Oh, Dr Beeching!

This is the kind of photo that local historians get excited about. What looks like a brick wall with slabs on the top, is actually one of the few remaining remnants of the Hull to Hornsea railway line. Opened in 1864, it ran from Paragon Station in Hull city centre, through what was then open countryside, through to Hornsea. In 1964 it closed to passengers and freight in 1965. You can still go to Hornsea more or less along the same route, but you would have to walk or cycle there. This was taken in March 2011.