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Umber
Umber is a place of interest in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hull Paragon Interchange · 1.1 km
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Umber is a place of interest in Yorkshire. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, and is a Ramsar wetland of international importance. It sits within the Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Hull Paragon Interchange, about 1.1 km away. Postcode area HU1.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Humber Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Umber is a natural earth pigment consisting of iron oxide and manganese oxide; it has a brownish color that can vary among shades of yellow, red, and green. Umber is considered one of the oldest pigments known to humans. Umber's advantages are its highly versatile color, warm tone, and quick drying abilities. While some sources indicate that umber's name comes from its geographic origin in Umbria, other scholars suggest that it derives from the Latin word umbra, which means "shadow". The belief that its name derives from the word for shadow is fitting, as the color helps create shadows. The color is primarily produced in Cyprus. Umber is typically mined from open pits or underground mines and ground into a fine powder that is washed to remove impurities. In the 20th century, the rise of synthetic dyes decreased the demand for natural pigments such as umber.
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Background
History
Other sources indicate, however, that umber was used in the Middle Ages to create different shades of brown, most often seen for skin tones. Umber's use in Europe increased in the late 15th century. Umber was valuable in deploying this technique, creating a range of earth like tones with various layering of color. Toward the end of the 19th century, the Impressionist movement started to use cheaper and more readily available synthetic dyes and reject natural pigments like umber to create mixed hues of brown. The Impressionists chose to make their own browns from mixtures of red, yellow, green, blue and other pigments, particularly the new synthetic pigments such as cobalt blue and emerald…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7378, -0.3340
- District
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Parish
- Kingston upon Hull, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- HU1 1XE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
- Nearest railway station
- Hull Paragon Interchange — 1.1 km
- Official site
- www.humberstreetgallery.co.uk
Sources
- osm: n3113004940 (ODbL)
- commons: Umber 1.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Umber (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Umber?
- Umber is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HU1 1XE), in the parish of Kingston upon Hull, City of, unparished area.
- Is Umber a protected site?
- Yes — Umber is part of the Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Humber Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- Is Umber free to visit?
- Yes, Umber is free to enter.
- How do I get to Umber?
- The nearest railway station is Hull Paragon Interchange, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HU1 1XE.