Visit Kingston upon Hull, City of Places

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Kingston upon Hull, City of places overview by Walkfo

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Kingston upon Hull, City of history

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Early development

Kingston upon Hull stands on the north bank of the Humber Estuary at the mouth of its tributary, the River Hull . It was originally an outlying part of the hamlet of Myton, named Wyke . The name is thought to originate either from a Scandinavian word Vik meaning inlet or from the Saxon Wic meaning dwelling place or refuge .

Prosperity

The port served as a base for Edward I during the First War of Scottish Independence . It prospered by exporting wool and woollen cloth, importing wine and timber . Hull established a flourishing commerce with the Baltic ports as part of the Hanseatic League . During the English Civil War, Hull became strategically important because of the large arsenal located there .

Hull Blitz

More than 1,200 people died in air raids on the city during the Second World War . 95% of the city’s houses were damaged or destroyed, making it the most severely bombed British city or town apart from London .

City of Culture

In 2017 Hull was awarded the title of ‘City of Culture’ by the department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport . Within the city there was a series of festivals which occurred in public spaces to promote the city and its newly given title .

Kingston upon Hull, City of culture & places

The city’s arts and heritage have played a role in attracting visitors and encouraging tourism in recent efforts at regeneration. The city has a theatrical tradition with some famous actors and writers having been born and lived in Hull. In April 2013 Hull put forward a bid to be the UK City of Culture in 2017.

Museums

The Museums Quarter is a development on the High Street in the heart of the Old Town . The work cost £5.1 million and was carried out from 1998 to 2003, being formally opened by the Duke of Gloucester . Museums are Wilberforce House, the birthplace of the British politician, abolitionist and social reformer, and the Arctic Corsair .

Art galleries

The civic art gallery is the Ferens Art Gallery on Queen Victoria Square, a Grade II listed building . Other galleries include the three-storey Humber Street Gallery, in the former Fruit Market building which was opened in 2017 .

Visual culture and sculpture

A number of modern art sculptures and heritage trails have been installed around Hull . The Seven Seas Fish Trail marks Hull’s fishing heritage, leading its followers through old and new sections of the city, following a wide variety of sealife engraved in the pavement . Running along Spring Bank there is also an elephant trail, with stone pavers carved by a local artist to the designs of members of the community .

Theatres

Hull New Theatre, which opened in 1939, with a £16 million refurbishment in 2016–17, is the largest venue in the city . Hull Truck Theatre is a smaller independent theatre, established in 1971, that regularly features plays, notably those written by John Godber . In 1914, there were 29 cinemas in Hull but most of these have now closed .

Poetry

Philip Larkin set many of his poems in Hull; these include “The Whitsun Weddings”, “Toads”, and “Here” Douglas Dunn’s Terry Street, a portrait of working-class Hull life, is one of the outstanding poetry collections of the 1970s .

Music

Hull City Hall plays host to major British and European symphony Orchestras with its ‘International Masters’ orchestral concert season . In the 1960s, Mick Ronson of the Hull band Rats worked closely with David Bowie and was heavily involved in production of the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars .

Nightlife, bars and pubs

England’s civil war was said to be started in a pub situated in the Old Town . One pub has Hull’s smallest window (The George Hotel)

Festivals

The Humber Mouth literature festival is an annual event and the 2012 season featured artists such as John Cooper Clarke, Kevin MacNeil and Miriam Margolyes . The annual Hull Jazz Festival takes place around the Marina area for a week at the beginning of August . The city’s Pride in Hull festival is one of the largest free-to-attend LGBT+ Pride events in the UK . In 2013, from 29 April to 5 May, Hull Fashion Week took place with various events happening in venues in and around Hull’s City centre .

Kingston upon Hull, City of economy & business

Development, 2000–2010

St Stephen’s retail project was one of many major commercial, office and services developments planned or took place during the first decade of the 21st century . One high-profile project was the £165 million Humber Quays development, built near to the Humber Estuary . The city centre railway station, and adjacent bus terminal were also redeveloped, and were official opened in 2009, as the Hull Paragon Interchange .

Development, 2010–present

In January 2011 Siemens Wind Power and Associated British Ports signed a memorandum of understanding concerning the construction of a wind turbine manufacturing plant at Alexander Dock . The plan would require some modification of the dock to allow the ships, used for transporting the wind turbines, to dock and be loaded . A waste-to-energy centre costing £150 million is also planned to be built by the Spencer Group .

Kingston upon Hull, City of geography / climate

Kingston upon Hull is on the northern bank of the Humber Estuary. The city is built upon alluvial and glacial deposits which overlie chalk rocks. The land within the city is generally very flat and is only 2 to 4 metres (6.5 to 13 ft) above sea level.

Climate

Located in Northern England, Hull has a temperate maritime climate dominated by the passage of mid-latitude depressions . The weather is very changeable from day to day and the warming influence of the Gulf Stream makes the region mild for its latitude . The absolute maximum temperature recorded is 34.4 °C (93.9 °F), set in August 1990 .

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Kingston upon Hull, City of has many places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Kingston upon Hull, City of’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Kingston upon Hull, City of’s information audio spots:

A1079 road The A1079 is a major road in Northern England. It links the cities of York and Kingston upon Hull, both in Yorkshire. It is one of the most important roads in the country.

HCC Training Hull City Council Training (HCC Training) is a further education and higher education training provider in Hull, England. It consists of seven separate centres based around Hull, where each centre specialises in a different industry. Hull Training offers apprenticeships and professional development courses.

Hull Fair Hull Fair is one of Europe’s largest travelling funfairs, which comes to Kingston upon Hull, England for one week from 4 pm on Friday to 11 pm of the Saturday eight days later, encompassing 11 October each year. The fair is open every day between these days except Sunday.

Anlaby Road The ground was used for football club Hull City between 1906 and 1939. The record attendance was 32,000 in a FA Cup game against Newcastle United. The stands were bombed during the Second World War but Hull City used the site for training and reserve matches until 1965.

Londesborough Barracks Londesborough Barracks is a military installation in Kingston upon Hull. It is located on the outskirts of Hull and is located in the city centre.

Western General Hospital, Kingston upon Hull The Western General Hospital was an acute general hospital in Kingston upon Hull, England. It was the first hospital to be built in the 1930s.

Kingstown Radio Kingstown Radio is a hospital radio station based in Kingston upon Hull, England, broadcasting on 1350 kHz (AM) Broadcasting on the local NHS intranet across the Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust.

Wenlock Barracks Wenlock Barracks is a military installation on Anlaby Road in Kingston upon Hull. It is located in the centre of the city’s military base.

Queen’s Gardens, Hull Queen’s Gardens are set out within a 9.75-acre area that until 1930 was filled with the waters of Queen’s Dock. As the dock was not fully filled in, the gardens are largely below the level of the surrounding streets.

Hall Road Rangers F.C. Hall Road Rangers Football Club is a football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Division One and play at Haworth Park.

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