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14 hours ago

brunswick House, Strand Close, Hull, 1890 Former Higher Grade Board School, then a College of Commerce, nowCouncil offices. 1 of only 3 Higher Grade Schools built to accommodatechildren staying on after the compulsory school leaving age of…

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14 hours ago

The Tranby Croft Tower, Royal Baccarat Scandal, Kirk Ella, 1874 Standing like a sentinel between Kirk Ella and Anlaby, the Tranby Croft Tower is a striking remnant of a grand Victorian estate with a story as tall as its walls. Built in 1874 as part of the elabo…

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17 hours ago

Balcon Cafe, 147 Beverley Road, Hull, mid Twentieth Century* I do not have a great deal of information about this building on the corner of Beverley Road and Margaret Street. I believe it used to be the Ringside Pub, the Fountain Club, and the also the Unity…

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6 days ago

The New Trinity Club, 261 Southcoates Lane, Hull, unknown* The New Trinity Club on Southcoates Lane in Hull is a modest community building whose recorded history is limited, though it has operated under this name since at least the start of the 1960s when …

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1 week ago

Subway Street, Fish Smoking House, Hull, 1890* A now-rare example of a once familiar Hull building type, this previously derelict and fire-damaged smokehouse is one of only nine known survivors. Built around 1890 (unconfirmed source) for Gilchr…

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2 weeks ago

St Andrew’s Close, Paull, East Yorkshire, 1968 Named after the nearby church, this road was developed in 1968. The late sixties suburban architecture is simple, boxy and composed of mainly semis. The houses display a uniformity in spacing and p…

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2 weeks ago

Malt Shovel, 583 Anlaby Road, Hull, late 1950s The Malt Shovel at 583 Anlaby Road in Hull. Architecturally, it’s a modest two-story red brick building with a tiled roof and residential-style sash windows above. The ground floor features flat co…

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3 weeks ago

Church of the Sacred Heart, Southcoates Lane, Hull, 1927 Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church on Southcoates Lane was built in 1926–27 as a memorial to Father William Finn, a Hull-born priest who was the first British military chaplain killed in the First …

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3 weeks ago

St Ninian’s and St Andrew’s Church, Chanterlands Avenue, Hull, 1932 St Ninian’s Presbyterian Church on Chanterlands Avenue was opened in 1932 and designed by architect J.F. Parkinson in a style that blends Gothic elements with early 20th-century ecclesiastical desi…

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3 weeks ago

Former Museum of Fisheries and Shipping and reading room, Hessle Road, Pickering Park, Hull, 1912 This single-storey brick building, now an amateur boxing club and formerly a fishing museum, was designed by Joseph H. Hirst for trawler owner Christopher Pickering, who reportedly had a strong inf…

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3 weeks ago

Warehouses, Chocolate Factory Studios, 330-338 Wincolmlee, Hull 1890-1900* The former warehouse at 330–338 Wincolmlee in Hull, now The Chocolate Factory Studios, combines a tangible industrial past with layers of local folklore. Legend suggests that accused witches were o…

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3 weeks ago

Former Jewish Centre and current Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, 2A Parkfield Drive, Hull, possibly 1927 The building at 2A Parkfield Drive appears to have originated as a semi-detached property dating from the late 1920s, with plots advertised for sale in 1927 at the corner of Anlaby Road and Parkfie…

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3 weeks ago

St John’s Parish Church, Newland, Clough Road, Hull, 1833 St John’s Parish Church, Newland, Hull, was consecrated on 23 September 1833. It was built by Avison Terry, a prominent evangelical layman and twice mayor of Hull, who funded the project through pu…

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3 weeks ago

29-37 Beverley Road, Hull, Date Unknown* The row is a three-storey red-brick structure with a symmetrical façade and traditional detailing. Each floor features large rectangular sash windows and decorative stone lintels, adding rhythm and…

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3 weeks ago

Early Victorian house, York Terrace, 55 Beverley Road, Hull, 1820 The house at 55 Beverley Road dates from circa 1820, and forms part of York Terrace, which in turn forms part of Beverley Road. It is a much-altered Regency-era terrace of two-storey, two-bay house…

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3 weeks ago

Garbutts, 50-54 Princes Avenue, Hull, Late 19th Century I set out on the hunt for the history of this famous Hull venue, at 54 Prince’s Avenue. The earliest reference I can find for it is a small ad in 1899 and later the oddly Holmes and Watson qu…

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3 weeks ago

Cleveland Chambers, New Cleveland Street, Hull, 1908* hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/05/10/c... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture

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3 weeks ago

Darley’s, 67 William Street, Hull, Date Unknow, 1950s* Darley Arms, located at the junction of William Street and No.81 Porter Street, showcases traditional British pub architecture with a red brick façade, pitched roof, and prominent chimneys. The sym…

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3 weeks ago

Former City Temple, Hessle Road and Madeley Street, Hull, 1879 The former nonconformist church, built in 1879 by W Freeman, displays Romanesque-style architecture in yellow brick with ashlar and granite dressings. The west end features a recessed central gable…

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3 weeks ago

The Albert Hotel, 394 Anlaby Road, Hull, 1894 The Albert Hotel on Anlaby Road in Hull reflects a mix of traditional British architectural features. Its symmetrical frontage is defined by a central doorway framed by bay windows at ground level.…

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3 weeks ago

Set of Victorian Houses, 254-260 ANLABY ROAD, Hull, 1880 Nos. 254–260 Holderness Road form two pairs of late nineteenth-century houses, now converted into offices, built around 1880 as part of Milton Terrace and later altered during the twentieth century…

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3 weeks ago

Row of Victorian Shops and the Mayfair Hotel, 327a-341 Beverley Road, Hull, 1870s This long red-brick terrace, built in the early 1870s between De Grey Street and Lambert Street, is a textbook example of Victorian confidence during Hull’s expansion as a major port. Designed to p…

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3 weeks ago

Grafton Street and 120-122 Newland Avenue old Jackson’s, Hull, 1913 This corner building features an early 20th-century commercial architectural style, characterized by its ornate upper façade clad in glazed white terracotta tiles, which create a striking contrast …

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3 weeks ago

43-45 Paragon Street (but really on Carr Lane) Hull, Early to mid Fifties, A wonderfully simple and elegant post-war building. The façade above is made of red brick, with three tall and narrow rectangular windows that have metal railings, possibly for safety or decorative…

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3 weeks ago

Former Trent Navigation Co. Wharf, 316 Wincolmlee, Hull, date unknown 316 Wincolmlee, Hull features industrial brick buildings with a functional yet distinctive design. Constructed primarily of red brick, the structures showcase symmetrical fenestration, with evenly …

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78-80 George Street, Hull, 1936 Built in 1936, this shop started life as Greasley & Son, a firm of surveyors. 78-80 George Street in Hull is a modest yet distinctive example of 1930s urban architecture. Its white-painted faça…

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3 weeks ago

Pair of Georgian Houses, 83-93 George Street, Hull 1782 83–93 George Street are two houses, now used as an institute, built around 1782 and thought to be by Charles Mountain senior, with some changes made in the mid-1800s. They are made of brick with pa…

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East Park Concrete Gateway, Holderness Road, Hull, 1964 In 1964, East Park in Hull saw major alterations, including the removal of its original main entrance gates. These were replaced by a Brutalist-style concrete gateway, likely designed by City Archi…

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3 weeks ago

117 Coltman Street, Former Home of Lilian Bilocca, Hull, 1847 117 Coltman Street is a quietly handsome Victorian terraced townhouse from around 1847, part of the confident west Hull expansion that filled Coltman Street with similar houses for well-to-do smack…

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179 Coltman Street, Hull, 1840 This end of terrace was built around 1840 and restored in the late 20th century. It is brick with a stuccoed front and a slate roof with a single chimney at the gable end. A low parapet tops the fa…

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