M. Hindmarch March 2004
The Holgate School Geography Department
Drug related crime and
heroin addiction is a
major problem
Hull is isolated from
much of the country by
the Humber estuary
The world depression of
the 1930s led to the
closure of the shipyards
Very few fishing
trawlers remain in the
docks
Chris Rea's famous song
the "Road to hell" was
based on a journey to
Hull
Fishing agreements have
limited the size of
catches
The Queen when visiting
Hull commented that it
"Smelt of death"
John Prescott, MP for
Hull is the UK's most
unpopular politician
The city centre suffers
from having many
unattractive and cheap
building developments
There are now 10,000
empty homes in Hull
The city was heavily
bombed during WW2
Hull was first
established by monks
looking for a port to
export their wool
Hull has the most
imaginative street name
"The Land of Green
Ginger"
Hull has the lowest
percentage of students
achieving 5 GCSE grades
A-C (28.9%)
The city now suffers
from high levels of
unemployment
Hull's traditional
industries have struggled
to compete with their
foreign rivals
Hull has some of the
cheapest house prices in
the UK
Over the last five years
the local council has
wasted £650 million
pounds
Hull grew rapidly in the
19th Century through its
connections with the
fishing industry
Hull has been nominated
as the worst settlement
in the UK
M. Hindmarch March 2004
The Holgate School Geography Department
Background
1. Hull is isolated from much of the country by the Humber estuary
2. Hull was first established by monks looking for a port to export their wool
3. Hull grew rapidly in the 19th Century through its connections with the fishing industry
Trigger Factors
1. Fishing agreements have limited the size of catches
2. The city was heavily bombed during WW2
3. Over the last five years the local council has wasted £650 million pounds
4. The world depression of the 1930s led to the closure of the shipyards
5. Hull's traditional industries have struggled to compete with their foreign rivals
Effects
1. Drug related crime and heroin addiction is a major problem
2. There are now 10,000 empty homes in Hull
3. Hull has some of the cheapest house prices in the UK
4. Hull has the lowest percentage of students achieving 5 GCSE grades A-C (28.9%)
5. The city now suffers from high levels of unemployment
6. The city centre suffers from having many unattractive and cheap building developments
7. Very few fishing trawlers remain in the docks
8. Hull has been nominated as the worst settlement in the UK.
Red herrings
1. Chris Rea's famous song the "Road to hell" was based on a journey to Hull
2. The Queen when visiting Hull commented that it "Smelt of death"
3. John Prescott, MP for Hull is the UK's most unpopular politician
4. Hull has the most imaginative UK street name "The Land of Green Ginger"
M. Hindmarch March 2004
The Holgate School Geography Department