89-417: The Hull Trinity House , locally known as Trinity House , is a seafaring organisation consisting of a charity for seafarers, a school, and a guild of mariners. The guild originated as a religious guild providing support and almshouses for the needy, and established a school for mariners in 1787. By the 18th century it had responsibilities including management of the harbour at Hull , and buoys and pilotage in
178-446: A 'Shipmans Guild' in around 1457. The same year the property known as "Trinity House" was acquired from Carmelite friars. (It was rebuilt 1753.) In 1541 Henry VIII re-affirmed the guild's right to charge lowage and stowage for the support of an almshouse with a charter, as well as the rights of a legal entity, such as the ability to sue or hold property. The charter was re-affirmed in 1547, 1554, and 1567. In 1567 Elizabeth I granted
267-455: A basin onto the Humber of £84,000. Experience with the settlement and collapse of the old dock's walls led to more substantial construction of lock and dock walls, though some subsidence still occurred. The dock walls now stood on angled piled foundations, with the mass of the wall at a shallow angle to the vertical opposing the weight of earth behind. The lock base consisted of an inverted arch,
356-705: A crew provided by the Trinity House. The lifeboat became the responsibility of the Humber Conservancy Board in 1908. The guild reached the peak of its influence and power in the Napoleonic era , to the extent that it became the target of criticism and attack in the press. In 1852 the guild lost its monopoly on the Humber with the Humber Conservancy Act. Rights of lowage, stowage, and exclusive rights of pilotage were lost in
445-425: A design also used on the rebuilt Old Dock lock of 1814. During the construction of the lock pit a freshwater spring was found, causing difficulties in construction. The spring continued to cause problems in the lock pit, with some subsidence attributed to it (1812); James Walker directed further remedial work on the lock in 1830 as a result. John Harrap was the on site engineer. Construction began in 1803 and
534-455: A dock in the southern end of the ditch of the city walls, and a dock on the site of Hull Citadel, also known as the Garrison. Two reports recommended the new dock be sited in the town ditch and proposed a canal connecting the old and new dock. The Dock Company then commissioned John Hudson and John Longbotham to examine and cost a dock in the town ditch, as well as other improvements. There
623-406: A lock at each end 36 ft (11 m) wide with a bridge over each. The bridges were of the balanced lifting type; both bridges and locks were from Hunter and English (Bow, London), with iron from Alfreton , Derbyshire. In 1855, it was renamed Prince's Dock in honour of a visit by Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort . The dock closed in 1968. Part of the dock still exists but without
712-545: A lock connection to Humber Dock. The Princes Quay shopping centre, opened in 1991, was built over part of the dock on stilts. The dock now features a fountain. The Dock Company applied to build a new branch dock in May 1844, 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
801-401: A new building in 1842, and was split into lower and upper schools in 1849. By 1856 the school taught 98 boys; by the 1870s the school had 180 pupils. By the second half of the 20th century the school ('Trinity House Navigation School') had become an independent secondary technical school. The school was modernised in 1956. In 1963 it had 180 pupils and was located at its 1842 site. A third floor
890-471: A new harbour on the east side of the River Hull. Though the established development on the east bank tended to preclude a new port there, the same interests were unwilling to see the focus of trade shift away from the west bank where they were already established. In the early 1770s, John Grundy was contracted by agriculturalists owning land reliant on the drainage of the River Hull to assess the impact of
979-550: A port on the north side of the Humber Estuary , to the west of a bend southwards giving rise to (on average) deeper water; and the River Hull flows out into the Humber at the same point. The initial development of a port was undertaken by wool-producing Meaux Abbey before 1200 as a route for export. An important event in the history of Hull as a port was its acquisition by King Edward I . In 1297, it became
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#17327718788301068-471: A quay on the site of the town's moat. The dock was costed at between £55,000 and £60,000, and the quay between £11,000 and £12,000. Smeaton's report indicated no issues arising in terms of the flow of the river. After both reports had been provided in early 1773 the Corporation and Customs soon agreed to proceed with the plan. With limited opposition only on the grounds of the effect on drainage, an act for
1157-671: A site of around 30 acres (12 ha) in Drypool east of the River Hull and The Citadel and near the river's confluence with the Humber. The proposed dock had entrances onto the Humber and the Hull. Capital of £180,000 was proposed for the scheme. Proceedings for a bill in Parliament were begun in 1838. The Queen's Dock Company abandoned the project, after the Dock Company took up a similar proposal. In September 1839 James Walker
1246-538: A third of the council elected each time for a four-year term of office. The council meets at the Guildhall at the junction of Alfred Gelder Street and Lowgate in the city centre. The building was purpose-built for the council and was completed in 1914. It has several other administrative buildings, including the Wilson Centre, also on Alfred Gelder Street (which houses the main customer service centre), and
1335-551: Is largely ceremonial. Political leadership is provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 2007 have been: Following the 2024 election and a subsequent change of allegiance in June 2024, the composition of the council was: The next election is due in May 2026. Since the last boundary changes in 2018, the council has comprised 57 councillors representing 21 wards , with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with
1424-497: Is the local authority for the city of Kingston upon Hull (generally known as Hull) in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire , England. Hull has had a council since 1299, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1996 the council has been a unitary authority , being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council ; it is independent from East Riding of Yorkshire Council ,
1513-513: The via regia between Hessle and Beverley near to Anlaby (about 1302). By the 15th century, trade with the Hanseatic league had become important. During the same period the growth of the English cloth industry meant that the export of cloth from Hull increased while wool exports decreased. The 16th century brought a considerable reduction in the amount of cloth traded through
1602-610: The Hull Corporation , Hull Trinity House and Hull merchants formed a Dock Company, the first statutory dock company in Britain. The Crown gave the land which contained Hull's city walls for construction of docks, and an Act of Parliament was passed in 1774 allowing the Dock Company to raise up to £100,000 by shares and loans; thus Hull's first dock (the Old Dock) (a wet dock ) began construction. Three docks, known as
1691-527: The Humber Estuary . After the loss of many of its responsibilities as a result of the Humber Conservancy Act of 1852, the guild continued its work as a charity, and the provision of education, which continues to the present day. The school, now known as Hull Trinity House Academy , is now a secondary boys' school. The charity, Hull Trinity House Charity , supports seafarers and their families; supported by property holdings, it operates rest homes, as well as Welton Waters Adventure Centre. The Trinity House
1780-743: The Transport Act 1947 into the British Transport Commission , including the port and railway operations of the London North Eastern Railway (LNER). In 1962, the British Transport Docks Board was formed by the Transport Act 1962 . In 1981, the company was privatised by the Transport Act 1981 , and Associated British Ports was formed. Later that year, the docks were struck by an F0/T0 tornado on 23 November, as part of
1869-506: The York, Hull and East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway proposed a railway line from York to Hull which was to terminate at the East Dock. As a consequence, the York and North Midland Railway (Y&NMR) was forced to bring forward its own scheme to connect the east dock to the railway network. The Y&NMR's Victoria Dock Branch Line was opened in 1853. In 1863, the dock itself
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#17327718788301958-661: The "Hull Joint Dock Act". The new dock was opened in 1914 as the King George Dock. The Hull and Barnsley Railway became part of the North Eastern Railway in 1922, making the docks in Hull the responsibility of a single company once again. The Railways Act 1921 led to the merger of the NER into the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923. In 1948, much of Britain's transport operations were nationalised by
2047-536: The 1600s most matters of governance and tolls relating to the Port of Hull were controlled by the Trinity House. In 1625, Ferres, an elder brother of the guild founded an Almshouse, Ferres' Hospital ; on his death it was taken over by the guild. In 1680 Charles II appointed the guild as managers of the Haven, and affirmed the right to charge primage, set buoys, appoint pilots and make bylaws. The Trinity House Building
2136-598: The 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, with some influence over civic matters, as well as supporting and opposing bills in parliament relating to the towns trade and port. The guild was cofounder of the Hull Dock Company , provided half the capital for the Humber Dock , and backed the creation of the West Dock Company (see West Dock, Kingston upon Hull ). During this period members and institutions of
2225-531: The 19th century. The guild continued in its charitable and educational efforts after it had lost much of its power as regards shipping and pilotage. In 1785 a marine school was founded on the property of the Trinity House. A new building was constructed on the Trinity House site, adjacent to the chapel and the school opened in 1787 with 36 boys and with T.O. Rogers as master. Students were taught reading, writing, accountancy, religion, and navigation for three years after which they were apprenticed. The school moved to
2314-536: The Act of Parliament allowing the merger stipulated that about £500,000 would be spent on dock improvements over the next seven years. Clauses in the 1893 amalgamation bill protecting the Hull and Barnsley company prevented the NER from creating a new deep water dock without consulting the Hull and Barnsley Railway (H&BR). This led to a joint proposal for a dock east of Alexandra Dock being submitted, and passed in 1899, as
2403-467: The Dock Company's monopoly on dock facilities in Hull and led to price cutting competition between the two companies for dock charges. The Dock Company was operating at a loss and from 1886 sought to merge the company into a larger organisation—the obvious choice being the North Eastern Railway. In 1891, the Dock Company approached the North Eastern for capital to improve its Albert Dock, leading to
2492-662: The Half Tide Basin 3 acres (1.2 ha), the outer basin onto the Humber 2.75 acres (1.11 ha), and the Drypool Basin 1.125 acres (0.455 ha). In some respects the dock was of a slightly larger design than Walker's 1840 proposal. The water depth was 27.5 to 22 feet (8.4 to 6.7 m) (spring to neap tide), and the entrances to the Humber and the Hull River were 60 and 45 feet (18 and 14 m) wide respectively. There were two entrances. The larger entrance
2581-530: The Hull Corporation and Hull Trinity House, as set out in the text of the 1802 act. Humber Dock closed in 1968, it re-opened in 1983 as the Hull Marina . The dock, lock and swing bridge over the lock (a replacement dated 1846 ), are now listed structures. The swing bridge (Wellington Street Bridge) was restored in 2007. One stipulation of the Act of 1802 for the construction of Humber Dock
2670-584: The Hull Corporation, Hull Trinity House, the North Eastern Railway (NER) and various individuals in Hull. The site for the planned dock was on the Humber foreshore to the west of the River Hull. The Dock Company then proposed a larger dock in the same position, which was sanctioned by an Act of Parliament in 1861 This dock was known as the Western Dock until its opening in 1869 when it was named Albert Dock; an extension, William Wright Dock,
2759-519: The Hull and Barnsley company and the North Eastern Railway ; this was extended in 1969 by the Queen Elizabeth Dock extension. As of 2016 Alexandra is being modernised for use in wind farm construction, with a factory and estuary side quay under construction, a development known as Green Port Hull. The Town Docks, Victoria Dock, and St Andrew's Dock fell out of use by the 1970s and were closed. Some were later infilled and redeveloped, with
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2848-539: The Humber and Railway docks converted for leisure craft as Hull Marina . Other facilities at the port included the Riverside Quay, built on the Humber banks at Albert Dock for passenger ferries and European trains, and the Corporation Pier, from which a Humber Ferry sailed to New Holland, Lincolnshire . Numerous industrial works were served by the River Hull, which also hosted several dry docks. To
2937-504: The Humber and the River Hull. The design allowed for an extension to the east with timber ponds at a later date. The 1840 bill was withdrawn due to local opposition. In 1844, the company returned again to Parliament with a bill for a dock in the same location, as well as other works including the Railway Dock. Permission to build the new east dock, and railway dock was granted in 1844; construction of this new dock began in 1845 and
3026-404: The North Eastern Railway acquiring the shares and debts of the Dock Company in exchange for its shares. Instead of improving Albert Dock, the North Eastern decided to expend a much greater sum on a new dock, east of Alexandra Dock; however, the proposal was opposed by both the Hull and Barnsley, and the Hull Corporation. The Dock Company and NER were legally amalgamated in 1893; one of the clauses of
3115-462: The Old Dock was via the River Hull, there were still problems with ships accessing the dock through the crowded river. In 1781, a canal was proposed to connect the Old Dock to the Humber. In general, sea-borne trade was still growing. Customs commissioned three independent reports from Thomas Morris , William Jessop , and Joseph Huddart on the siting of a second dock in 1793. All three considered
3204-407: The River Hull (Victoria Dock) was constructed between 1845 and 1850; this became the main dock for timber trade and was expanded in the next two decades including the construction of large timber ponds. In 1860, a rival company, the West Dock Company, was formed to promote and build new docks suitable for the increasing amounts of trade and the growing size of steam ships; the scheme was supported by
3293-462: The Town Docks, which followed the path of the town walls, were constructed by the company between 1778 and 1829: The Old Dock, later Queen's Dock, (1778), Humber Dock (1809), and Junction Dock, later Prince's Dock, (1829). An extension of the Town Docks (Railway Dock) was built in 1846 just north of the terminus of the then recently opened Hull and Selby Railway . The first dock in Hull east of
3382-412: The Town Docks. 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. Docks along the banks of the Humber to the west were begun in 1862 with the construction of
3471-598: The Trinity house were together with the Hull Corporation and other interests constant presences at visits to the town of royalty, nobles and other important persons. The guild was also the authority for other ports, such as Bridlington and the Port of Grimsby , and its members were consulted by the state on maritime matters. Waters north of Whitby were governed by a similar historic institution, Trinity House, Newcastle , which also still exists, but which has always been separate and distinct from its Hull counterpart. During
3560-528: The West Dock, later Albert Dock. The William Wright extension opened in 1880, and a dock further west, St Andrew's Dock, opened in 1883. In 1885, Alexandra Dock, a new eastern dock was built connected to a new railway line constructed by the same company, the Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company . In 1914, King George Dock was built jointly by the competing railway companies,
3649-465: The borough certain rights of self-government. A subsequent charter in 1331 gave the borough the right to appoint a mayor . In 1440 the borough was given the right to appoint its own sheriff , which made it a county corporate and removed it from the jurisdiction of the Sheriff of Yorkshire . Seven years later, in 1447, the county corporate was extended to also include an adjoining rural area lying to
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3738-482: The branch dock, which was enabled by the Kingston-upon-Hull Dock Act, 1845. The Railway Dock was connected on the west side of the Humber Dock to the north of Kingston Street and was smaller than the other town docks. The dock of 13,130 sq ft (1,220 m ), approximately 716 by 165 feet (218 by 50 m) was constructed at a cost of £106,000. It opened on 3 December 1846. The Dock Company's engineer
3827-439: The construction was obtained in 1774. The Old Dock, the first dock in Hull, was built between 1775 and 1778 to a design by Henry Berry and John Grundy, Jr.; Luke Holt acted as resident engineer, appointed on John Smeaton's recommendation. As built the dock was 1,703 by 254 ft (519 by 77 m) long by wide, the lock 200 by 36.5 feet (61.0 by 11.1 m) long by wide at its extremities, and 24.5 feet (7.5 m) deep,
3916-478: The country. The town was then governed by a body formally called the 'mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Kingston upon Hull', generally known as the corporation or town council. The reformed borough was enlarged to match the Kingston upon Hull constituency , which had been expanded in 1832 to take in areas including Drypool and Sculcoates . As part of the same reforms, Hull lost its jurisdiction over
4005-475: The dock closed in 1968 and in 1984 became part of Hull Marina. After the construction of Junction Dock in 1825, the port and its trade continued to grow substantially, leading to the requirement for a new dock. In 1838, an independent company, the Queen's Dock Company, was formed to promote a new dock. The new dock, of around 12 acres (4.9 ha), to be called the Queen's Dock, was designed by James Oldham for
4094-434: The dock walls were displaced from their proper position by 3 feet (0.9 m), exacerbated by poor wall design and its buttresses . Further issues occurred on the lock to the River Hull, and the north wall of the lock basin collapsed before construction had been completed. Despite these setbacks the dock was formally opened on 22 September 1778. The lock required rebuilding in the 1780s to prevent total collapse, and in 1814
4183-441: The dock. By the second half of the 20th century, both ponds had been filled in creating timber yards and sidings; this pattern of use was retained until closure. One major use of the dock was for the trade in timber. There were also facilities for cattle imports including abattoirs and cold storage; coal was also exported through the dock. Hull Corporation Hull City Council , or Kingston upon Hull City Council ,
4272-483: The east of Hull, Salt End near Hedon became a petroleum distribution point in the 20th century, with piers into the estuary for shipment, and later developed as a chemical works. As of 2023, the main port is operated by Associated British Ports and is estimated to handle one million passengers per year; it is the main softwood timber importation port for the UK. Hull lies at a naturally advantageous position for
4361-423: The facilities at Hull. It was not until the later 1760s that the Hull Corporation acted and employed surveyors to search for a suitable site for a new harbour. At the same time, HM Customs sought an end to the need to inspect cargoes handled at the private wharves and wanted customs procedures incorporated into a new dock or wharf—a "legal quay". An initial survey by Robert Mylne and Joseph Robson recommended
4450-514: The guild powers to settle disputes between ships' masters and seamen, and to prevent any seamen thought unfit to take charge of a vessel. Under a 1581 charter the guild regulated the use of The Haven (late the Old harbour ), and licensed pilots . It also positioned buoys and beacons in the Humber for navigation. The right to charge primage , a local import duty, was granted in the 1581 charter. By
4539-570: The late 16th, 17th and 18th centuries the guild both supported and opposed bills to construct lighthouses at Spurn and Flamborough ; acts of 1766 and 1772 placed lighthouse construction under the jurisdiction of the London Trinity House , whilst the Hull guild was responsible for lighting and maintenance. All responsibilities passed to the London guild in 1836. In 1810 a lifeboat was set up at Spurn Point , funded by subscription, with
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#17327718788304628-485: The lock and basin were rebuilt under the guidance of John Rennie the Elder with George Miller as resident engineer. The lock was rebuilt of brick with pozzuolana mortar, faced with Bramley Fall stone. After rebuilding the lock was 120.75 by 38 feet (36.80 by 11.58 m) long by wide, with 24.5 feet (7.5 m) height above the sills; the depth of water being between 15 and 20 ft (4.6 and 6.1 m) depending on
4717-409: The lock and the basin were re-opened on 13 November 1815. The dock was called The Dock until the construction of further docks, when it was called The Old Dock. It was officially named the Queen's Dock in 1855. The dock closed in 1930 and was sold to the Corporation for £100,000. It was subsequently infilled and converted to ornamental gardens known as Queen's Gardens . Since the entrance to
4806-527: The lock river basin was 212 by 80 feet (65 by 24 m) in dimension. The dock entrance was on the River Hull just south of North Bridge, and the dock itself built west-south-west along the path of the North Wall as far as the Beverley Gate. The dock walls were of local brick, with Bramley Fall stone coping piece. Cement for the lock wall's front construction was rendered waterproof through
4895-471: The locks, with inverted, arched bottoms. While the cofferdam used in the construction of the northern lock was being dismantled a leak caused the undermining and collapse of around 60 feet (18 m) of the Old dock wall; the removal of debris was done using a diving bell , and the wall repaired with piling. The dock opened in 1829 and was 645 ft (197 m) long and 407 ft (124 m) wide, with
4984-536: The merchants' houses backing on to the wharves along the High Street. By the 18th century it was becoming increasingly clear that the Haven was unfit for the growing amount of trade: it was not only narrow, but tidal and prone to a build up of mud from the estuary. An additional stimulus to change was the demand for a 'legal quay' on which customs officials could easily examine and weigh goods for export without causing excessive delay to shipments. In 1773,
5073-430: The new district and its council. The legal name of the district is 'Kingston upon Hull', but the council styles itself 'Hull City Council' rather than its full formal name of 'Kingston upon Hull City Council'. The full name is sometimes used in official documents. In 1996 the county of Humberside and its council were abolished, and Hull City Council gained responsibility for county-level services. The way this change
5162-503: The north-west corner of the eastern timber pond (No. 2) was filled in c. 1900 because of changes to the railway layout north of the dock. In the late 1930s, the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) closed the entrance to No. 2 pond and partially filled in its south side, and expanded timber storage and sidings for the dock to the east over the site of the former shipyard of Earle's Shipbuilding, as part of wider improvements to rail connected timber handling facilities at
5251-420: The old town of Hull an island bounded by the three docks, a river and an estuary, and built roughly along the lines of the old fortifications between Beverley and Myton gates , as set out in the 1802 act. It was designed by James Walker with Thomas Thorton and later John Timperley as resident engineer. The construction cost £186,000. The dock walls were similar in design to those of Humber Dock, as were
5340-429: The only port from which goods could be exported overseas from the county of Yorkshire . Thus, in the 13th and 14th centuries Hull was a major English port for the export of wool, much of it to Flanders , with wine being a major import. During this period the River Hull was made navigable as far as the then important town of Beverley (1269), and roads were built connecting Hull to Beverley and Holderness and to
5429-547: The parts of Hullshire outside the enlarged borough boundary (the parishes of Hessle , Kirk Ella and North Ferriby and their associated townships ), which were returned to the jurisdiction of the Sheriff of Yorkshire. When elected county councils were established in 1889, Hull was considered large enough for the existing corporation to also take on county council functions, making it a county borough . The borough boundaries were enlarged on several occasions. In 1897, Hull
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#17327718788305518-592: The port can be traced to at least the 13th century, originally conducted mainly at the outfall of the River Hull, known as The Haven, or later as the Old Harbour. In 1773, the Hull Dock Company was formed and Hull's first dock built on land formerly occupied by Hull town walls . In the next half century a ring of docks was built around the Old Town on the site of the former fortifications, known as
5607-463: The port, but the export of lead increased. By the late 17th century Hull was the third port in the realm after London and Bristol , with the export of lead and cloth, and imports of flax and hemp as well as iron and tar from the Baltic. Until 1773, trade was conducted via the Old Harbour, also known as The Haven, a series of wharves on the west bank of the River Hull, with warehouses and
5696-486: The proposed new quay on the River Hull. Grundy's report of 1772 suggested either widening the river, or using the channel behind the Hull Citadel , or the moat of the Hull town walls for both harbourage and drainage. Grundy also proposed the use of gates in the channel to afford both wet and dry docks. Reports were prepared on the cost ( John Wooler ) and the effect on the river ( John Smeaton ) of Grundy's proposal for
5785-485: The record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day. The tornado was very weak, with damage remaining limited as a result; a second, stronger tornado struck Hull's north-eastern residential suburbs later that day. By the mid-1700s the overcrowding of ships on the River Hull, or Old Harbour, had reached such an extent that vessels were being damaged, in addition to causing delays in handling and shipping. Therefore, some tentative investigations were begun into expanding
5874-596: The tide. At the entrance to the dock a double drawbridge of the Dutch type, counterbalanced for ease of use, allowed people to cross the lock. The main part of the bridge was cast iron, built by Ayden and Etwell of the Shelf Iron Works (Bradford). The lock basin was rebuilt at the same time, to the same design as used in the new Humber Dock—the new basin was 213 feet (65 m) long, narrowing from 80.5 to 71 feet (24.5 to 21.6 m) wide from top to bottom. Both
5963-416: The tides. The lock was crossed by a two leaf swing bridge , 81 feet 9 inches (24.92 m) in total length, and 8 feet 3 inches (2.51 m) wide, made of cast iron, by Ayden and Etwell, with six main ribs supporting the roadway. The dock was first filled with water on 3 December 1808 and was formally opened on 30 June 1809. The cost of construction was split between the Dock Company,
6052-440: The unitary authority which administers the rest of the county. The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2022. It is based at the Guildhall . Hull was an ancient borough . It was granted its first charter in 1299 by Edward I . He had acquired the small port town of Wyke upon Hull six years earlier in 1293, and had renamed it Kingston upon Hull to reflect its new royal ownership. The 1299 charter gave
6141-422: The use of pozzolana imported from Italy. Piling for the walls consisted of piles narrowing from 12 by 9 inches (300 by 230 mm) to 3 inches (76 mm) at the bottom supporting sleepers 12 by 6 inches (300 by 150 mm) wide by deep trenailed to the piles. The alluvium excavated during the dock construction was deposited mostly on land to the north, raising the ground by 5 feet (1.5 m)—the land
6230-568: The west of Hull itself, which became known as Hullshire . Although independent from the Sheriff of Yorkshire, Hull remained part of the geographical county of Yorkshire and continued to form part of the East Riding for the purposes of lieutenancy until 1974. Hull was reformed in 1836 to become a municipal borough under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 , which standardised how most boroughs operated across
6319-421: Was J. B. Hartley , also the engineer on the east dock. Its primary purpose was for the transfer of goods to and from the newly built Hull and Selby Railway, which had its passenger terminus just west of Humber Dock facing onto Railway Street, and its goods sheds north of this (see Manor House Street railway station ). Railway lines also ran from the goods shed to the Humber Dock. Like Humber Dock,
6408-402: Was 2 shillings. Initially there was no clear connection with maritime trades. In 1457, Edward IV granted the rights of lowage and stowage (duties payable for loading and unloading), enabling the guild to build an almshouse and chapel for thirteen persons impoverished by some misfortune relating to seafaring. It is thought by Sheahan 1864 , p. 458 that the guild amalgamated with
6497-534: Was added to the school in 1973. The school gained "specialist" status in 2008, and became an academy in 2012. In 2013 the school moved to a new site on George Street, using a refurbished former university building, the Derek Crothall building, formerly part of the University of Lincoln (ex Humberside Polytechnic) (ex Hull Nautical College until sometime in the 1980s). In 2014 the site of the old school
6586-511: Was approved for demolition. The site of the old school is now a car park/events area called Zebedee's Yard. 53°44′32″N 0°20′07″W / 53.74228°N 0.33530°W / 53.74228; -0.33530 The Old Harbour, Kingston upon Hull The Port of Hull is a port at the confluence of the River Hull and the Humber Estuary in Kingston upon Hull , in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England. Seaborne trade at
6675-417: Was asked to design plans for a dock, and proceedings for a bill in Parliament were begun at the end of that year. The dock's main aim was to accommodate the increased timber trade, freeing up the town docks; alternative plans were also considered including a west dock, and the conversion of the Old Harbour (River Hull) into a dock. Walker's dock was broadly similar to the built dock, with entrances onto both
6764-635: Was awarded city status , after which the corporation was also known as the city council. In 1914 the city's mayor was awarded the honorific title of lord mayor . Local government was reformed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . Hull kept the same boundaries (which had last been expanded in 1968) but was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan district and placed in the new county of Humberside , with county-level functions passing to Humberside County Council . Hull's borough and city statuses and its lord mayoralty were all transferred to
6853-528: Was completed in 1809 at a cost of £220,000. Mud from the excavations was used to make new ground on the banks of the Humber, with the upper clay stratum also used to manufacture bricks for the works. The dock entrance was from the Humber via an outer basin with piers. The dock itself was 914 ft (279 m) long and 342 ft (104 m) wide, the lock was 158 ft (48 m) long and 42 ft (13 m) wide. The depth of water varied from 21 to 26 ft (6.4 to 7.9 m) seasonally depending on
6942-444: Was completed in 1850 at a cost of £300,000. The Dock Company's engineer for this project was J. B. Hartley; the plan was similar in overall form to that of James Walker's design. The formal laying of the foundation stone took place on 5 November 1845, and the formal opening on 3 July 1850, with the dock given the name Victoria Dock, in honour of Queen Victoria . The dock had an area of about 12.83 acres (5.19 ha), with
7031-415: Was established at the same time, covering both Hull and the neighbouring East Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority area. The council provides both district-level and county-level functions. There are no civil parishes in the city. The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2022. Political control of the council since 1929 has been as follows: The role of Lord Mayor
7120-478: Was expanded eastwards by 8 acres (3.2 ha), plus another timber pond (No. 2) of 12 acres (4.9 ha) east of the dock. The original timber pond (No. 1) east of the Half Tide Basin was extended through land reclaimed from the Humber. In 1875, the extent of the two ponds was 14 and 8 acres (5.7 and 3.2 ha) respectively. The western boundary of the dock was defined by the Hull Citadel, which
7209-586: Was formally established in 1369, by the adoption of the 'first subscription deed', in which Robert Marshall (Alderman), and around fifty other people founded a guild, the Guild of the Holy Trinity , similar to other religious guilds of the day – it would have masses said, attended at the Holy Trinity Church , buy candles, attend funerals, and aid any sick member of the guild. The subscription fee
7298-419: Was later sold for building upon. Some of the work proved inadequate, requiring reconstruction later. Issues with weak ground led to displacement bulging of the dock's walls in 1776 before the dock had been completed. Both Holt and Berry had recommended extra piling at the softer ground areas but had been over-ruled. Subsequent movement of the walls proved additional piling was necessary. By 1778 some parts of
7387-453: Was legally implemented was to create a new non-metropolitan county of Kingston upon Hull covering the same area as the existing district, but with no separate county council; instead the existing city council took on county functions, making it a unitary authority. This therefore had the effect of restoring the city council to the powers it had held when Hull was a county borough prior to 1974. A ceremonial county called East Riding of Yorkshire
7476-409: Was onto the Humber. From an outer basin it led via two parallel locks to the Half Tide Basin, and then to the dock itself. The second entrance was onto the River Hull south of the entrance to the Old Dock and of Drypool Bridge; it had an outer lock which opened directly to a second locked area known as Drypool Basin. The first timber pond was added soon after the construction of the dock. In 1845,
7565-578: Was opened 1880. A third dock (St Andrew's Dock) on the Humber foreshore west of the William Wright Dock was opened in 1883. The three docks were ideally suited for trans-shipment by rail as they were directly south of and parallel with the Selby to Hull railway line that terminated in the centre of Hull. In 1885, Alexandra Dock opened; it was owned and operated by the Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company . This ended
7654-445: Was rebuilt in 1753, and a guild house added in 1775 by the architect Joseph Page . The buildings were of brick, with stucco fronts, in a Tuscan style. Statues of Neptune and Britannia were installed above the main entrance, with the building forming a square around a courtyard, with almshouse rooms around it. In 1835 the guild had several other almshouses around the town. The Trinity House became an important institution in Hull in
7743-554: Was sold to the Dock company and demolished in 1864. The site was then used for timber storage. Part of the former Citadel land was used by Martin Samuelson and Company (later Humber Iron Works) for shipbuilding, and later by Cook, Welton & Gemmell (from 1883 to 1902). C. & W. Earle also had shipbuilding facilities (established 1851) on the banks of the Humber adjacent to and south of Victoria Dock. Part of
7832-469: Was some delay in making the new dock a reality, partly due to the lethargy of the Dock Company, but by 1802 a bill had been passed in Parliament for the construction of a second dock—again following the path of the City walls, this time from Hessle gate roughly northwards. John Rennie and William Chapman were employed as engineers. They submitted an optimistic cost estimate for a dock in the town ditch with
7921-424: Was that the Dock Company would build a third dock between the Old and Humber docks when the average tonnage of goods unloaded at the docks reached a certain level. This condition was satisfied in 1825. The required Act of Parliament had already been passed in 1824, and construction of the third dock began in 1826. This dock, Junction Dock, was constructed between, and connected to the Old and Humber Docks. This made
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