HESSLE: East Riding of Yorkshire Parish #42 of 172

Twinned with the French town of Bourg-de-Thizy, this is town in its own right, and should not be considered part of the city of Hull. It was an important place for shipbuilding. Before 1897, there was a shipyard building wooden boats, but it was then bought by Henry Scarr who then produced iron and steel ships until 1932, when the yard was taken over by Richard Dunston. Chalk-quarrying was a major industry into the 20th century and quarries can still be seen in the West of the town, the largest being the Humber Bridge Country Park, which is a popular tourist attraction. Part of it is known as Little Switzerland and the site of the town's secondary school on Heads Lane is centred on a building donated to the Education Authority by a survivor of the Titanic – Algernon Henry Barkworth. The Humber Bridge was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1981. At the time of its opening, it was the world's longest single-span suspension bridge. These days it’s no longer the longest but its length was was not surpassed until 1998, with the completion of the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge. It is now the world’s eleventh-longest. Before the bridge, commuters crossed the Humber on the Humber Ferry from Corporation Pier at Hull and New Holland Pier at New Holland, Lincolnshire or by road via the M62, M18 and M180 motorways. Both sides of the bridge were in the non-metropolitan county of Humberside until its dissolution in 1996. On the foreshore, in the shadow of the north tower of the Humber Bridge, stands a whiting mill, and that together with the bridge, makes this one well worth a visit. This is HESSLE. **** My name is Andy. I am armed with a car, a GoPro and an unhealthy amount of time on my hands. Join me as I try to visit every single parish in the district of the East Riding. There are 172. Here's the FORTY-SECOND one - Hessle. #Hessle #HumberBridge, #Humber, #Barkworth, #Hull, #EastRiding, #Yorkshire, #Foreshore, #Larkin, #Tranby, #WhitingMill, #Parish, Jean’s Walk: http://www.nothing-but-footprints.co.... Demographics: https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/y... Zoopla: https://www.zoopla.co.uk/house-prices... Humber Rescue: https://www.humber-rescue.org.uk/abou... Whiting Mill: https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/say/new... https://www.eastridingmuseums.co.uk/f... Little Switzerland: https://www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/a... Hull Cycle Speedway: https://www.hessletowncouncil.gov.uk/... All Saints Church: http://www.allsaintshessle.karoo.net/... Tower Hill: http://www.hullcentreandwest.org.uk/t... Hessle Centre: https://www.eastridinglibraries.co.uk... Bustimes: https://bustimes.org/localities/hessle Hessle Community Centre: https://www.hessletowncouncil.gov.uk/... Our Lady of Lourdes: http://hullcatholics.weebly.com/our-l... The Country Park Inn: https://www.thecountrypark.co.uk/ King George V Playing Field: https://www.yourlocalweb.co.uk/east-r... Hessle High School: https://sotech-optima.co.uk/hessle-hi... Cemetery: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/414... Tranby Park Care Home: https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/... Tranby House: https://mapio.net/pic/p-70404367/ Hessle Feast: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:He... Chalk image: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/34980... Humber Bridge at Night: https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulbig... Some of the following music tracks may appear in this video: Brendan Perkins - “Foxsnow” (B. Perkins)    • Foxsnow   Brendan Perkins - “Mickey's House” (B. Perkins)    • Mickey's House   The Keyhouse - "Voices" (H. Flunder)    • Voices   The Keyhouse - "Circles" (H. Flunder)    • The Keyhouse - Circles (official audio)   Helen Flunder - "Sun" (H. Flunder)    • Helen Flunder - 'Sun' (Official Audio)   Helen Flunder - “Angels” (H. Flunder)    • Helen Flunder - Angels (Official Audio)   Helen Flunder - “C Song” (H. Flunder)    • Caistor and the Lincolnshire Wolds   I have me a Facebook page too!   / the-village-idiot-226069228730989   And now an INSTAGRAM - @andythevillageidiot Come and join The Village People! (Subscribers only!)   / 1037756120085304   Please consider buying me a coffee to support the channel! The more I get the faster I'll get to your parish! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thevilla...