Kingston upon Hull, also called Hull, is a historic port city and unitary authority. It has many historic buildings, including the large parish church of Holy Trinity, Wilberforce House (birthplace of William Wilberforce, the emancipator), and Trinity House (a navigation school). Hull was a medieval wool port that passed from the monks of Meaux Abbey to Edward I, king of England, in 1293. He renamed the town Kingston upon Hull.
Through the second half of the 19th century and leading up to the First World War, the Port of Hull played a significant role in the emigration of Northern European settlers to the New World, together with thousands of emigrants sailing into the city and quitting for administrative purposes before traveling to Liverpool and then North America. During World War II, Hull was heavily bombarded and 95% of the houses and buildings were damaged or destroyed.
Here below are some stunning vintage that will take you back to the 1980s Hull. These photographs were taken by Peter Marshall.
I was there, so don’t quote the old scripture to me!
Wow, I remember some of those places. The Chinese laundry “S.Low” always made me laugh.
Here are some nice shots of the Newland Avenue area.
Great pics. The bad old days that in some cases turned out to be the good old days.
Wonderful trip down the lane, thank you. Unless I’m very much mistaken, #23 the real beer shop was opposite my student digs on Grafton Street, but memory plays a different game these days.