Finally, a memorial to Hull’s fishermen
The centrepiece of the £250,000 memorial, on St Andrew’s Quay retail park in Hull, will be a “silent bell”. Thousands of fishermen have no graves so the memorial will be the place where families can pay respects, lay flowers, or simply look towards the sea, down the Humber. As many as 700 people will be expected to gather on the raised area, shaped like a ship’s bow, for the annual Lost Trawlermen’s Day commemoration. Chairman of fishing heritage charity Stand Charles Pinder said: “We are never going to satisfy everybody, but I think once people see it, the majority will think it is quite wonderful.”