(18 Sep 2015, 10:28 pm)MurdnunoC wrote But Hull, at least, is a historic port - a conduit for culture which has flowed in and out of the British Isles dating back many centuries.
Sunderland had ship-building for a bit, and that's about it really!
EDIT: Oh, and a Monastery too!
Oh, those highly cultured Russian sailors.
And fish. Lots of fish. Husband's dad was a miner. My grandparents worked the docks. Culture very much optional, if you could find the time.