The story of a lost town built on an island at the mouth of the Humber is now going on tour in the East Riding.
After a successful exhibition at Hull History Centre, the history and folklore of the sunken town of Ravenser Odd alongside stories from Holderness will go on display in a new exhibition from Tuesday, September 10.
The first stop of the tour for Ravenser Odd: The Sunken Island of the Humber is Spurn Point Discovery Centre, a fitting location for the exhibition and will be on display until Sunday, October 13.
The exhibition will then move along the coast to Withernsea Library and Customer Service Centre and will be on display from Tuesday, October 15, until Tuesday, December 3.
Ravenser Odd was a short-lived medieval town on an island near Spurn Point. It quickly became very wealthy and was accused of piracy and stealing the trade of its neighbours along the Humber.
Councillor Mike Ross, leader of Hull City Council, said: “There was a great response from the exhibition at the Hull History Centre and feedback asked for the exhibition to go on tour into the East Riding.
“We hope that by going further afield, more people will come to discover about Ravenser Odd and stories from medieval Holderness.”
Accompanying the exhibition, Square Peg Hull will deliver free creative workshops giving people the chance to learn more about Ravenser Odd in fun and hands-on ways.
Withernsea Library will host a flag-making workshop on Monday, October 28, from 11am to 1pm. This session is drop-in, with no need to book.
Withernsea Library and Customer Service Centre is open Mondays 9.30am to 4.30pm, Tuesdays 9.30am to 6.30pm, Thursdays 9.30am to 4.30pm, Fridays 9.30am to 1pm and Saturdays 9.30am to 12.30pm. For more information, visit eastridinglibraries.co.uk.
Copies of the Maritime Tales comic 1235: A Spurn Oddity – Lily and Jacob in Search of Ravenser Odd by illustrator Gareth Sleightholme will also be available at each venue. The comic, as well as the previous two volumes, are also available to read as an e-book from Hull Libraries Borrowbox.
The original exhibition Hull/Ravenser Odd: Twin Cities, Sunken Pasts was on display from March 26 to May 30 at Hull History Centre and received a huge response from visitors.
This project has been funded by the Higher Education Innovation Fund at the University of Sussex. The exhibition and associated activities are underpinned by research by Dr Emily Robinson (University of Sussex) and Dr Kathryn Maude (the National Archives) with support from Hull Maritime and Square Peg Hull.
