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Almost retired, resident of France, native of East Yorkshire, teacher, amateur Tarot, blogger, artist. Follow my blog about EastYorkshire buildings. . #Hull #lgbtq #Yorkshire
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78-80 George Street, Hull, 1936 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/7... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
78-80 George Street, Hull, 1936
Built in 1936, this shop started life as Greasley & Son, a firm of surveyors. 78-80 George Street in Hull is a modest yet distinctive example of 1930s urban architecture. Its white-painted faça…
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February 17, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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Pair of Georgian Houses, 83-93 George Street, Hull 1782 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/p... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire
Pair of Georgian Houses, 83-93 George Street, Hull 1782
83–93 George Street are two houses, now used as an institute, built around 1782 and thought to be by Charles Mountain senior, with some changes made in the mid-1800s. They are made of brick with pa…
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February 17, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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East Park Concrete Gateway, Holderness Road, Hull, 1964 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/03/01/e... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
East Park Concrete Gateway, Holderness Road, Hull, 1964
In 1964, East Park in Hull saw major alterations, including the removal of its original main entrance gates. These were replaced by a Brutalist-style concrete gateway, likely designed by City Archi…
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February 17, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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117 Coltman Street, Former Home of Lilian Bilocca, Hull, 1847 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/1... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire
117 Coltman Street, Former Home of Lilian Bilocca, Hull, 1847
117 Coltman Street is a quietly handsome Victorian terraced townhouse from around 1847, part of the confident west Hull expansion that filled Coltman Street with similar houses for well-to-do smack…
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February 17, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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179 Coltman Street, Hull, 1840 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/1... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture #localhistory
179 Coltman Street, Hull, 1840
This end of terrace was built around 1840 and restored in the late 20th century. It is brick with a stuccoed front and a slate roof with a single chimney at the gable end. A low parapet tops the fa…
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February 17, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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113 Coltman Street, Hull, 1841 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/1... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
113 Coltman Street, Hull, 1841
113 Coltman Street, with the wall beside it, was built around 1841 and altered in the late 20th century. The house is brick with painted stone details and a slate roof that slopes on all sides, wit…
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February 17, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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103 Coltman Street, Hull, 1840 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/1... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
103 Coltman Street, Hull, 1840
No. 103 is part of a pair of semi-detached houses built around 1840 and remodelled in the late 20th century. Now in residential use, it is constructed of brick with a slate roof and has a chimney o…
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February 17, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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180-186 Coltman Street, Hull, 1840 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/1... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
180-186 Coltman Street, Hull, 1840
A terrace of seven houses, built around 1840 and linked by former stables, restored in the late 20th century. They are brick with stuccoed fronts and slate roofs—hipped in the centre, with gabled a…
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February 17, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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Victorian Semi-detached villa, 102 Coltman St, Hull, 1840 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/v... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
Victorian Semi-detached villa, 102 Coltman Street, Hull, 1840
Built around 1840, 102 Coltman Street, is a two-storey brick house, and formerly known as Iddesleigh House. It later became the West Hull Liberal Club and is now the Ryder Social Club. The building…
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February 17, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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Hull's expanding Suburban Metroland, #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/b...
Hull’s expanding Suburban Metroland, Birklands Drive Estate, Hull, 1938
1938, Birklands Drive Estate, located in Hull, along with similar construction at James Reckitt Avenue and Ings Road. The structure is a semi-detached house featuring a hipped roof with a central c…
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February 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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Hull Municipal Crematorium, Hedon Road, Hull, 1901 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/03/01/h... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #Edwardian #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #cemeteries
Hull Municipal Crematorium, Hedon Road, Hull, 1901
Located at the northeast corner of Hedon Road Cemetery, Hull Municipal Crematorium was the first municipal crematorium built in the country. The idea was first proposed in 1891 by Dr. W. Holder in …
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February 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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The 'new' Flamborough Head Lighthouse 1806 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/t... #Bridlington #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #Explorebeverley #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #Flamborough
The ‘new’ Flamborough Head Lighthouse 1806
Flamborough Head’s present lighthouse, built in 1806 to designs by Trinity House architect Samuel Wyatt and fully established by 1808, is a textbook example of early‑nineteenth‑century functional c…
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February 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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Beverley Arms Extension, North Bar Within, Beverley, 1967 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/02/12/b... #Beverley #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #Explorebeverley #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland
Beverley Arms Extension, North Bar Within, Beverley, 1967
In 1967 the 300 year old Beverley Arms was essentially gutted and renovated, under the direction of Trust House Forte. The hotel is cradle to some of my earliest memories. A treat at the Buttery, w…
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February 16, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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2 North Bar Without, Amphion House, Beverley, 1775 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/05/07/2... #Beverley #architecture #Eastyorkshire #georgianarchitecture
2 North Bar Without, Amphion House, Beverley, 1775
Built around 1795, this elegant three-storey red-brick townhouse with an attic is attached to North Bar and complements it architecturally. The front of the building is symmetrical, with three sash…
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February 16, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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Essex House, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, 1975 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/03/01/e... #Hull #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
Essex House, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, 1975
Essex House, probably from 1975, exhibits a modernist architectural style with strong vertical emphasis and geometric symmetry. The facade is dominated by tall, arched window bays framed by light-c…
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February 16, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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Lowgate House, Lowgate, Hull, 1974 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/l... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
Lowgate House, Lowgate, Hull, 1974
Lowgate House was built in 1974 as a modern office block, designed in the brutalist idiom that dominated the era. Its original fabric was unapologetically utilitarian: precast concrete panels, rect…
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February 16, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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Elm Drive, Cherry Burton, East Yorkshire, 1969 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/05/09/e... #CherryBurton #Yorkshire #architecture #Britisharchitecture #1960s
Elm Drive, Cherry Burton, East Yorkshire, 1969
The houses exhibit a traditional British suburban aesthetic, characterized by pitched roofs, masonry facades, and symmetrically arranged windows. The architectural composition suggests a modest yet…
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February 15, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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Former Fruit Brokers, 66-68 Humber Street, Hull, circa 1960* hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/f... #Hull #UKTravel #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
Former Fruit Brokers, 66-68 Humber Street, Hull, circa 1960*
An interesting, austere, and oddly evocative 2-storey building with 8 tall windows, built in red brick with hidden slopped roof, visible only from the side. At the front, the space is now occupied …
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February 15, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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"The Ferensway Glass Palace," Europa House, Hull, 1975 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/t... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
“The Ferensway Glass Palace,” Europa House, Hull, 1975
6-storey Europa House, built 1974-5, was designed by John Brunton & Partners of Bradford. The building exhibits a striking postmodern architectural style, characterized by its curved glass faca…
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February 15, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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Warehouse, Robinson Row and King Street, Hull, 1850* #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/w...
Warehouse, Corner of Robinson Row and King Street, Hull, 1850*
Built around 1850 and restored in the late 20th century, this former warehouse—now offices—is a four-storey brick building with painted ashlar details and a hipped and gabled slate roof. Sitting on…
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February 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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Norwich House, Saville Street, Hull, 1976 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/n... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
Norwich House, Saville Street, Hull, 1976
Opened in 1976, Norwich House is functional and used repetitive geometric patterns within a red brick 5 storey structure. Vertical pilasters break the monotony, extending from the roofline to the f…
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February 13, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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Marks & Spencer Building Hull, 1931 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/m... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
Marks & Spencer Building, 40 Whitefriargate, Hull, 1931 and 1938
The former Marks & Spencer store on Whitefriargate was purpose‑built in 1931 to designs by Norman Jones, Sons & Rigby of Southport, with a matching extension added in 1938, and it remains a…
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February 13, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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Plimsoll's Ship Hotel, Hull, 1870 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/p... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire
Plimsoll’s Ship Hotel, 103 Witham, Hull, 1870, refronted 1874
Attractive and well-detailed public house with distinctive consoles andfigurehead capitals. Built early 19th century and originally known as The ShipInn. Refronted 1874 © Copyright Bernard Sha…
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February 12, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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22 Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, possibly 1962* hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/2... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #1960s #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture
22 Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, possibly 1962*
The building is three storeys high, with a flat roof and a simple, box‑shaped outline. The front is divided into vertical strips by thick concrete uprights running from the ground to the roof. Betw…
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February 7, 2026 at 4:33 AM