HULL 's most famous adopted son, the poet and university librarian Philip Larkin, wrote "I wish I could think of just one nice thing to tell you about Hull, oh yes ? it's very nice and flat for cycling ". Harsh perhaps, but it does capture something of the character of a town that reaches few heights, physical or otherwise. The town - rarely known by its full title of Kingston-upon-Hull - undoubtedly suited the poet's curmudgeonly temper... [More]