07:16:39 PM | 
|  Approx position of a recorded 2ndWW barrage balloon operating site. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 07:13:25 PM | 
|  Approx position of a recorded 2ndWW barrage balloon operating site. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 07:12:39 PM | 
|  Approx position of a recorded 2ndWW barrage balloon operating site. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 07:08:49 PM | 
|  Approx position of a recorded 2ndWW barrage balloon operating site. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 07:07:50 PM | 
|  Recorded position of a 2ndWW anti-aircraft Z Rocket projectile battery. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 07:07:19 PM | 
|  Approx position of a 2ndWW Pillbox. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 07:03:40 PM | 
|  Approx position of a 2ndWW Pillbox. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 07:03:03 PM | 
|  Approx position of a recorded 2ndWW barrage balloon operating site. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 03:53:03 PM | 
|  A group of 2ndWW Communal Surface Blast Shelters. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 03:47:28 PM | 
|  Approx position of a recorded 2ndWW barrage balloon operating site. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 03:46:34 PM | 
|  Approx position of a recorded 2ndWW barrage balloon operating site. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 03:45:06 PM | 
|  Approx position of a 2ndWW barrage balloon operating site. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 11:05:46 AM | 
|  A 2ndWW Communal Surface Blast Shelter. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 11:04:36 AM | 
|  A 2ndWW Communal Surface Blast Shelter. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 11:04:03 AM | 
|  A group of 2ndWW Communal Surface Blast Shelters. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 11:03:23 AM | 
|  A group of 2ndWW Communal Surface Blast Shelters. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 11:03:00 AM | 
|  A 2ndWW Communal Surface Blast Shelter. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 11:02:11 AM | 
|  Empty gun position on ships stern. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 11:01:02 AM | 
|  Anti-aircraft gun posts. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 11:00:01 AM | 
|  A group of 2ndWW Communal Surface Blast Shelters. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 10:58:42 AM | 
|  Approx position of a 2ndWW barrage balloon operating site. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 10:58:07 AM | 
|  A  2ndWW Communal Surface Blast Shelter. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 10:56:15 AM | 
|  A group of 2ndWW Communal Surface Blast Shelters. |   redmist | Sunday 24th of October 2021 10:54:26 AM | 
|  Location of a WW2 HAA Gun Battery at Hedon, designation number C1/-. |   redmist | Friday 11th of January 2019 11:09:04 AM | 
|  Location of a WW2 'Y' Station, a Top Secret listening post for intercepting German messages.  The records were sent on to Bletchley Park. |   redmist | Friday 11th of January 2019 10:58:56 AM | 
|  A collection of army tanks awaiting shipment? |   redmist | Tuesday 10th of October 2017 08:45:20 PM | 
|  Empty gun position on the stern of the ship. |   redmist | Thursday 10th of November 2016 09:18:36 PM | 
|  Group of three air raid shelters |   redmist | Thursday 10th of November 2016 09:13:19 PM | 
|  A group of air raid shelters |   redmist | Thursday 10th of November 2016 09:09:46 PM | 
|  Tram depot, now used by a company building caravans of all sizes. |   John Wass | Tuesday 23rd of September 2014 04:39:40 PM | 
|  Please notice the "odd pole" adjacent to the Graving Dock signal box. I believe to place the box where it was the telephone wires have been moved to the north to give clearance. |   John Wass | Tuesday 2nd of September 2014 11:50:31 AM | 
|  "Graving docks" used for ship repairs by "Brigham & Cowan" directly opposite across Hedon Road. Their staff arrived on site via a tunnel under the railway. The docks are still in use to-day but now with a cover over them for the import of high grade steel. |   John Wass | Tuesday 2nd of September 2014 11:38:37 AM | 
|  Wood carrying "bogies". Just a basic frame mounted on two axles for transporting timber around the dock complex. |   John Wass | Saturday 30th of August 2014 04:20:32 PM | 
|  Three of many air raid shelters provided by the dock company. |   John Wass | Saturday 30th of August 2014 04:18:10 PM | 
|  Site of a turntable, used for turning passenger locomotives using the one time station here. The station was intended to take over the tram traffic along Hedon Road but the Hull & Barnsley company wasted their money. |   John Wass | Saturday 30th of August 2014 04:16:25 PM | 
 
             
  ![[EAW004505] Alexandra Dock and environs, Kingston upon Hull, from the west, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/004/EAW004505.jpg) 
  
                                          ![[EPW010818] Alexandra Dock, Kingston upon Hull, 1924](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/010/EPW010818.jpg) 
 ![[EAW046139] Alexandra Dock, Kingston upon Hull, from the north-west, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/046/EAW046139.jpg) 
 ![[EAW015661] West Wharf and the Southcoates area, Marfleet, from the south, 1948. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/015/EAW015661.jpg) 
 ![[EPW036555] Alexandra Dock, Kingston upon Hull, 1931](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/036/EPW036555.jpg) 
 ![[EAW324975] Alexandra Dock, Kingston upon Hull, 1976](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/324/EAW324975.jpg) 
 ![[EPW036392] Boats moored in Alexandra Dock and environs, Kingston upon Hull, from the south-west, 1931](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/036/EPW036392.jpg) 
 ![[EPW036527] Alexandra Dock, West Wharf and the city, Kingston upon Hull, from the south-east, 1931](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/036/EPW036527.jpg) 
 ![[EPW010808] Alexandra Dock, Kingston upon Hull, from the south-west, 1924](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/010/EPW010808.jpg) 
 ![[EPW036427] Alexandra Dock and environs, Kingston upon Hull, from the south-west, 1931](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/036/EPW036427.jpg)