Philip Larkin and the Humber

 Philip Larkin and the Humber 

A self-posed portrait of Larkin on the Hessle foreshore, 1969

http://www.thelarkintrail.co.uk/

Philip Larkin was a keen amateur photographer who took many photographs on his travels around the Humber and along the Humber foreshore. His images capture the wide open spaces of the estuary.

The Philip Larkin Society provides much information on its website, including photographs taken by Larkin of East Yorkshire and other archive material, including podcasts and videos.

Hull History Centre has produced a research guide for all things to do with Philip Larkin and holds archive material.

Larkin and John Betjeman on the ferry across the Humber

Hull's Paragon Station was a place much frequented by Larkin. It was the departure point for many of his trips both locally and further afield, including the famous journey captured in "The Whitsun Weddings". The Larkin statue was commissioned by the Philip Larkin Society  to act as a lasting legacy

Bronze Statue of Philip Larkin by Martin Jennings, 2010,  Hull Paragon Station, photograph Paul Harrop

http://www.thelarkintrail.co.uk/

https://philiplarkin.com/

https://hullhistorycentre.org.uk/research/research-guides/PDF/larkin-source-guide.pdf