Ravenser Odd and the subsequent evolution of Spurn Point
Free to attend | Booking required
Discover Ravenser Odd, a lost Humber seaport, and uncover its dramatic history and the evolution of the peninsula now known as Spurn Point.
Ravenser Odd was a powerful seaport at the mouth of the Humber Estuary. It came into being c1230 A.D, but by 1362 the last traces of the town were washed away by engulfing waters. But was it lost for all time? Come along and discover the site’s history and the subsequent evolution of the peninsula that is now known as Spurn Point.
Phil Mathison was born in Hull in 1951 and has a lifelong interest in railways and music. Since 1980 he has been a song writer and composer, and he has a number of tracks on CDbaby and Soundcloud. In 1999 he started writing railway ghost stories, before moving on to non-fiction in 2006 with his trainspotting memoirs – ‘Shed Bashing with the Beatles’. Since then he has concentrated on history books about East Yorkshire.
His other interests are walking, things Victorian and Edwardian, the countryside and anything to do with Spurn Point.
