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The Dock Company applied to build a new branch dock in May 1844, [88] and obtained powers with the Kingston-upon-Hull Dock Act, 1844, which also enabled the construction of an east dock (later Victoria Dock). In late 1844, the company applied to expand the branch dock, [89] which was enabled by the Kingston-upon-Hull Dock Act, 1845.
Hull is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, located on a peninsula at the southern edge of Boston Harbor. Its population was 10,072 at the 2020 census . [ 1 ] Hull is the smallest town by land area in Plymouth County and the eleventh smallest in the state. [ 2 ]
Nantasket Beach is a beach in the town of Hull, Massachusetts. It is part of the Nantasket Beach Reservation, administered by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation. [3] The shore has fine, light gray sand and is one of the most highly rated beaches in Greater Boston. [4] Due to its gentle slope, at low tide, the beach extends ...
Hull had expanded rapidly during the 18th century with shipping tonnages increasing over ten times in that period, and numerous docks supplementing and connecting Old Dock (Queen's Dock) being built by the Dock company in the 19th: Humber Dock 1809, Junction Dock (Prince's Dock) 1829, by 1846 Railway Dock connected to the Hull and Selby Railway ...
An early proposal for a railway eastwards from Hull into Holderness was made in 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway for a line from a junction on a line to the east Dock (Victoria Dock) at Drypool to Patrington via Hedon; [1] the Patrington line was not included in the resultant acts of 1846. [2] [note 1]
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 ...
King George Dock (opened 1914) – jointly operated with the Hull and Barnsley Railway.The Dock was used by the 17th (NER Pioneer) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers as a base during its formation in 1915. [7] Hartlepool Docks: acquired as part of the West Hartlepool Harbour & Railway in 1865. Major imports of Scandinavian timber (including ...
January 21, 2004. Hull Shore Drive and Nantasket Avenue are a historic coastal parkway in Hull, Massachusetts. Nantasket Avenue, designated as part of Route 228, is the main road through the town of Hull. Hull Shore Drive is a short segment of the road, near the Nantasket Beach Reservation at the southern end of the Hull peninsula.