This is a small cache (small bottle) with only a log book so a pen/pencil will be needed.
This cache is located in the 'Humber Bridge' section of Philip Larkin's Elsewhere West to East trail.
This walk is named after Jean Hartley - who with her husband George - were great friends of Larkin and the publishers of his first book of poetry (The Less Deceived).
During his visits to George and Jean Hartley in Hull Road, Larkin would often accompany them on a walk with their children, down to Hessle Haven and along the shingly foreshore. Here, standing ‘where sky and Lincolnshire and water meet’, you can see how Larkin captured Hull’s comparative isolation.
When Larkin wrote this description, as part of ‘The Whitsun Weddings’, that sense of ‘standing apart’ was much stronger, as it was before the advent of the Humber Bridge and its accompanying country parks. This iconic structure negated the need for the ferry trip over the river that Larkin so enjoyed. Nevertheless, he agreed to write the words for Anthony Hedges’ cantata, ‘Bridge for the Living’, to mark the bridge’s opening in 1981.
Today, the Humber Bridge links the two counties by car in a matter of minutes. It is also possible to use its walkways to enjoy the breadth of the Humber at a much slower, more contemplative pace.