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The first was The Dock (1778), (or The Old Dock, known as Queen's Dock after 1855), followed by Humber Dock (1809) and Junction Dock (1829). An extension, Railway Dock (1846), was opened to serve the newly built Hull and Selby Railway. The first dock east of the river, Victoria Dock, opened in 1850.
The Dock Offices building is so-named as it is the former headquarters of the Hull Dock Company, which operated all docks in Hull until 1893. [3] Built in 1872, it is a Grade II* listed building [4] [5] and a striking example of Victorian architecture. [3] The building stands in Queen Victoria Square, opposite the Queen's Gardens, in Hull's ...
hull.gov.uk. Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. [ 2 ] It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, 25 miles (40 km) inland from the North Sea and 37 miles (60 km) south-east of York, the historic county town. [ 2 ]
Wenceslas Hollar's map of Hull, c. 1640 with walls and castle shown. (up is east) The fortifications of Kingston upon Hull consisted of three major constructions: the brick built Hull town walls, first established in the early 14th century (), with four main gates, several posterngates, and up to thirty towers at its maximum extent; Hull Castle, on the east bank of the River Hull, protecting ...
1321–24 – Defences consisting of a ditch and wooden palisade are built around the town. [1]: 304. 1331–34 – A meat market is created. [1]: 304. 1332 – William de la Pole becomes the first mayor of Hull. [8] 1333 – First documented mention of a guildhall in Kingston upon Hull. [1]: 305. 1369 – Trinity House for seamen established.
The Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company (HB&WRJR&DCo.) was opened on 20 July 1885. It had a total projected length of 66 miles (106 kilometres) but never reached Barnsley, stopping a few miles short at Stairfoot. The name was changed to The Hull and Barnsley Railway (H&BR) in 1905. Its Alexandra Dock in Hull opened 16 ...
Hull Victoria Pier railway station. / 53.7384; -0.3341. Corporation Pier station was the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway 's booking office for their ferry service between Corporation Pier, Hull and New Holland Pier in Lincolnshire. [ 1] It was not rail connected, but served as a ticket office and waiting room for the Humber Ferry .
The new Victoria Docks were opened in 1850 to the east of the river where Victoria Park is now located. Victoria Station and a connecting branch line was built to connect the new docks to the rest of the rail network. Having received the necessary permission in 1852, the line was opened for freight traffic on 16 May 1853 and for passenger ...