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Heritage Open Days 2022 Friday, September 9 to Sunday, September 18 Hull In thewithpartnershipBeverley&EastRiding We made it! Looking at the astounding inventions from our region PagEs 4-5 PagEs 12-13 PagEs 22-23 Put us in the picturestart your enginesahead of their time

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HODS National Trust project manager, Sarah Holloway, said: “The Hull and Beverley programme is always one to watch for the festival, and this year they’ve ‘astounded’ us again with a wonderful array of stories and places to discover!”

Central to these developments is the hypothesis that if people like and appreciate where they live, their quality of life will be better; people will be attracted to come to live and

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2 WELCOME TO HODS 2022

WHAT A GREAT PLACE HULL IS!

EACH Year in September, we join in with towns and villages across the nation in presenting our Heritage Open Days Festival. This is our annual opportunity to brag about, and celebrate, our rich heritage, which has made the city and the region, what it is today.Itspeople, events, buildings, and companies that have left their collective mark, to bequeath to us a legacy which we can now all enjoy and learn from, and exploit.HODS in Hull, Beverley, and the East Riding, aims to show off what we have had, have now and, in some ways, provide pointers to the future, in a time of unprecedented, economic development of the whole region, and the major revival of Hull’s built environment.

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In fact, what a great place our region of Hull, Beverley and the beautiful county of East Yorkshire is – Not enough people know that!

Volunteers: Nationally, each year around 400,000 people join in with the country’s largest festival of heritage and, save for a small and very dedicated team at National Trust, the coordinators, the festival relies on a huge army of volunteers to open their buildings, deliver historical talks, provide guided walks, dance in the streets, and keep us entertained. Our Media Partners: For many years now, we have enjoyed working with the team at the Hull Daily Mail, who assemble all the words and images into a printable form, print it and help to distribute the HODS Brochure around Hull, Beverley and the Thecounty.National Theme: Each year now, there is a national theme and this year it is Astounding Inventions’. Our area has been at the forefront of pioneering innovation such as the invention of Dettol, the invention of the ubiquitous liquid crystal, the first patent for an oil engine, which predated Herr Diesel’s products, about five years before he cornered the market. And did you know that in the early part of the last century, 80% of the world’s folding music stands were produced by a Beverley company, or that Beverley has the world’s largest collection of ancient gas lamp standards, newly restored for this year’s HODS. Our Supporters: All this has to be funded of course, and this is achieved through the generosity of about 30 sponsors in local companies and the local authorities in Hull and the East Riding, for which we are grateful.

3 CONTENTS 16 34 4 28 20 Features PAGES 2: Introduction PAGES 4-5: George Gray - Putting us in the picture PAGES 6-7: The Wonder of Withernsea PAGES 8-9: Reckitt & Sons PAGES 10-11: Iconic firm KCOM PAGES 12-13: The story of William Dent Priestman PAGES 14-15: Mosaic Roman Treasures PAGES 16-17: Aviation leader Robert Blackburn PAGES 18-19: Hydraulic Power Network PAGES 20-21: The hunt for Mary Wollstonecraft’s house PAGES 22-23: Clockmaker John Harrison PAGES 24-25: Pioneer William Harmon PAGES 26-27: Successful merchant Joseph Pease PAGES 28-29: The Winds Of Change PAGES 30-31: Ale Trail PAGES 32: Wrecking Ball PAGES 33: HullBID PAGES 68-71: Malam and Crosskill PAGES 80: Old Town Festival Talks PAGES 34-39: The talks of the townFascinating insights into Hull’s heritage PAGE 44-45: Tours and Talks PAGE 65: Beverley Gas Lamps Walks PAGES 40-43: Take a walk on the wild side! PAGES 66-67: Walk this way for tour of town’s rich history Hull buildings PAGES 48-61: Everything you need to enjoy Heritage Open Days Beverley buildings PAGES 72-77: Discover the rich history of a fascinating town Maps PAGE 64: Beverley PAGES 78-79: Hull SUPPORTING HULL’S HERITAGE For more details www.hullandbeverleyvisit,heritagestore.co.uk

THE man who helped to revolutionise the world of phones, computers and televisions, was George Gray, a professor at the University ofHeHull.is only known in select scientific circles (apart from maybe a few travellers boarding a Hull-bound train bearing his name). Yet you are probably reading this article on a device that owes its existence to Gray, for he developed the molecules that made liquid crystal displays (LCDs) viable.Fifty years ago, on the March 22, George Gray, a professor at the University of Hull, published a paper which would trigger a multibillion-dollar industry and make today’s abundance of flatscreen devices possible. – smart phones, TVs, computers and ipads.

Gray was recipient of the 1995 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1991. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1983, and in 1987 was awarded the Leverhulme Medal of the Royal Society. In 1979 he was awarded the Rank Prize for Opto-electronics and in 1996 the SID Karl Ferdinand Braun Prize. The University of Hull was the first university

Education and career

GEORGE GRAYFEATURE

Born in Denny, Scotland, Gray was educated at the University of Glasgow and while working as an assistant lecturer at the University College in Hull (then part of the University of London) obtained his PhD in 1953. He developed his academic career at the college, which became the University of Hull in 1954, from 1946 to 1990. He was appointed senior lecturer in 1960, Professor of Organic Chemistry in 1974, and GF Grant Professor of Chemistry in 1984. He remained an Emeritus Professor at InHull.1990 he joined the chemical company Merck, then became an independent consultant in 1996. In 1973, in conjunction with the Royal Radar Establishment, he showed that 4-Cyano-4’-pentylbiphenyl possessed a stable nematic phase at room temperature. This compound and other long-lasting cyano-biphenyls made the twisted nematic display (LCD) popular.

George Gray helped to revolutionise the world of phones, computers and televisions

Demonstration digital clock using Cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals made at the Royal Radar Establishment in 1973

Gray wrote the first English book covering the subject of liquid crystals, “Molecular Structure and Properties of Liquid Crystals”, published in 1962.

Meet the man who put us in the picture

It could almost be said that, with the help of George Gray, 50 years ago, that the world entered a new age of advanced technology.

At a Government meeting at the time, to discuss how the Ministry of Defence could save a fortune being spent on cathode ray tubes for radar installations, someone said “I wonder if I can help”. That voice was George Gray’s and come the end of the meeting he and his team of chemists at the University of Hull were awarded the contract to deliver room temperature liquid crystals. That they did, and the results were patented and published and by 1973 the first LCDs in commercial devices became available.Atonetime the molecules that Gray invented accounted for more than 90 per cent of all the liquid crystals in the world’s smart phones, calculators, digital watches, and televisions.

5 to be awarded the Queen’s Award for Technological Achievement, in 1979, for the liquid crystal joint-development work.Gray has been a Director of the International Liquid Crystal Society. Members of the British Liquid Crystal Society honoured his achievements by establishing the George W. Gray Medal for contributions to liquid crystal research and technology. In March 2013, the University of Hull celebrated the 40th anniversary of Gray’s seminal paper being published on March 22,Hull1973.Trains named their first British Rail Class 222 ‘Pioneer’ high-speed train Professor George Gray in recognition of his achievements in the modern history ofSoHull.what are liquid crystals and what makes liquid crystals so ideal for the displays in everything from digital watches to tablet computers? Firstly, they are odd materials that run contrary to school science lessons on the three states of matter. Our teachers told us about solids, liquids and gases. In solids, molecules are ordered and pretty much static relative to each other, while liquids flow because their molecules are free to move around one another. Liquid crystals fall somewhere in between, they are a fourth state of matter – they can flow like liquids while simultaneously maintaining some order, like solids. The second important feature of liquid crystals is the way they interact with polarised light; by flipping the orientation of the liquid crystals they can be changed from opaque to translucent. This process can be controlled with a small electric field. Once this was figured out, it’s not difficult to see how you can turn them into flatscreen displays. Gray didn’t invent liquid crystals. In fact, they are quite common; every cell in our body is surrounded by a liquid crystalline membrane. Nor did he demonstrate that liquid crystals have the flippable characteristic that makes them suitable for displays. Gray’s breakthrough was to develop molecules that are flippable at room temperatures. But just like so many great innovations the road to development was far from easy, largely because there was little appetite for funding research on molecules that, at the time, had no clear applications.Turningliquid crystals from curiosities into the ubiquitous technologies that they are today required both a burning need for new displays and the foresight of one of the more colourful government ministers, John Stonehouse, who some will remember for his attempt to fake his own death!

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Professor Geroge Gray, of the University of Hull, with a phial of Biphenyl Liquid Crystal and a digital display in 1979

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THE Seaside Resort of Withernsea is purpose-built, a distinction it shares with Fleetwood, Llandudno, S. Leonard’s-on-Sea and Saltburn … a suitable destination for a Railway. And Withernsea’s effective creator, Hull Lord Mayor Anthony Bannister (18171878) not only inspired tracks new from Hull Victoria to Withernsea (opened 1854, closed 1964), not only chaired Withernsea’s Pier, Promenade, Gas & General Improvement Company; but also spent the last day of his curtailed life in the Theresort.original grid for Withernsea’s roads intended to place the 1877 Pier Towers - modelled on Conwy Castle - as the structure visitors would see first as they emerged from the Station; a focal point around which every other building could be planned. Bannister Street, slightly inland, was meant the actual Esplanade, before a parallel North Promenade was constructed.“Planning” in this context must be taken loosely. No Lord Mostyn to inspire Llandudno, no Hesketh laying out Southport, no Titus Salt creating Saltaire, nor a Raymond Unwin behind Letchworth Garden City.

Withernsea’s uniquely un-matching architecture is hilariously haphazard - yet curiously harmonious. Diverse structures work because virtually nobody prior to Withernsea’s UDC [1898] restrained Speculation or Speculators. Indeed, expansionists were encouraged. The true builders of this intriguing town were jobbing builders. No permissions, no blueprints, no building regulations, no statutory notices or no public inquiries. Builders simply acquired a plot, or series of plots, of land, and paid for the next pair of semis by selling - or renting out - the first pair. So it is that down Lascelles Avenue or Queen Street North the tripper discovers four identical houses, skip three plots, then an additional two from the same pattern-book, one shop, three oddities, finally four handsome villas matching. On the promenade, because most houses are terraced, not semis, needing any succeeding builder to tie his dividing wall. A student of architecture sees the join, and the change of brick, red not yellow, round bay window, not square, the moment Reckitt’s Sunshine homes morphed into the handiwork of, A.E. Greenside, Master Builder.

Do come to Withernsea. Walk around. Find serendipity in the unexpected. Examine Young Street, Marine Parade, Cammidge Street, Arthur Street, High Brighton, Cheverton Avenue, Southcliff Tale of attics, balconies, castellation and grand entrances. Godfrey Holmes discovers how a Victorian seaside resort rapidly expanded on its green-field site

Withernsea Pier Towers

7 and Prince’s. So many distinctive thoroughfares, so near the wild North Sea.Roads named after the Resort’s VIPs: for a speed-walker 30 minutes; a stroller 60 minutes; an architectural historian, three hundred-and-sixty minutes! Nor will every single surprise announce itself on first outing. Here now are some of the ornaments and adornments to look out for, turreted corner plots, once to flourishing shops, once thriving Bed and Breakfasts; 180-degree windows defining a 180degee settlement. Some “bays” continuing upwards from ground floor to bedroom 1. And as you’d expect in a demure, Victorian, watering-place, some impenetrable “net,” or lace, curtains. Spot some remarkable balconies: these definitely not of Edwardian Ramsgate standard - nor Hove - worthy efforts nonetheless. A third of balconies are used: attended to with imagination and loving care; two-thirds - inexplicablyabandoned. Still looking upward: triangular atticshideaways sometimes adding to the height of a neighbouring property; newer dormers undistinguished!uniformlyOf interest, 3 or 4 houses in Withernsea have purpose-built look-out keeps. More hexagons in the sky would advantage the resort’s roofscape and its Discoverastronomers!somespectacularly highalmost pretentious - doorways: the best on Queen Street before its junction with North Gate. Surely these 8-foot high portals would grace London’s Kensington or Mayfair - yet their stark, neo-Georgian, simplicity suits working-class Withernsea where more ostentatious pillars and porticos might jar. On the subject of restrained ornament, do seek out 18 or 19 stained-glass frontdoor panels, lifeboats setting out to Sea, gaily-attired “flappers”, lighthouses, sunrises. Nor unknown are individual builders’ trademarks: sculpted angels, quoins, quoits, balustrades, lovinglycarved mouldings. The only trouble: more exotic wooden eaves and mouldings are very high-maintenance. As with Withernsea’s widespread stucco, required re-painting is triennial. Listing too many other features would rob the enjoyment of many a wanderer catching an EYMS double-decker out of Hull Interchange. Suffice it to say there are none or ten adjoining wattle-anddaub frontages on Queen Street South; a couple of bungalows constructed entirely of pebble, further North; and two, only two, blue plaques: one on the corner of Hull Road dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien; the other just past Withernsea’s inland lighthouse (built 1892) identifying the childhood home of famous Hollywood actress Kay Kendal (1927-1959).

Opening of the new Withernsea outdoor swimming pool in 1960 Kay Kendall, below, was born at 61 Hull Road, Withernsea

Speaking of famous figures, Winifred Holtby, authoress of “South Riding,” lived for a year or two on Waxholme Road - her “Kiplington.”.Waxholme itself, a set of 30 or so modest terraced houses backing on to a cliff-edge leading, precariously, to Tunstall, then Mappleton, then Hornsea. Hornsea is a town whose own domestic architecture is almost as haphazard as its sister Withernsea’s. Curiously, Waxholme is one of those seaside resorts projected, outlined, thought about, but never finished : just like Ravenscar on North Yorkshire’s rugged coastline, somewhere - almost nowhere - between Scarborough andMaybeWhitby.there is a limit beyond which even the boldest, wealthiest, visionaryeven the most speculative jobbing builder - dare not trespass?

An aerial view of Withernsea

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RECKITT & SONS

Household name that has helped to save lives for almost a century

The historic Hull firm with a rich heritage of inventions

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8 SINCE the very early days of the company, the Reckitt site on Dansom Lane has been a place of invention and innovation. Frederic Reckitt, son of the founder, Isaac Reckitt, joined the company in 1841. He had an inventive mind and applied his knowledge of chemistry engineeringandto the good of the firm. Frederic developed new forms of starches, washing blue and black lead. Reckitt entered a number of starch products into the Great Exhibition of 1951 at the Crystal Palace in London where its Patent Soluble Starch received an award for superiority. Subsequently, a number of prize medals were won for the company’s innovations including at the ExhibitionInternational1862 in London and the Paris Exhibition of Innovation1867. by Reckitt & Sons in Hull continued into the 20th century with the introduction of products such as Brasso (1905), Silvo (1913) and Windolene (1922). However, the history of what is perhaps the most significant product to come out of the Reckitt laboratories and marked the company’s entry into the health care sector started in 1929. The story behind Dettol In that year, the laboratory was working on a solid form of household disinfectant and also a liquid antiseptic which would not harm the skin, unlike the leading products on the market at that time. The challenge the laboratories faced was to produce something that was at least as effective against germs as the existing products, but also not harmful to human beings. In the same year, Dr William Colebrook Reynolds, an expert bacteriologist who had been working with the Jeyes Company approached Reckitt & Sons with an idea of his own that met this requirement – a disinfectant which he claimed could be sold through grocers. Dr Reynolds began working at Reckitt & Sons not on his idea, but on a disinfectant, which parachlorometaxylenolusedor PCMX as the main germ-killer in the preparation. And so, a new product, with PCMX as the active ingredient, called Dettol, was born. Around this time there were rising concerns about the high number of women who were tragically dying from puerperal sepsis following childbirth. A report by a Ministry of Health Committee confirmed the need for more appropriate antiseptic precautions and affirmed Reckitt’s investment in a disinfectant for personalClinicaluse.trials at Queen Charlotte

This was part of the production line at Reckitt’s where bottling of Dettol took place

9 Maternity Hospital in London, UK demonstrated that Dettol greatly reduced the incidence of puerperal sepsis. So, with medical backing, Dettol, launched to the public through pharmacies in 1933, with huge success In 1937, the annual report from the directors of Reckitt & Sons mentions: ‘Like so many of our products, Dettol has become a household name, and every day we receive evidence that it is appreciated by the public as a safe, pleasant, and efficient antiseptic.’ The importance of Dettol to the health of the nation was recognised during WW2. After the severe bomb damage sustained by Reckitt’s Hull Works in 1941, the directors were anxious that production of Dettol should be moved to a safer part of the country. The move was supported by various government departments who considered such a transfer to be of national importance and the Ministry of Supply made arrangements for the company to use Alexandra Mills in Skipton. Dettol production continued in the West Riding until 1968 when it was transferred back to Hull.The success of Dettol continued after the after the war and today, Dettol remains a world leading hygiene brand available in over 120 countries. Dettol has played an instrumental role in the fight against COVID-19. The brand has partnered with the likes of Transport for London to bring back safe travel in London, and Cricket Australia, to enable the safe rollout of sport in the country. Over in India, Dettol Banega Swasth India has played a critical role in driving true behaviour change towards better hygiene and sanitation practices for millions of Indians. partnershipsTheseaim to create lasting change and ensure that we’re building a cleaner, healthier world for the future.Dettol was the first, and perhaps the most important, of many successful health and hygiene products to be invented in Reckitt’s laboratories in Hull. Other innovation highlights Disprin was launched in 1948 following several years of experimental work in difficult times during and after the Second World War when laboratory work in Hull had been interrupted by enemy bombing which caused research to be transferred to and completed in makeshift accommodation in the Works laundry! The Disprin name was chosen to link the active ingredient “aspirin” with the “dissolving” nature of the product. It became the first soluble aspirin on world

The opening of Reckitt’s new £105m Science and Innovation Centre on the Dansom Lane site in December 2019 shows the company’s continuing commitment to developing innovative products in Hull which aim to build a cleaner, healthier world for the future.

expertise in the production of lemon drinks was engaged. It was the first coldrelief product containing real lemon. Originally available only as powder in sachets, the brand has been subject to continuous development and is now sold in a wide range of formats to suit varying consumer needs.

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KCOMFEATURE

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T’S a long way from Edwardian England to the Metaverse. But in the space of 118 years KCOM has made the leap from connecting the people of Hull and East Yorkshire through messages sent on copper wiring to broadband signals delivered via fibre optic cables at the speed of light. When KCOM started life as the Hull Municipal Corporation telephone department in 1904, the internet and all it entails could scarcely be dreamed of. Then, the technological marvel of the age was the telephone and its worldchanging ability to let people communicate across great distances. It would still be at least another halfcentury until the phone started becoming a standard fixture in homes across the country but, by then, public phone boxes were a familiar sight on the streets of Hull and its surrounding area. Of course, obstinate Hull clung on to its cream-coloured phone boxes – a symbol of its independent phone network – while the rest of UK adopted the red kiosk liveries of the Royal Mail. It’s a fierce independence that remains to this day as Hull and its surrounding area is the only part of the UK not covered by BT. That independent spirit has also had other advantages down the decades –fostering a pioneering edge that meant Hull often led the way when it came to innovation in the world of telecommunications.Mostrecently,Hull become the UK’s first digital city in 2019 when KCOM completed the rollout of its full fibre broadband network; putting it years ahead of the rest of the country and giving the region one of the fastest internet networks in the world. In a huge feat of engineering, it took seven years and £85m to deploy 11,000km of fibre cable across Hull and East Yorkshire – enough fibre to stretch around the circumference of the Moon. Not content to rest on its laurels, in 2020 KCOM announced a further £100m network expansion to more communities outside of its tradition Hull heartland. It now connects more than 250,000 homes and businesses across East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire with ultrafast broadband that can stream the latest movies and TV box sets in crystal clear 2k definition or allow gamers to play against rivals on the other side of the world without a glitch – every day pass times that would have seemed like far-fetched science fiction to anyone watching from 1904.But the region’s pioneering technology didn’t make the leap from telephones to smart Wi-Fi in a single bound. There have been many advancing steps along the way.Among the technology ‘firsts’ that KCOM led the UK on were the company’s launch of System X, Europe’s first alldigital network in the 1980s as well as its creation of Europe first ‘fast internet’ ADSL service in the 1990s. In 1992, never one to keep its feet on the ground, KCOM (then known as Kingston Communications) signaled its intent to join the space race by announcing plans to launch two

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On launching KIT in 1999, then BBC Director General Greg Dyke, accurately predicted: “Hull will be seeing the future of broadcasting before the rest of the country. We are opening the door to a newToera.”make the best use of the new digital capabilities of KIT, in 1999 the service also hosted the UK’s first interactive advert for Kit Kat chocolate bars, which allowed viewers to pick their own ending.

In a little over a century our world has changed beyond recognition – driven by the relentless advances in technology and the arrival of the internet. Could those early telecommunications pioneers making their first phone call ever have imaged that, one day, gigabytes of information would be transferred down a glass fibre optic cable as thick as a human hair at a rate of 2.5 billion – that’s 2,500,000,000 – laser pulses per second? It’s unlikely. But it’s the same spirit of innovation that drove both advances and will no doubt drive the next big technological leap which, in 100 years’ time, would no doubt seem just as fantastical to us here in 2022.

11 satellites, which would provide “low-cost, high capability communications across North America and Europe”. Another example of KCOM’s pioneering forays into the digital world came in 1999 when it launched its own Kingston Interactive TV (KIT) service, predating streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime by decades. The service enabled customers to access to more than 60 digital TV channels and more than 800 hours of video on demand, all delivered over the region’s groundbreaking digital phone network.

It may seem quaint and part of everyday life now, but this was the first time ever viewers were able to call up TV programmes such as Eastenders whenever they wanted and then pause, fast forward or rewind on a whim.

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WILLIAM DENT PRIESTMAN

The story of William Dent Priestman – the true inventor of the ‘Diesel’ engine

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THE first British oil engine patent number 10227 was granted to William Dent Priestman on the 28th of August 1885. This was the 12th of 45 patents granted to him, unusually jointly, with his brother Samuel over a period of nearly 30 years. The patents range from winch buckets and hoist cranes, dredgers and of course, ‘grabs’, the product that Priestman is still best known for today. Though Priestman’s success as an oil-engine pioneer was short lived, over 1,000 engines were built in Hull and sold to five continents in the space of 20 years and the quality of his engineering and design has landowneroriginallycompletely1964.Euphratesthe1890s,oilwitnessedirrigationbyThislasted.isdemonstratedthefactthataBritishengineeraPriestman’senginebuiltinthepumpingawayonbanksoftheTigrisandasrecentlyasNearerhomethereisarefurbishedenginesuppliedtoacountryinSurreystillworking at a private museum in Dorking. A further engine was presented by the company to Hull museums in 1970. This engine, of 18 horsepower and weighing eight tonnes, had been stored in and out of the museum warehouse for 20 years but now, thanks to

Start your engines!

The son’s ambitions were modest, and he recorded that he was ‘quite content to follow the trade of a country blacksmith, realising that with eleven children and a 5 per cent railway company divided dividend, my father had little spare capital to invest in large undertakings’ hence, probably, the reason why he set his mind on a business in which a very limited amount of capital would be required.Hewrote ‘as I look back, I am more than led to wonder why it was so, because when serving my apprenticeship, I had never been at the anvil’. His father had other ideas and decided without consulting him to purchase an East Hull small engineering property off Holderness Road in Williamson Street known as the Holderness Foundry and owned by George King Boyd. The year was 1870, William Dent was 23, and his destiny was settled for life. The works was a tumbledown place and comprised a small foundry with a millwright shop above three blacksmith heart hearths, with hand-driven bellows, two worthless lathes and a few other tools of little value.

There were 13 vessels in the stocks at that time but within 18 months the company had failed, and he went to the Gateshead works of the North-Eastern Railway company, of which his father was a director, to complete his apprenticeship.Anopportunity rose for him to become a partner in B&W Hawthorne, locomotive engineers of Newcastle, but his father was against this and wanted him to start his own company in Hull.

A motor dray in 1896

*Images taken from ‘William Dent Priestman of Hull and The First Oil Engine’, by James Dent Priestman

Power to drive the tools came from a shaft driven from an adjoining mill through a hole in the wall. A kennel containing a large dog formed part of the effects and William Dent wrote ‘if my memory doesn’t mislead me, my father gave about £3,000 for the premises, stock, goodwill and the dog. But the goodwill was practically worthless. To avoid a bad debt for a repair to a windmill, he seized the millers sheep, which for some days, ran about the foundry before they were turned into mutton and divided amongst the workmen in part payment of wages. No real progress was made with these products, but it happened that one of these, a steam winch, was the key that unlocked the door to the future. In 1874 an order for a winch to operate a grab that Mr Thomas Christie of London a company promoter, and brother of Christie the Hatter had obtained from the United States to dredge for gold bullion in Vigo harbour NWHereSpain.avessel from the Spanish war of 1702, said to be full of treasure was lying on the harbour bottom. The winch behaved well but no treasure was found, no profit was made, but the order had pushed the company into the ‘grab business’, or clam shell as it became known in America. From 1877 to 1885 many changes occurred. Samuel, William’s brother, and three years his junior, became a full partner and the firm was then known as Priestman Brothers. In 1878 a silver medal was awarded to the firm at the Paris Exhibition where William Dent had taken his wife on their honeymoon, for their first patent steam crane and self-acting bucket crane. When the Prince of Wales visited the stand and admired the model cranes being demonstrated by the honeymoon couple, he remarked that ‘the models would have made a nice toy’. All of his working life William Dent had been concerned to negotiate fair wages for his employees in the belief that this would encourage a loyal workforce. Between the world wars, William devoted himself in Hull to the work of the League of Nations and spoke for them at local meetings the antislavery movement was close to his heart, and he organised a procession of lorries through the streets of Hull with a model of a slave in chains, borrowed from Wilberforce House. William Dent was one of the men of whom Hull has every reason to feel pride in his citizenship. He belonged to an era of industrial pioneers and social workers whose names will shine forever in their halls of fame – Ferens, Reckitt, Rank X2, Needler, Pickering, Holmes, Lee and Priestman, names which spell industrial romance and the rise and greatness of Kingston Upon Hull.

He was one of those pioneers who saw the future of oil as power and he produced the world’s first oil engine. Men have made their names for less than that he gave to industry – he gave to industry his invention, and left it to others to develop them, devoting his energies again to the creation of grabs and excavators, for which his company is famed in engineering circles in all parts of the world. At an event to celebrate 60 years since the invention of his engine, a paper was read before a meeting of the Diesel Users Association at Caxton hall in London and the president after acknowledging that homage to Mr Priestman was long overdue, he argued that after 60 years after his first patent and was a good time to appreciate the significance of his pioneering work and he was 58 before he went on to understand the extent of Mr Priestman’s achievement as a pioneer of his heavy oil engine. In 1894 an engine was installed to pump water from the 300ft well at Swanland water tower and this worked very satisfactorily, and the tower is still there today. We must remember that in 1885 the year in which Herr Diesel was still managing an ice works in Paris, in 1885 commenced his oil engine experiments some years would elapse before his engine was satisfactory more than three years from the date of Priestman’s patent. Next time you visit the filling station , say ‘fill it up with Priestman’s please’. They might be good at football, but when it comes to inventing engines – we won!

ROMAN mosaics are wonderful things: patterns and pictures (even captions sometimes) made with a mixture of black, white, red, grey and yellow stones or ceramics (called tesserae) about 1cm square, set in mortar. The mosaics were used to cover floors of the richest Romans’ villas, and are tough enough to last for centuries. Many have been discovered in our region: mostly they are patterned, but the rarer finds, pictures, shine a spotlight into our Roman past. The two mosaics shown here (the chariot race and the winning charioteer) are astonishing – and they are both in the Hull & East Riding Museum on the High Street, in a wonderful display on view, free, seven days a week. The chariot race was found at Horkstow near South Ferriby, on the south bank of the Humber. Chariot racing, which took place in a stadium called a circus, was the great sport of the Romans, the Formula One of its day, with fiercely competing teams wearing different colours, and included dodgy driving, ‘overpaid poster-boys’ as star drivers, horrific crashes, and enormous bets on the results. It was also, strangely, the one ‘cultural’ activity that Roman men and women were allowed to watch together, so it was an excellent place to find a partner.Allchariot race tracks had a similar lay-out. The oval track within the circus was round a central wall (spina) that had at each end lap markers (metae): the race was seven laps, anti-clockwise. Each driver in his lightweight car had to manage two, four or even more horses. In our mosaic, there are four racing chariots each with two horses (a biga). The man top right may be the starter who drops a cloth as a starting signal, or a steward using the cloth to warn the drivers (as in F1) that there has been an accident –the man (top left) who has lost a wheel and is falling. The dismounted rider (top centre) is going to his aid. The chariot (bottom left) has cleared

MOSAIC TREASURESFEATURE Astonishing Roman mosaics are pride of place at Hull & East Riding Museum. Barbara English finds out more

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The charioteers have helmets, cross belts, some body protection and whips. The shell-like cars in which they stood were very light, made of wood and perhaps leather. The teams in the Roman world were red, white, blue and green.The charioteer of the ‘red team’ found at Rudston near Bridlington has won his race and carries a victory palm and wreath. He drives a four-horse rig (quadriga) and the difficult perspective of man, car and horses is very skilfully designed.Mosaicfloors were commissioned by the rich for their villas, men who may have made fortunes from growing and selling corn to feed the Roman army or the Roman navy at Brough; they may even have been shipping magnates commissioned to move men and merchandise from the Humber and the coast.Look at these mosaics together, and imagine the shouts of the crowds, the dust, the crashing of the wheels, the yelling of the drivers: you could be back in AD 340. The Romans remained in the North of England from about AD 79 to 410, when the country was over run by barbarian invaders. The great villas were abandoned, the falling debris and dust of centuries covered these pictures. The only circus found so far in the UK is at Cirencester (the largest known public building in Roman Britain, it is open on Heritage Open Days). The grandest of all circuses was the Circus Maximus in Rome, a race course used for a thousand years. It is still the largest stadium ever built, and could house a quarter of a million people: the new Wembley stadium houses only 90,000. We might find a circus in Yorkshire or Lincolnshire one day: there are over 30 known villa sites in East Yorkshire, and we will find more, and more mosaics. Some have had curious histories: one from Brantingham was stolen overnight in 1948 (where did it go?). One from Harpham was taken from the field to Hull City Hall, where it still was in 2003 (a rare mosaic of a unfortunatelymaze,wrongly assembled in concrete). When removed from City Hall it was cut up into pieces and is now in store in Hull Museums, with a replica on show. There is a long standing interest in chariots and horses in our part of Yorkshire. Three hundred years before Christ was born, before the Romans came into the East Riding, men (and some women) were buried with their chariots and even their horses, in earth mounds (barrows) surrounded by square ditches. Painting of the ChariotHorkstowRace by William Fowler in 1894. Usher Gallery, Lincoln Ben Hur (1959) chariot race

15 the very tight corner successfully and is racing to the next, but in front of him is a stumbling horse. The charioteer (bottom right) is straining to slow his horses before the next corner.

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A leader in advanced aviation. By John Netherwood

The great Robert Blackburn’s 1909 monoplane A Buccaneer is seen here making its way through South Cave

ROBERT Blackburn was a very early aviation pioneer in this country and in the East Riding of Yorkshire. He was born in 1880 and brought up in Leeds, the son of the manager of a lawn mower factory, where he built his first aircraft, the 1909 monoplane. They managed to transport it to the long sandy beach at Filey bay and there the first test flight took place. They said they knew that it had flown because for 100 yards, the tyre marks in the sand had stopped, before starting again This early aircraft, built only five years after the Wright Brother’s first recorded flight in 1904 and predating Louis Bleriot’s first cross Channel flight, It had many innovative features - it was a high wing monoplane, with wing warping by wires from the control column to twist the wings to control the direction, an enormous motorcycle-style chain was installed to drive a large seven foot wooden propeller. The pilot seat was an old wicker-basket garden chair. All these things were probably too heavy to be able to fly properly. However, his next aircraft did fly, and this encouraged Robert, with finance from his mother-in-law, to acquire a large tract of land adjacent to the river Humber at the village of Brough where he established a factory in 1911 and which it is still there today. A slipway was built from the back of the factory into the river from where to launch a long series of successful flying boatsHawker Sidley Aviation, as Blackburn Aircraft became, at its peak in the 60s the factory employed over 5000 employees with many coming each day from Hull in one of the two steam trains laid on to transport the workers to the factory - one, was called the ‘fast one’ running straight through to Hull, and ‘the slow one’ which stopped at Melton Ferriby Hessle and Hull.Inthe 1950s, Blackburn Aircraft teamed up with the General Aircraft company and in so doing acquired the design to the mighty Beverley freighter, a four engine, high wing ‘flying box’ whose freight deck was so huge that it could carry a tank along with 50 troops. 54 of these enormous aircraft were built at Brough until the early 60s. They saw service in many parts of the world particularly Aden, and they were particularly suited to landing on rough unprepared airstrips with the help of four

17 enormous wheels. Due to the reverse thrust propellers, they could land on and stop ‘on a sixpence’. After the Second World War, the company was involved in a wide variety ofInprojects.1960Blackburn and General became part of the Hawker Sidley Group and several years later, British Aerospace. Blackburn’s greatest technological triumph was the Buccaneer, a long-range low level, very fast, deck landing, nuclear bomber, first flown in 1958. It carried several technologies—’areaground-breakingruling’whichgave it its Coke bottle or ‘pregnant penguin’ appearance,’ boundary layer control’, which enabled high lift at low speeds, folding wings, nose and rear air brakes to enable it to fold up and be lowered below the flight deck of HMS Ark Royal. Its very advanced terrain following radar, allowed it to fly very fast as low as 100 feet above theAground.brandnew approach to manufacturing, which the Americans said couldn’t be done, enabled the structure to withstand the enormous stresses of flying at very low level and high speed below the enemy radar and at speeds very close to the speed of sound, the ‘sound barrier’ as it was known. Not only were the key components carved from a new ‘100-ton steel’ but the wing ribs and skins were milled from 3-inch-thick slabs of high strength aluminium alloy, where 90% of the metal was cutaway to leave a light, very high strength component with the ribs and cross members built in. This groundbreaking method, in fact, led the way when it came to the design of the very first Airbus in 1968, and it is still in use today on the giant Airbus A380. Today the demand for military aircraft is much reduced and Airbus UK manufacturing is concentrated at Hawarden in North Wales. The mighty factory of Brough is much scaled back with a workforce now of about 800 and a design team concentrating on the technical design of projects like the next generation of the Joint Strike Fighter. But who knows what could follow? The people of Hull and East Yorkshire are very good at designing and making aeroplanes.

A Blackburn Shark seaplane setting off from Brough

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Aircraft engineers at Brough alongside a Blackburn Beverley or Beverley Blackburn aeroplane on the factory workfloor in 1958

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HE first recorded public electrical power distribution started in New York in 1882, however, from around 1824, there was a limited street lighting network provided by coal gas and before that, many public street lighting systems were simply whale oil powered. But then came along Hull’s hydraulic power network - a system of interconnected pipes carrying pressurized liquid used to transmit mechanical power from a power source, like a pump, to hydraulic equipment like lifts or motors. The system is analogous to an electrical grid transmitting power from a generating station to end-users. Only a few hydraulic power transmission networks are still in use; modern hydraulic equipment has a pump built into the machine. In the late 19th century, a hydraulic network might have been used in a factory, with a central steam engine or water turbine driving a pump and a system of high-pressure pipes transmitting power to various machines.Theidea of a public hydraulic power network was suggested by Joseph Bramah in a patent obtained in 1812. William Armstrong began installing systems in England from the 1840s, using low-pressure water, but a occurredbreakthroughin1850with the introduction of the hydraulic accumulator, which allowed much higher pressures to be used.The first public network, supplying Hulluponconstructedcompanies,manywasinKingstonHull,England.TheHydraulicPower

Joseph Bramah, an inventor and locksmith living in London, registered a patent at the London Patent Office on 29 April 1812, which was principally about a provision of a public water supply network, but included a secondary concept for the provision of a highpressure water main, which would enable workshops to operate machinery. The high-pressure water would be

Company began operation in 1877, with Edward B. Ellington as its engineer. Ellington was involved in most of the British networks, and some further afield. Public networks were constructed in Britain at London,

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Perhaps the first distributed power system in the world – pre-dating oil, gas, and electricity –another first for Hull! By John Netherwood

HYDRAULIC POWER

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19 applied “to a variety of other useful purposes, to which the same has never before been so applied”. Major components of the system were a ring-main of high-pressure water pipes, into which a number of pumping stations would pump the water, with pressure being regulated by several air vessels or loadedPressurepistons.relief valves would protect the system, which he believed could deliver water at a pressure of “a great plurality of atmospheres”, and in concept, this was how later hydraulic power systems worked.Thefirst practical installation which supplied hydraulic power to the public was in Kingston upon Hull. The Hull Hydraulic Power Company began operation in 1876. They had 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of pipes, which were up to 6in in diameter, and ran along the west bank of the River Hull from Sculcoates Bridge to its junction with the Humber. The pumping station was near the north end of the pipeline, on Machell Street, near the disused Scott Street bascule bridge, which was powered hydraulically. There was an accumulator at Machell Street, and another one much nearer the Humber, on the corner of GrimsbySpecialLane.provision was made where the pressure main passed under the entrance to Queens Dock. By 1895, pumps rated at 250hp (190kw) pumped some 500,000 imperial gallons (2,300 m3) of water into the system each week, and 58 machines were connected to it. The working pressure was 700 pounds per square inch, (48 bar), and the water was used to operate cranes, dock gates, and a variety of other machinery connected with ships and shipbuilding. The Hull system lasted until the 1940s, when the systematic bombing of the city during the Second World War led to the destruction of much of the infrastructure,[5] and the company was wound up in 1947, when Mr F J Haswell, who had been the manager and engineer since 1904, retired. The man responsible for the Hull system was Edward B. Ellington, who had risen to become the managing director of the Hydraulic Engineering Company, based in Chester, since first joining it in 1869.Atthe time of its installation, such a scheme seemed like “a leap in the dark”, according to R. H. Tweddell writing in 1895, but despite a lack of enthusiasm for the scheme, Ellington pushed ahead and used it as a test bed for both the mechanical and the commercial aspects of the idea. A hydraulic

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St Mary’s Church in Beverley has just put up

The view from the ‘unassuming’ No. 2 Highgate, looking BeverleytowardsMinster

20 WHERE did she live? All the great biographers have picked up the line in Godwin’s Memoir , ‘In Michaelmas 1768, Mr Wollstonecraft again removed to a farm near Beverley in Yorkshire. Here the family remained for six years, and consequently, Mary did not quit this residence, till she had attained the age of fifteen years and five months.’

numbers and plots were sometimes divided. We did however get lucky, for soon after the Wollstonecraft family left the area, the house went to the Minster organists, a dynasty that remained there for nearly 100 years, long enough to be confident which house in Highgate it was.

The identification was not helped by one rate book being in one record office, and its successor in a safe in another, not fully catalogued and only found by chance on another search by a colleague. Some pages had been torn out but fortunately not the ones vital for us.

AUTHOR’S NOTE: ‘We’ in this piece includes David and Susan Neave, historians, colleagues and friends, without whom this puzzle might never have been solved. This was originally published on the blog of the Wollstonecraft Society

It is easy to interpret this as if the family stayed on the farm for six years: but the early letters contradict this. We now believe that they always lived in Beverley, and Edward Wollstonecraft went out of town to do whatever farming he wanted. “This residence” refers to Beverley and not the farm. It was believed that the family lived in Wednesday Market, on the evidence of Beverley town account books showing Mr W [a wide variety of spellings] paying rates.A20th century plaque in Wednesday Market affirmed this, but when we examined the rate books, we found that the heading of the relevant page was ‘Wednesday Market’ because that was the ward, but it in fact recorded the rates for several other slowwhenthedifficultyouintoMinster.leadsHighgatestreets,surroundingincludingwhichtoBeverleyIfyouhavedelvedhousehistory,willknowhowitistofindrighthousetownsweretogivestreet

There was great excitement. A cautious note was put through the door of unassuming No. 2 Highgate, hiding behind its Victorian windows, asking if there was any chance? Fortunately the owner and tenants were delighted, and allowed us to see every room. It was unaltered Georgian: floors, panelling, skirting boards, and a wonderful staircase. From the top floor, where the children probably slept, views of the town north and south. In the small garden a Gothic privy, but we can’t be sure of its age.

That was in 2018. We removed the old plaque and put up a new one, on 2 Highgate, unveiled by Dame Susan Cunliffe Lister, our first woman Lord Lieutenant, and celebrated after in Beverley’s major coaching inn, the Beverley Arms. On the walls outside danced a projection of Mary Wollstonecraft by Stewy: it was stormy and she danced a bit too much, but for a time it was amazing. (And yes, we did crib the idea from the Mary Wollstonecraft on Parliament.) We very rarely have access to 2 Highgate, as it is a workplace. In the future we think it will revert to a private house, and perhaps be more accessible on Heritage Open Days. It was a wonderful adventure for us. We believe that it is the only house in England still standing in which Mary Wollstonecraft lived. ‘Up here the men are still puzzled when I go on about how immensely important she was/is and their brows always clear when I mention Frankenstein ... it would be much easier to sell Mary Shelley!’— Barbara English.

The Gothic privy in the garden at No. 2 Highgate Professor Barbara English at No. 2 Highgate Beverley where a plaque to pioneering feminist Mary Wollstonecraft is placed An oil painying of Mary WollstonecraftbyJohnOpie

SOMETIMES called The Man who Found Longitude, John Harrison succeeded where others had failed. The watch he made known as H4 that kept such perfect time (it lost a second a month), that navigators could calculate their longitude precisely, instead of using the flawed system of dead reckoning which led to many shipwrecks. This included a whole fleet of 21 ships led by Sir Cloudsley Shovel that sailed, disastrously, into the Scillies, the Admiral believing he was elsewhere. The H4 watch was an astounding invention, world-changing. Yet Harrison, a carpenter, had no formal education, lived in a small isolated village, and had very littleBornmoney.inthe West Riding, as a child his family moved to Barrow on Humber. He made superb clocks (originally with wooden parts) and watches, and struggled for many years to win the government’s huge prize of £20,000 for the perfect ship’s time-piece. Harrison had interesting contacts with Hull, much the largest port within reach (Grimsby had yet to grow). His first ship’s clock of 1735 (H1) was given extensive sea trials in a barge sailing the Humber, and he had many contacts with those who sailed in and out of Hull. He surely bought the rare Caribbean wood he used, lignum vitae, from Hull timber merchants.Heandhis brother James had a sideline not often remembered – tuning church bells. After success with the Barrow church bells, he was asked by the vicar and churchwardens to tune ‘the church bells of Hull’s parish church’ which must be Holy Trinity or St Mary’s Lowgate. [Samuel Smiles, Men of Invention and Discovery: East Riding archives have churchwardens’ records at this date for both churches]. Towards the end of his long life John Harrison’s success with H4 was finally recognised.Hisdescendants continued in the same trade, with premises in Hull and a foundry at Barrow on Humber.

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‘The Man who Found Longitude’ and changed the world Harrison‘s H4 John Harrison’s H4 chronometer

23 An oil painting of John Harrison by James King The Duke atunveilsEdinburghofastonememorialindedicationtoJohnHarrisonWestminsterAbbeyin2006

Steam trains, steam boats and a covered wagon trail across America, the story of William Harmon. By Dr Robb Robinson

WILLIAM Harmon was baptised in St Peter’s Church, Drypool in 1804, and was the son of John Harman and Hannah Ramsey who had married in Patrington, East Yorkshire, in 1802 before moving closer to the banks of the River Hull. It seems more than likely that Harmon learned his skills making castings at Todd and Campbell’s foundry in Sculcoates, later owned by Rose Downs and Thompson, but sometime between the middle of 1822 and late 1824 he moved across the English Channel to work for an Englishman, Aaron Manby, who ran the Charenton Ironworks near Paris, constructing river steamships and equipment for gasworks. Harmon was soon joined by his girlfriend, Phoebe Spencer, and they married in January 1825.The pair eventually returned to Hull, possibly in 1828, where their daughter Mary was born, but by summer 1829 they had crossed the Atlantic and William was working at the West Point Foundry on the Hudson River in New York State, a place now regarded as having played a key technological role in the industrialisation of the USA. By his own recollection, William was involved in reassembling the Stourbridge Lion, North America’s first locomotive, shipped in parts from England after manufacture by Foster, Raistrick and Company. Though this venture never proved a commercial success, Harmon was recruited as a key member of the team that reassembled the next US locomotive import, the John Bull, which had been constructed by Robert Stephenson and Company in Newcastle upon Tyne. This project proved successful and today the John Bull is preserved in the Smithsonian Institute. Around that time, Robert L Stevens, President of the Camden and Amboy Railroad, devised the first flanged T rail and Harmon claimed to have made him the initial dies for production. This rail shape was subsequently adopted on railways across theInworld.1834William Harmon moved his family westwards, to a small log cabin township on the shores of Lake Michigan. The place, then still little more than a frontier post, was called Chicago and within a few years had grown exponentially as a port and shipbuilding centre: Harmon is considered to be Chicago’s first shipsmith, manufacturing iron components for the shipyards. William apparently prospered over the next couple of decades as his family grew to maturity but struggled with alcohol, before becoming a total abstainer and devout Baptist. After Phoebe died of cholera, William married her sister, Mary, in February 1852. A few months afterwards, William and Mary and her four children left Chicago, travelling by covered wagons along the Oregon Trail. His own children WILLIAM HARMONFEATURE

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The Stourbridge Lion An illustraion of wagons along the Oregon Trail

A steamboat in The Dalles, Oregon

from his first marriage were by then young adults and making their own way in life and he was not to see them again, until after railroad connections were established around two decades laterThe westwards trek took six months and ten days during which time William and Mary’s horses were stolen and several draft oxen died of thirst. When they reached Oregon’s Columbia River they transferred to a log raft for the downstream voyage but were marooned ashore for ten days after their craft disintegrated before being rescued by a passing steamer.Thefamily lived in Portland The Cascades and Celido for periods, eventually settling in The Dalles City. Many steamboats were needed as Oregon’s economy expanded rapidly and Harmon’s ironworking skills were in great demand. He ran The Dalles blacksmith’s shop for the Oregon Steam Navigation Company (OSNC) and produced the ironwork for some of Oregon’s bestknown steamboats, not least the Willamette, Washington, Hoozier as well as the Idaho which is often said to have given its name to the state. Apart from an occasional later visit to Chicago, Harmon spent his remaining years in The Dalles, being Mayor in 1870, and later claimed to be Oregon’s first Freemason. In old age William retained much of the vigour of youth, returning to work as a blacksmith with the OSNC again at the age of seventy-three He died in 1890 just a few months after his wife Mary had passed away.

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He later employed John Smeaton to build him a steam powered mill and also introduced roller mills to the seed crushing industry. The Clifford’s supplied Pease with seeds for crushing from Europe whilst more seed was brought in from Ireland. Having established himself in business Joseph next sought a wife. His father had already been match making on his son’s behalf and had recommended several suitable candidates who came with substantial dowries. Marriage then was about increasing a family’s wealth, influence and business interests. Joseph, however, found his own bride: Mary Turner the daughter of one of Joseph’s merchant friends. Robert Pease was furious with Joseph for proposing marriage to Mary and even wrote to her father advising him that Joseph was not a good match. To Joseph he wrote that he was letting the family down and undervaluing himself when “I have heard that you might have had a young widow with £800”.

JOSEPH PEASE

One of the most successful merchants in Hull. By Michael Free Joseph Pease Pease warehouses

Robert believed that Mary’s dowry would be £300, but he was unaware that Joseph had already arranged a second deal with Turner worth £500. Joseph married the bride of his choice in 1717.

The man who ground out his business in the seed crushing industry

JOSEPH Pease (born: Amsterdam, 1688) was described by Gordon Jackson (in Hull in the Eighteenth Century) as “one of the great entrepreneurs of the 18th century” and, indeed, he was one of the most successful merchants and businessmen, in eighteenth century Hull. Joseph was the son of Robert Pease who had emigrated to the Netherlands in the 1660s. Robert married Esther Clifford, (daughter of George Clifford, another English emigrant), one of the wealthiest men in the country. Robert and Esther had six children with Joseph being the youngest boy. Robert Pease founded his own, very successful, merchant house, with backing from the Cliffords. He also obtained a patent for a new type of seed crushing process to produce seed oil.In order to develop his business Robert allotted his three sons very different roles. William remained in Amsterdam to look after the financial aspects of the business whilst George was married to Elizabeth Randall of Cork who brought to the marriage an Irish estate which was perfect for the growing of flax. In line with his father’s wishes Joseph came to England in 1708 with instructions to set up an oil crushing mill. Robert gave Joseph very specific written instructions one of which was to find a suitable site in London on which to establish a rapeseed oil clarifying. Local opposition prevented the mill from being built in London and a second attempt was made in Gainsborough (where the Clifford’s came from) but again unsuccessfully. So Joseph made his way to Hull hoping for better luck and found it. High Street was the traditional site of Hull’s business, shipping and trading concerns and within a few years Joseph had established himself there. He found himself a site with a house, access to the river, docking facilities and enough room to (later) construct two new warehouses which are still standing and converted to residential apartments. From here he established his business across a range of commercial ventures including milling, animal feed manufacturing, whaling, shipping, lead, paint and whiting manufacturing, underwriting and, eventually, banking. On the corner of Lowgate and Saltshouse Lane he built a new oil crushing mill in 1740 employing Dutch engineers because of their experience in building efficient windmills.

The couple had four children but it was a tragically short marriage with Mary dying in 1728. The children received a good education and were all brought up to speak, read and write fluent Dutch and spent part of each year in Amsterdam with their relatives, refining their skills. Their cousins made reciprocal trips across the North Sea to Hull for similar purposes. This served to enhance business relationships and commercial interests, and to strengthen family bonds. Having made a fortune in industry Joseph turned to underwriting and insurance, using his considerable financial acumen to good effect though his brothers and cousins felt that he dealt too precariously on occasions. In 1754 Joseph opened the first bank in Yorkshire, on the High Street in Hull, dealing mostly with his fellow merchants. The bank quickly became successful and continued trading until the 1890s when it merged with the York Union Bank (which can still be seen on the corner of Trinity House Lane and Silver Street (now Yates’ Wine Bar) which in turn became part of Barclays in 1903. The detail in the carving above the door shows the arms of Pease and the City of York as well as a Pease windmill representing Joseph’s initial industrial venture in Hull. In 1749 the Peases’ took out a lease on the Hesslewood estate in Hessle, mainly to avail themselves of the excellent chalk quarries situated there, using the chalk to manufacture whiting and paint. Joseph’s son, Robert Pease, lived at Hesslewood until his death in 1770 with Joseph remaining in town. After Robert’s death Joseph moved to Hesslewood where he died in 1778. He left a personal estate worth £80,000 and a business empire valued at half a million pounds: all to his grandson, Joseph Robinson Pease, who purchased Hesslewood and had the current mansion built in the 1780s. The family continued to live there until after the First World War. In the 1920s it became the Hull Seamen’s Orphanage and is now Hesslewood Hall Business Park.

In 1754 Joseph opened the ﬁrst bank in Yorkshire, now Yates’ Wine Bar

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the East Riding has the first recorded windmill in Britain, brought from Middle East, and the introduction of the windmill is surely is an astonishing innovation, something to shoutTheabout.construction and management of water and windmills was perhaps the most technological area of medieval industry. There are 42 watermills recorded in the East Riding Domesday Book (1086) in 30 villages: Beverley had three, but no windmills. The origins of watermills are lost in the mists of time, and centuries before the Norman Conquest watermills had in places replaced hand-milling (‘the daily grind’) and horse-milling, although that survived into the 19th century. The East Riding cannot claim any advances in early watermills: but can claim the first recorded windmill in northern Britain, established by 1185 at Weedley (a village now lost) high above Drewton manor, about two miles from South Cave. In the UK there is only one earlier reference, to a windmill in Sussex 30 years earlier. The windmill belonged to the Knights Templar, and was mentioned in a list of their properties in the time of Richard the Lionheart. The Templars had learned about windmills from their part in the Crusades to Jerusalem. There is nothing now left of the mill above ground, but after ploughing, a circle of white chalk in a field was thought to be the mill site. Like the first wind turbines, it must have been astonishing to those who saw that windmill, perhaps travelling the old Roman Road from Brough to Malton. And within a few decades of 1185, there were windmills in many places, supplementing or replacing watermills. Many of both are recorded in the Chronicle of Meaux Abbey, watermills from 1150-1160, and a windmill at Beeford from 1241 (it was later moved to Dringhoe in Skipsea, higher to catch moreThreewind).interesting grants of mills to Meaux between 1150 and 1169 are a mill on the River Hull in Cottingham with the water course (the same gift included

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28 ‘BUILD a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door’: this may be true of modern England, but in the middle ages inventions were not credited to individuals, so there are no records of better millstones, faster spinning wheels or improved fish-traps, no beaten paths toNeverthelessdoors.

The East Riding has the first recorded windmill in Britain. By Barbara English Watermill, mill race with ﬁshtraps, c.1340 A Flemish post-mill, c.1334, it was rotated to face the wind, with sails of cloth on a frame A historic view of the River Hull

29 land, a fishery and a dismantled wooden castle to build the bakery, stables and other offices of the abbey); in 1241 a watermill near Lockington called Bryan Mill after the donor (it is still called Bryan Mills); and in the 1300s land for a windmill at Skerne for which the yearly rent was two shillings, two pence, one rose and one zinziberi root (ginger), a very ancient spice and, like the first windmill, brought from the East. Windmills in later centuries were built in and around every East Yorkshire village and town. Early maps of Hull show this, and Beverley too had multiple mills, many on Westwood. Until the Industrial Revolution, our ancestors knew almost no high-tech machines, except the mill. Around 1850 steam engines began to be used to grind corn, and wind power became obsolete, leaving many mill structures for adaptation to other uses or as picturesque ruins. Skidby Mill is the last working windmill in the East Riding, and Hessle Cliff Whiting Mill, closed in 1925, are both open for Heritage Open Days this year.The wheel of fortune turns, and now the East Riding probably has as many windmills as it did in the old days, generating power rather than grinding corn or crushing chalk. A stunning view of Skidby Mill by Jason Tomlinson

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1. Minerva - Nelson Street

W: www.wmhawkes.co.uk

Visit some of the OLD TOWN pubs for which our city is famous

T: 01482 226373

3. HAWKES - Scale Lane

4. Lion and Key - High Street

T: 01482 224004

The pub originally opened in the early 1800’s as the Britannia Coffee House and renamed following Wellington’s capture of Ciudad Rodrigo, the “key” to Spain during the Peninsular wars. After many changes of use, it was imaginatively restored as a pub over a decade ago and wins numerous awards and accolades for its real ales, gins, bar meals and overall ambience.

The pub opened in 2007 and takes its name from Walter Wilberforce who owned and ran a barber’s shop from the premises in the 1820’s. A relaxed, contemporary interior with its retro style black and red faux leather seating and LP covers decorating the walls. A large choice of real ales, gins and spirits.

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Where and when: Wednesday, September 14 at 7pm. No booking required. Meet at the Minerva Pub, Nelson Street, HU1 1XE.

Built on reclaimed land in 1820’s and included a hotel to accommodate passengers using the nearby dock and pier. A character- filled interior with a maritime theme, it boasts Britain’s smallest pub room. Its location offers wonderful views of the Humber and the marina. An excellent range of real ales, gins and spirits and very popular bar meals.

The pub was part of a late 18th century coaching inn with accommodation which fronted along Whitefriargate and into Land of Green Ginger. It has a fine panelled interior and is famous for having England’s smallest window – can you find it? An excellent selection of award-winning real ales, gins and spirits. For local history enthusiasts a looped film of old Hull is often shown.

5. Walters - Scale Lane

T: 01482 225212

T: 01482 210025

W: www.waltersbar.co.uk

Enjoy the Old Town Ale Trail Take an intoxicating tour with tour guide Paul Schofield and a chance to drink in a few of Hull’s most historic and fascinating pubs. The tour includes 10 pubs ranging from the Lion and Key on the High Street, to the Old House at 5 Scale Lane, situated in Hull’s oldest domestic building. It retains its timber framing and its distinctive exterior is matched by its fascinating interior.

W: www.minerva-hull.co.uk.

2. George Hotel - Land of Green Ginger

A recent pub with a surprisingly old style interior. It takes its name from the gunsmith William Hawkes who had the premises in the early 1800’s, taking over from William Bottomley who was one of just two registered Hull gunsmiths in the late 18th century. Reminders of its history are displayed throughout and the bar is equipped with a large array of real ales, spirits and speciality gins.

T: 01482 470480

W: www.atombarhull.com

6. The Mission - Posterngate The building dates from 1886 and was used as a Mission to Seamen highlighting Hull’s role as a thriving port. The chapel, “Mariners’ Church of the Good Shepherd” was added in the 1920’s and is now an outstanding feature to be discovered inside. After being used as a dockers and then Post Office club, it was creatively transformed into a pub in the 1990’s. The regular real ale is Old Mill (Snaith) and bar meals are served daily, the Sunday carvery being extremely popular.

9. White Harte Alfred Gelder Street Grade II listed Public house designed by Freeman, Son and Gaskell of Hull and built 1904. The elegant “Arts Nouveau” interior features a stunning semi-circular Burmantofts tile bar, behind which is, a panelled segmental wooden arch with keystone, framing a central door. On either side, tower-fronted glazed Aftercupboards.afew years of closure is now successfully run by the locally based “Crafty Little Brewery,” serving their own and guest beers. W: 10.www.whiteharthullpub.co.ukFretwells-HighStreet/Scale Lane A new and welcome addition to the Old Town circuit, transformed from business premises that were once home to Fretwells printers. Imaginatively renovated with different sized rooms and large bar stocked with the micro-brewed “Cathead” range and guest ales.

8. Atom Bar Corn Exchange - North Church Side A pub has been on the site since the late 1700’s and an early name was the Excise Coffee House. In 1788 it was leased from the Corporation by local brewer John Meggitt for £15 per annum and operated as a coaching inn. Its current name derives from the Corn Exchange which met in rooms here. In 2018 it was acquired by the local Atom Brewing Company and at the large bar serves its own ales, guest beers and craft beers. Bar meals provided.

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7. Ye Olde Black Boy - High Street One of Hull’s oldest and most loved pubs, its origins date back to the 1720’s. There is much debate about the pub’s name, one explanation being that it was named after Charles ll who carried that nickname. The modest exterior hides a wonderful, panelled 2 room interior, with further rooms upstairs and first floor beer garden. An excellent choice of real ales.

T: 01482 221187

11. Crown and Cushion - Trinity House Lane The pub opened in the summer of 2018 in the former Trinity bar. Tastefully refurbished with a “retro” style. It’s named after a lost Old Town pub which was located I Land of Green Ginger until the 1920’s. Serves 2 changing real ales and is establishing an excellent reputation for the quality of meals on offer. W: www.crownandcushion.net T: 01482 224694

WRECKINGBALL

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Council-led project will breathe new live back into much-loved area of city LAST year we were very pleased to be able to present nearly the whole of the HODS Talks Programme at the newly refurbished Wrecking Ball Arts Center, at 15 Whitefriargate, with the generous support of the owners Shane Rhodes and Garry Marks. Situated in the heart of the Old Town, it is ideally located for easy access and, with its very attractive coffee house will be an ideal place to hear a talk and get a coffee and snack - so make a day of it!’

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The refurbishment is a transformation of the original Kardomah Cafe, which some of us remember from the 1960s, and is taking a leading role in the regeneration of the whole street as this council-led project will breathe new live into this much-loved area of the city.’

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AS THE city centre’s wonderful architecture takes centre stage during Heritage Open Days it’s the job of HullBID to provide a backdrop which is safe and smart and to help with attracting an enthusiastic and appreciative audience. We support Hull City Council and Humberside Police in tackling crime and keeping the city centre streets clean and free of graffiti, and we in turn are grateful for the funding we receive from the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner.Wealsowork with organisers of the city centre’s big events and we deliver our own attractions including Hull Street Food Nights, the Yum! Festival of Food and Drink, a vibrant range of street entertainment, various family-friendly cartoon character trails and – coming soon – our first steampunk festival. Our magnificent buildings are at the heart of so many of our activities, from Hull Minster dating back more than 700 years through to the more recent, iconic charm of Trinity House and Zebedee’s Yard, Hull City Hall, the Guildhall, the magnificent modern-day style of The Deep, the Bonus Arena and the rejuvenated Fruit Market. We do all of this because we recognise the benefits for city centre businesses. In partnership with the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce we urge people to make the most of Heritage Open Days – England’s largest festival of history and culture. Explore and enjoy the great variety of buildings and please remember – many of the shops, bars, restaurants cafés and pubs have their own magical history so make a day of it and check them out, because that’s good for business.

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1Made in Hull. By Rob Bell Renamed Kingston-upon-Hull in 1299, Hull has been a market town, mili tary supply port, trading hub, fishing and whaling centre and diverse industrial innovator. Throughout this history, Hul lensians have built businesses that solved problems and this talk will explore this entrepreneurial heritage. There has been enduring success. Reckitts responded to a need for hygiene in the home with a string of global brands. Smith & Nephew transformed dressings for the First World War battle fields laying the foundations of a world class wound management industry. Fenners defined the conveyor belt; G.E. Smith have defined the paper industry and Arco health and safety at work. Hull has diverse industrial roots, an innovative heritage and, a bright future –always solving problems. Friday, September 9 at 10am, Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate

TALKS PROGRAMME It’s good to

Friday, September 9 at 11.15am, Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate 3The New, New Buildings of Hull. By Malcolm Sharman This presentation follows on from the selection of new buildings delivered in 2015 and highlights some of the major architectural developments which have much more recently made an impact across the city. Rather than merely listing the buildings included individually, the new buildings will be presented in various categories of use.Some stand-out developments, such as the Humber Bridgehead offices and showrooms, impress with their state-ofthe-artOrganisationsaccommodation.crucialto the life of the city, particularly medical, industrial and educational facilities have all commis sioned buildings which enhance the image of their organisations within the local cultural environment. A “Boom” in house building is increas ingly evident in the Western suburbs and in the city centre around the Humber DockLargelyarea.redundant business premises in the city centre have been renovated and adapted to change of use whilst the talk!

Joseph Pease – one of Hull’s great merchants. By Michael Free Joseph Pease was one of Hull’s most prominent and successful merchants of the eighteenth century. He was described by Gordon Jackson as “one of the great entrepreneurs” of that era. Born in the Netherlands in 1688 he came to Hull and set up a seed oil refining mill from which he made his fortune. He later moved into other areas of trade such as whaling, shipping, whiting and paint manufacture, and later into underwriting and insurance. But he is probably best remembered for his estab lishment of the first bank in Yorkshire in 1754.Pease’s Bank continued to trade until the last decade of the nineteenth century when it became part of the York Union Bank which in turn was subsumed into Barclays. When he died in 1780 he left a personal estate valued at around £80,000 and a business empire worth over five times as much. Everyone should know about Joseph Pease.

Fascinating insights into our region’s hidden heritage 2 3 1 Reckitts staff in 1978 on the shoe polish production line place lids on the tins by hand, these are then tightend by a machine

6The Illustrated History of Hull Part One. By David Smith Hull author and local historian David Alexander Smith presents a new illus trated talk celebrating the history of Hull, its industries, streets, buildings and personalities from the Memory Lane Col lection. Saturday, September 10 at 11.15am, Rollits Solicitors, High Street

Monday, Septembet 12 at 11.15am, Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate on P36-37

Hull’s Georgian Suburbs. By Paul Schofield Discover more about the George Street, Albion Street, Jarratt Street area includ ing smart houses, theatres, cinemas, churches, and maybe a few pubs! Saturday, September 10 at 1.30pm, Rollits Solicitors, High Street

Saturday, September 10 at 11am, Zebedee’s Yard

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4Humber Estuary, the great Divide. By Richard Clarke Across millennia the Humber Estuary has been both a commercial highway and a political divide. Furthermore, the Estuary divides the geology of north and south Humberside. The story of this great ‘land form’, into which the drainage waters of one-sixth of England’s land mass flow, is not one of simple facts, but rather one of various hypotheses. What are these, and what will you think after the presenta tion? Friday, September 9 at 3pm , Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate

5The trawler thief - the incredible story of Capt Dod Osborne - adventurer, philanderer, gun-runner and spy? By Dr Brian Lavery On April Fools’ Day 1936 - Scottish skip per George “Dod” Osborne played the ultimate April the first prank when he stole the Grimsby seine netter The Girl Pat.What followed was an 8,000-mile chase across the globe which ended with a cel ebrated case in the Old Bailey. Osborne, went on to become a world celebrity writing five books on his favour ite subject - himself. Dr Brian Lavery discovered the longforgotten story of the Aberdeen-born skipper while researching for a collection of fishing-related tales of heroism, adven turing, triumph and disaster Saturday, September 10 at 10am, Rollits Solicitors, High Street

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9The State and Villagers of Rural Holderness. By Carol Osgerby Henry VIII’s rift with Rome had serious repercussions locally as suspicions began to arise about his long-term intentions: closure of monasteries, sale of their lands to prominent families, fears that closure might extend to parish churches, too, and fears of changes to religious practices. Concerns led to widespread unrest as the Pilgrimage of Grace recruited 9,000 armed East Yorkshire men to lay siege to Hull and York, and in the aftermath the Duke of Norfolk was sent to deal with the dissidents.Mytalkwill explore the small Holder ness villages of Hollym, Holmpton and Welwick, how a female domestic servant threatened the lives of King Henry VIII and the Duke of Norfolk, and led to her execution, along with religious dissenters and military campaigners.

The development of Trinity House. By Captain John Tindall Trinity House remains one of Hull’s most historic and active institutions. Officially founded in 1369, it has its heritage in Hull’s seafaring past. This illustrated talk by Trinity House Trustee Captain John Tindall, will take place in the English Rooms and will look back to the medieval roots of the Guild, the association with local churches and the religious history of Trinity House.

35 City Centre Clearance has provided sites for the C4DI and the Bonus Arena. The next major challenge must be to address “The Old Harbour” as an exciting waterfront destination. Friday, September 9 at 1.30pm, Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate

Tuesday, September 13 at 10am. Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate 14Garth Cottage in Elloughton. By Mike Rymer Garth Cottage is a stone-built cottage on Main Street and probably dates from the middle of the 18th century. The building exhibits a number of origi nal features but has undergone several internal changes over the last 270 years and this continued into the 21st century with new extensions added. The cottage was formerly linked to the Lords of the Manor of Elloughton cum Brough and from the early 19th century with a substantial house, Elloughton Garth, opposite. The owners of the Garth included the Carmichaels, jewellers, fam ily of TheHull.talk will explore the architecture, owners and occupiers of one of the oldest properties in Elloughton.

Monday, September 12 at 1.30pm. Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate 11William Harmon. By Dr Robb Robinson William Harmon was baptised in St Peter’s Church, Drypool in 1804, and was the son of John Harman and Hannah Ramsey who had married in Patrington, East Yorkshire, in 1802 before before embarking on an exciting and productive life as a steam train pioneer. It seems more than likely that Harmon learned his skills making castings at Todd and Campbell’s foundry in Sculcoates, later owned by Rose Downs and Thomp son, but sometime between the middle of 1822 and late 1824 he moved across the English Channel to work for an English man, Aaron Manby, who ran the Charen ton Ironworks near Paris, constructing river steamships and equipment for gasworks. Harmon was soon joined by his girlfriend, Phoebe Spencer, and they married in January 1825. Monday, September 12 at 3pm. Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate 12Being on the edge of things – A Larkin perspective on Hull and East Yorkshire. By Philip Pullen 10

PROGRAMME 10Cottingham and the Fair Maid 0f Kent. By Peter Asquith Cowan

Monday, September 12 at 4pm. Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate 13Wives Witches etc. By Carol Osgerby History is often taught as the actions of famous men. Social history looks at what was happening to ordinary people while all that ‘history‘ was happening. And ‘ordinary people’ includes women. But finding ordinary women in history books can be a problem. When we are told by historians that in the past women mostly stayed home, wage-earning women being a ‘modern phenomenon’, the result is often that we don’t tend to expect to find women out side the domestic sphere. And yet the historical records – of prop erty transactions and court business, for instance – do record women in numbers that imply that those individuals were not totally exceptional. So I began to look for local women – and this talk shows some of those I found and included in the Hull & East Yorkshire History Calendar Yes, I found women as wives, widows, even witches, but also as workers. I’ve found women criminals, heads of reli gious houses, major landowners, farmers, and in occupations such as bone-setter, apothecary, swineherd, and translator. Seek, and you shall find.

36 2022 marks the centenary of the birth of Philip Larkin, one of the greatest poets of the Twentieth Century. Larkin spent almost half of his life in Hull, a place in which he achieved most of his literary success and recognition. In this illus trated talk, Philip Pullen of the Philip Lar kin Society, and Chair of Larkin100, will examine the legacy of Larkin in Hull and the East Riding and their importance to him as a writer, poet, and librarian.

Tuesday, September 13 at 11.15am

15Magnificent - A Tudor household in East Yorkshire. By Prof. Barbara English Henry Percy, 5th earl of Northumber land, was called The Magnificent for good reasons. His castles at Leconfield and Wressle housed 160 men to wait on the earl and his family, and that number constantly around him did not include the dozens of visitors. Their foods, feasts and festivals are recorded in two very detailed household books, illuminat ing their daily lives from dawn till dusk. Barbara English uses the material in the books, with illustrations from all over Europe, to try to recapture what life was like for the grandest family of northern England in the 1520s

This talk will focus on the history of Cot tingham and its connection with royalty in the Middle-Ages. There is an emphasis on Joan Plantagenet (1328-1385) known in history as ‘The Fair Maid of Kent’ and described as “The most beautiful woman in all the realm of England”. It had origi nally been the seat of the De Stuteville family but later passed to the De Wake family. After marrying Edward the ‘Black Prince’ she became the 4th Countess of Kent, hence her acquired name. It is said that King Edward I stayed at Baynard Castle when he returned from his Scot tish wars and subsequently purchased Wyke-upon-Hull which became Kings town (ton) -upon Hull in 1299. Joan by her marriage to Edward, gave birth to King Richard II (1377-1399) so connecting the Manor of Cottingham with royalty. The castle – probably built of wood - was destroyed by fire in the early 16th century when King Henry VIII, whilst residing in Hull at the Suffolk Palace, threatened to visit the Lord of Cottingham, who feared the king’s inten tions towards his wife, which prompted the Lord to arrange for an accidental fire which destroyed the castle, so King Henry never did make his visit. It was sited in Northgate and the moat can still be seen.

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Those who carry straight on driving into Kingston-upon-Hull from the West arrive in the curious Seaside Resort of Withern sea.But how does this Watering-Hole survive in the face of fierce competition from the Med; from tourist-magnets like Oxford & York? Or from better-known East Coast settlements such as Skegness, Bridlington & Whitby? Today Godfrey concentrates on what it’s like to wander round - indeed live - in Victorian/ Edwardian Withernsea: posi tives like the Pavilion, Lighthouse, Pier Towers & enormously varied Domestic Architecture; negatives like a muddled retail offer, social deprivation.... & erosion of the cliffs.

Tuesday, September 13 at 1.30pm, Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate 16Withernsea: Carry Straight On. By Godfrey Holmes

In Britain today, if he is remembered at all, the Hull-born painter Thomas J. Somerscales is best known as a marine artist but he was more than this - he also was an accomplished landscape artist, especially of rural and coastal scenes in his beloved Chile. But even if we focus on his marines, simply calling Somerscales a marine art ist does not bring out important ways to understand and classify his art. Looking at his paintings of sea battles taken from British and Chilean history, I will argue that it makes sense to see him as a war artist and history painter. My talk will explore how viewing him in these ways may help to rescue him from unjustified neglect, especially in Britain and most especially in Hull.

Tuesday, September 13 at 3pm. Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate 17The Hull Video. By Ian Wolstencroft

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Wednesday, September 14 at 10am. Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate

Over many years, Ian has captured the development of the city as a series of short videos and photographic images. In the course of his talk the fascinating redevelopment of parts of the city centre will be revealed.

SeptemberTuesday, 13 at 4pm. Wrecking Ball Arts WhitefriargateCentre, 18Thomas Markand(1842-1927):SomerscalesJ.WarArtistHistoryPainter.ByRichmond

19The Stathers of Spring Bank. By Pete Lowden Hull in the early 19th Century was a hive of industry and invention. Reckitt, Priest man, Blundell are familiar names to the people of Hull. Yet, there were others who also served to transform Hull and make it what it is today. The Stather family pro duced two bothers who were in the forefront of this revolution. John, the younger brother, began his working life as a printer and then moved into cater ing to the emerging middle class with a revolutionary form of interior decoration. Thomas, the elder brother, became an engineer, striving to improve the steam engines of his day and leaving behind some of the best examples of cast iron decoration that the city still holds. Both families lived on Spring Bank throughout three generations.

Hull’s Georgian New Town. By Richard Clarke

The National Civilian WW2 Memorial Trust has, for over 20 years, been work ing towards saving the remains of the National Picture Theatre cinema on Beverley Road in Hull, a structure which is Listed for its historic interest as the last ordinary civilian building in England sur viving from WW2 in its bombed state. Now at last some real progress is being made on preserving the structure, thanks to National Lottery players, Hull City Council and the Trust. Trustee Hilary Byers will talk about the early years of the cinema and the fateful night of 18th March 1941. She will bring you right up to date with progress, including recent work to stabilise the building, and will explain plans for the future. Perhaps you have photos or memories of the National Picture Theatre or Beverley Road? Bring them along!

25Andrew Marvell and Malaria. By Dr Stewart Mottram Malaria was a common disease in the seventeenth century and the indirect cause of Hull poet Andrew Marvell’s death in 1678. Surviving accounts of Marvell’s final days show he was suffer ing from vivax malaria at the time of his death, and new research reveals that it was the medicine Marvell was taking for malaria, an opiate called mithridate, that actually killed him. But in Marvell’s life time, another medicine – quinine – was fast becoming the new wonder drug to relieve malaria symptoms.Had Marvell opted for quinine over mithridate, he probably wouldn’t have died in August 1678. This talk tells the story of Marvell’s death in light of the history of malaria and malaria treatments in estuary regions like seventeenth-century London and Hull.

38 20Public Health & Medical practitioners. By Mike Rymer

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This talk will explore the public health of 17th century Kingston upon Hull and the improvements made towards the end of the century in water supply, sewage and publicHavesafety.youever wondered what diseases were prevalent at this time? What medicines were available, if any, to treat disease? Who were the physicians, apothecaries, surgeons, barber surgeons and midwives of the Whatday?was their status in society? How did they qualify to practice? The speaker will discuss all of these issues in the course of the talk. Wednesday, September 14 at Wrecking1.30pm. Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate 21History of the Irish in Hull. By Rob Bell. Immigration has shaped the face of Brit ain for centuries. This talk by Rob Bell, explores the story of Irish settlers in Hull throughout the 19th and early 20th cen turies.The potato famine of the 1840s saw many Irish flee their homeland seeking opportunity elsewhere. By 1861, 600,000 people, or 3 per cent of the English popu lation, had been born in Ireland. They found work as navigators, or navvies as they became known, building canals and then railways or in service. In time, many settled in places like London, Birming ham, Glasgow and Cardiff. Hull had a significant Irish community throughout the 19th century. At vari ous times, the Chief of Police and Editor of the Hull Advertiser were Irish with a strong impact on civic leaders today. The Sisters of Mercy came from Dublin to found what became St Mary’s College. There was an Olympic wrestling cham pion and even a Hull City player who became the manager of FC Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War. Many Irish married local men and women. Today an estimated 40 per cent of English people have Irish ancestry. Here in Hull, many Civic today leaders have Irish roots and St Mary’s College remains a strong shaper of young lives to this day. Wednesday, September 14 at 3.00. Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate 22

The rescue of the National Picture Theatre. By Hilary Byers

Thursday, September 15 at 1.30pm.

Thursday, September 15 at 11.30, former Stepney Station, Beverley Road

The Guildhall 26Hull a Water Resilient City. By Alex Codd Since 2007 Hull has been on a huge

The excavation of the New Dock (later Queens Dock) in the 1760s was the first large-scale extension of Hull’s physical area beyond the 14th century town walls, here into the parish of Sculcoates. In turn this led to new streets being created to the north and west of the Dock, these principally tenanted by persons com mercially connected with the Dock. For a while these areas remained exclusively Georgian in character. The presentation will discuss the his torical and geographical context of this development as well as its characteristics and surviving evidence. Thursday, September 15 at 10am. Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate 23The History of Fenners. By Bryan Burton

This presentation illustrates that 160 year history and includes some personal anecdotes from the speaker’s 50+ years of working for the company and with the Fenner brand. Cut to the present day and that world leadership is in heavy con veyor belting for mines and quarries, with Fenner maintaining a headquarters and manufacturing in Hull whilst being part of a large multi-national conglomerate Thursday, September 15 at 11.15am. Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate

Until quite recently, women, what ever their status, were subservient to men, although widows enjoyed a degree of independence, they had no control over their assets. Women above stairs could inherit money or land, though, like the Sledmere estates, inherited by Mary Sykes, they would immediately pass into a husband’s possession. And Anne Clifford fought for nearly 40 years to regain her inheritance from her uncle. Above stairs, women were encour aged to find influential husbands while women below stairs were discouraged from marrying if they wished to remain inYet,service.William Constable provided his footman with a pension to enable him to marry his sister Winifred’s lady’s maid. Good employers looked after their workforce. Mrs Conyers, housekeeper at Burton Constable Hall received medical treatment paid for by her employer. Conversely, both the housekeeper and cook at Sledmere House were fired when their new mistress arrived. In the country house today, the traditional roles for women, both above and below stairs, have virtually disappeared, though they can still be seen in re-enactments on TV.

28A History of Health in Hull from Pre History to now. By Rob Bell “History” wrote the historian Braudel “is what people make of their Geography”. Hull’s location was the reason for the rise of the port city, a trigger for industrialisa tion and rapid population growth. Daniel Defoe, on his Tour of the Whole Island (1726) spoke of Hull being “exceedingly close built” – facilitating the spread of disease. This talk is a summary of a series of webinars written by Rob Bell founder of The History Troupe with Dr Dan Roper – a prominent Hull based medical practitioner. The Ice Age left an area of marshland; ideal for malaria – the cause of Andrew Marvell’s death. The Black Death (1346-53) saw 60% of Europe’s population wiped out; Hull’s lack of man power forced the adoption of cranes and port expansion. Then, the crowded 19th century with an outbreak of cholera and waves of typhus, scarlatina and the Rus sian Flu. Friday, September 16 at 11.15am. Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate 29Madam Clapham. By Rob Bell This talk, given by Rob Bell, explores the context of women in society from around the 1880s through to when Madame Clapham’s Salon closed in 1967. The salon located in what is now the King ston Theatre Hotel with up to 200 seam stresses in its pomp, served establish ment with gowns of distinction, matching the style and cachet of London and Paris.

Friday, September 16 at 1.30pm. Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate 30Women in Country Houses- both above and below stairs. By Janet Peacock

Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate 31The History of the Charterhouse. By Cannon Paul Greenwell

39 journey to transform itself from a city blighted by water through flooding to become a world leader in its management. The talk will explore the key decisions and investments along this journey and outline over the last decade over £250m has been invested into a range of flood infrastructure to make Hull one of the first 5 Global Water Resilient Cities. Hull sits in an exclusive club with Miami, Cape Town, Oman and Mexico City. On the journey to becoming a water resilient city the Living with Water Part nership was formed, which has picked up national awards for the quality of its public-private partnership working. The importance of water infrastructure has been a long standing symbol of Hull and in 2017 its 2 key features (the Humber Bridge and Hull Tidal Barrier) were both Listed. The City recognises huge value in its water-front and as a water resilient city has made the Fruit Market and Marina a place for business, and docks home to the Offshore Wind Industry Thursday, September 15 at 3pm. The Guildhall 27Some Forgotten Hull Novelists, By Mark Richmond What counts as a ‘Hull novel’? Who counts as a ‘Hull Novelist’? We remem ber Winifred Holtby and her novels ‘The Land of Green Ginger’ and ‘South Rid ing’ but what of figures like Margaret M. Brash, J.E. Buckrose, Cecily Danby, May Sinclair, and O.F. Walton? Now largely forgotten and unread, each of these authors has a Hull connection of one kind or another. Some were born in the city, others made Hull the setting for one or more of their novels. Their work may now seem old-fashioned, relics of a bygone age, but their novels may tell us much about the times in which they lived and the kinds of stories that once attracted a wide readership. My talk will consider whether such authors deserve to be ‘recuperated’ so that they can form part of Hull’s literary and cultural herit age. Friday, September 16 at 10am. Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Whitefriargate

The Charterhouse was founded by Sir Michael de la Pole in 1384 as an arms house for the elderly and continues to this day to house elderly residents. The Charterhouse was also the birth place of the famous poet Andrew Mar vell.The Book of Common Prayer is used exactly as it has been since 1662, with the setting for the Holy Communion by John Merbecke of 1550. The beautiful Geor gian communion plate from 1750 has been used ever since. In this talk Canon Paul Greenwell will explore the history of the charity from its earliest days to the present time. Saturday, September 17 at 11am, at the Charterhouse 22 29

Friday, September 16 at 3pm.

Princess Maud of Norway, daughter of Queen Victoria, was a client. This talk is evolving all the time with more information on the working life of the seamstresses and other salons across Hull at this time. Then The Strange Death of Corsetry - this popular play explores the life of seamstresses and shifting fashion scene. Before the war, all is long and elegance, funded by the aristocracy. The war puts paid to all of that, with aristocratic women shifting to make do and mend, a dramatic decline in servants and women working in munitions factories gaining independence - all this against the rising tide of suffragette-inspired clamour for the vote.

2Murder on the streets of Hull EPISODE 1. Local historian David Alexander Smith will take you on a tour of some of the older parts of Hull to explore some of the City’s most gruesome murders.Findout what happened to the ‘girl with the gold in her ears’; why Scotland Yard were called in to help on another murder; the woman covered in blood and the sad cases of child killings. Not recommended for the squeamish!

5Hull’s Amazing Heritage - Old Town Trail Join well known Tour Guide Paul Scho field for a guided walk to celebrate Hull Civic Society’s History Trail Brochure. Setting off from the City Centre and visit ing some of the highlights of Hull’s herit age and architecture.

6Hedon Haven Walk Meet leader Tony Porter at Johnson’s Corner car park (HU12 8HP). The Haven WALKS PROGRAMME to enjoy the region’s

Saturday, September 17 at 11am. No booking just turn up.

3A walk around Hull General Cemetery Hull General Cemetery is the final rest ing place of many of the most influential people of Victorian and Edwardian Hull, yet it is also a wildlife haven within a mile or so of the city centre. If you want to learn more about the stories and lives of some of the interesting people who trans formed Hull from a town to a city, whilst walking in a woodland setting, then this walk is for you. This year there are two guided walks, undertaken by Pete Lowden a founding member of the Friends of Hull General Cemetery group, who will explain, dis cuss and hopefully entertain you on the walk.Sensible footwear and clothing may be required depending on the weather See below itinerary for the guided walks: Where and when: Saturday, September 10 at 11am - No booking just turn up.

Where and when: Meet at corner of Spring Bank West and Princes Avenue.

4A Walk around the Western Cemetery “Opened in 1860 as part of Hull Gen eral Cemetery and leased to the Hull Corporation Board of Health, Western Cemetery is the oldest of Hull municipal cemeteries. It comprises 35 acres and is split into two portions by Chanterlands Avenue. It holds the last resting places of two famous Hull artists, the memo rial to the R.38 airship disaster, the two graves of the victims of the Dogger Bank Incident when the Rus-sian Imperial Navy fired upon the Hull Trawler fleet as well as many other graves of notable Hull citizens.” Where and when: Friday, September 16 at 11am – no booking just turn up. Meet outside the Lodge. Sensible footwear should be worn.

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1Follow Hull’s Literary Trail Join Hull Tour Guide Paul Schofield for a Journey through Hull’s Literary Landscape and explore its links to Larkin, Plater, Dickens and many others, includ ing a big whale!

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Where and when: Friday, September 9 at 3pm. Pre-Booking only davidxandersmith@gmail.comto

The trail leads from Queen Victoria Square, taking in the likes of the Ferens Gallery and Maritime Museum before moving on to Beverley Gate and Princes Dock Street. It then passes by Trinity House and into the Old Town to Hull Minster and on to the Old Grammar School. It’s then on to the Humber dock and pier area – along as far as the tidal barrier before turning back to the High Street, to Wilberforce House and the Guildhall, past St. Mary’s Church and on to White friargate and Queens Gardens and finish ing at the City Hall. The walk includes a huge variety of important historical locations, all expertly and entertainingly described by tour guide Paul Schofield. Where and when: Sunday, September 11 at 11am. No booking required. Meet at Tourist Information Centre/Box Office Hull City Hall, 75-76 Carr Lane HU1 3RQ.

Where and when: Friday, September 9 at 11am. Meet by the Larkin Statue in Hull Paragon Station. HU1 3UT

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7Hedon Town Walk Meet at Market Hill Car Park (HU12 8JE). The walk explores the central area of Hedon and takes in parts often missed. There are stories of pubs, people and plagues, corruption, churches and change. Duration 2 hours. Leader Tony Porter. Walk mainly of pavements and level ground. Well behaved dogs wel come.

An intoxicating tour with tour guide Paul Schofield and a chance to drink in a few of Hull’s most historic and fascinating pubs. The tour includes 10 pubs ranging from the Lion and Key on the High Street, to the Old House at 5 Scale Lane, situated in Hull’s oldest domestic building. It retains its timber framing and its distinctive exte rior is matched by its fascinating interior.

Where and when: Wednesday, September 14 at 7pm. No booking required. Meet at the Minerva Pub, Nelson Street, HU1 1XE. For a full guide to the Ale Trail see pages 30-31 12Toads, Moths, and Puffins: A city centre walk around Hull’s artist-decorated animal sculptures This is a self-guided tour of many of the iconic animal sculptures that enliven Hull city Larkincentre.withToads was part of Larkin25, the 2010 festival which celebrated the poet’s work and his contribution to the heritage of our city. A Moth for Amy kept alive the memory of Hull heroine Amy Johnson, highlight ing her solo flight to Australia in her de Havilland Gipsy Moth aeroplane, ‘Jason’. The 60 giant moths that still adorn many of Hull’s buildings were part of the 2016 Amy Johnson Festival of the Arts & Engi neering.Puffins Galore! is this year’s colourful addition to the city’s animal sculptures –a celebration of local people, places and wildlife; a trail that starts at Bempton and takes in Bridlington, Hornsea, Withern sea, Hull, Cottingham and Beverley, as well as other East Yorkshire towns and villages. Where and when: Pick up our special animal sculpture trail leaflet and map at the Welcome Information Centre at Hull Paragon Interchange and any Hull library, or download it at city-centre-walkwww.puffinsgalore.co.uk/

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41 was the reason for Hedon’s creation. This walk navigates the Haven’s route and the southern boundary of the town with stories of cow cases, horse races and hidden places. Duration 2 hours. Leader Tony Porter. Can be muddy after prolonged rain, please wear suitable foot wear. Well behaved dogs welcome.

9A walk around Kirk Ella village Join Hull Tour Guide Paul Schofield for a leisurely journey of discovery (espe cially for the guide!) of this ancient village which is mentioned in the Domesday survey and developed as a wealthy place to live for Hull merchants and Shipown ers. Where and when: Tuesday, September 13 at 2.30pm. Meet outside St Andrew’s Church.

Where and when: Sunday, September 11 at 11am and Saturday 17 at 2pm.

13Victoria Pier Tour – River Tales Join City Tour Guide Keith Daddy for a tour around the Victorian Pier. The walk will take a look at the Pier’s past events and some of its heroic people. Where and when: Wednesday, September 14 at 1.30pm. Meet at Minerva Pub, Nelson Street HU1 1XE. No Booking required

Where and when: Sunday, September 11 at 2pm and Sunday, September 18 at 11am. 8The Avenues revealed Officially opened on 29th March 1875, Princes Avenue is the gateway to the area known as The Avenues, devel oped by David Garbutt for the middle classes.Onthis guided tour, professional tour guide Paul Schofield will be showing some of the key features and buildings of the area. Where and when: Tuesday, September 13 at 11am. No booking required. Meet at Princes Avenue Methodist Church, Hull, HU5 3QP.

10Victoria Dock Village Join City Tour Guide Paul Schof ield outside the Victoria Dock Village Hall and Community Centre. Find out more about the history of East Hull’s first dock and it’s redevelopment into a thriving place to live. Where and when: Wednesday, September 14 at 2pm. No booking required. Meet at Victoria Dock Village Hall.

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18Murder on the streets of Hull - EPISODE 2. Join local historian David Alexander Smith for a walking tour of more murders in Hull. Find out why Scotland Yard were baffled by the murder of a George Street resident. Hear the story of the broom handle murder, the stabbing on Wincol mlee and why the Swedish sailor was hanged for murder and a child found in a ditch.Notrecommended for the squeamish! Where and when: Friday, September 16 at 3pm. Pre-booking only to davidxandersmith@gmail.com . Meet at the Solar Gate Sculpture, Queen’s Gardens, Hull, Post code HU1 3DJ.

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19Hedon Pub Walk Meet leader Tony Porter at Mar ket Place Shops (HU12 8JA) for a 2 hour walk discovering the history of pubs and brewing in Hedon, the town that had the 2nd most pubs per capita in Yorkshire at one time! We may even visit one. Two hours duration. Where and when Friday, September 16 at 7pm.

20St Augustine’s Church over 800 years as King of Holderness Meet leader Tony Porter in St. Augustine’s Church (HU12 8 FG) for a tour of the inte rior with the history of its building along with stories of those that worshiped there and their memorials. Approx. 90 mins duration. Where and when: Sunday, September 18 at 2pm.

17A Leisurely stroll around Sutton Village A leisurely guided stroll through the heart of the village of Sutton on Hull with Tour Guide Paul Schofield, taking in Lowgate, Potterill Lane and Church Street, finish ing at St. James RefreshmentsChurch.willbeavailable at the museum. Where and when: Friday, September 16 at 10.30 am and 12 noon. No booking required. Meet outside the Exhibition of Village Life, Sutton Village, HU7 4TL.

Tony’s usual patch is Hedon but this walk has a bit of everything in a less fre-quented part of Hull, the New Town. The walk starts at Queen Victoria Square and ranges thro’ Queens Gardens George Street, Albion Street, and through to Carr Lane. There will be tales of local heroes, of industry and poverty and see outstanding architecture. There will be stories of businesses old and new, and hopefully lots of things you may not have noticed before. Where and when: Wednesday, September 14 at 2pm. Meet at Queen Victoria Square.

14Georgian Hull Join City Tour Guide Keith Daddy for a tour of the streets and build ings of the present. Search for the streets that have been lost. “When the walls came down a New Town was built…. I’ll tell you what’s gone and about the beauty you will meet.”

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Where and when: Thursday, September 15 at 11am. No booking required. Meet at Central Library,Albion Street, HU1 3TF

21St Augustine’s Graveyard Meet leader Tony Porter in St. Augustine’s Church (HU12 8FG). The tomb stones provide clues of the rich and poor of Hedon, along with Victorian gravestone fashions and other stories. Hopefully the walk will make you think differently about graveyards! Approx. 90 mins duration. Where and when: Saturday, September 17 at 10.00am.

Join Paul Schofield to take a lei surely stroll through Hull’s People’s Park, initially established in 1860 through the gift of land by Zachariah Pearson. On the walk through the city’s first public park, learn about the original design and creation by James Craig Niven and see its many impressive original historical fea tures. These include seven Grade II listed structures such as the Queen Victoria statue, East Lodge (the old gatekeeper’s residence) and the unique Entrance Gateway which is the only remaining Victorian shaped archway of its kind left in the UK. The tour will also show you the newly built conservatory and the rein stated lost features of the Victorian style

Meet leader Tony Porter at Mar ket Hill car park (HU12 8JE) for a walk around the boundary of the historic Town of Hedon. The walk is just under 4 miles and is largely along old tow paths and railway lines, but may be muddy after rain. There will be stops as we walk to hear stories of the history of Hedon through the ages. Well behaved dogs are welcome. Two to two and a half hours duration. Leader Tony Porter. Where and when: Thursday, September 15 at 1pm. 16Avenues and Alleyways –‘New for 2022’ Meet City Tour Guide Keith Daddy for a tour around Hull’s Avenues and Alley ways.Hewill take you – and lose you! – down some alleys still left in the Old Town. You will saunter and discover some ins and outs around Hull’s oldest area. No maps provided….don’t lose sight of the Guide! Where and when: Friday, September 16 at 1.30pm. Meet at Liquid Jade Café, Whitefriargate, underneath the Arch opposite Parliament Street.

9 A walk around Kirk Ella village Tuesday, September 13 at 2.30pm

13 Victoria Pier Tour – River Tales Wednesday, September 14 at 1.30pm

7 Hedon Town Walk Sunday, September 11 at 2pm and Sunday, September 18 at 11am 8 The Avenues revealed Tuesday, September 13 at 11am

We’ll finish by updating you on the progress now being made with preserv ing the remains of the bombed National Picture Theatre, for which we are grate ful to National Lottery players, Hull City Council and the National Civilian World War 2 Memorial Trust. Where and when: Sunday, September 18 at 12 noon. No booking required. Meet outside the front of Kingston Youth Centre, 48A Beverley Road (opposite Trafalgar Street) HU3 1YE.

10 Victoria Dock Village Wednesday, September 14 at 2pm

12 Toads, Moths, and Pufﬁns: A city centre walk around Hull’s artist-decorated animal sculptures

14 Georgian Hull Thursday, September 15 at 11am 15 Round Hedon Walk Thursday, September 15 at 1pm

19 Hedon Pub Walk Sunday, September 18 at 2pm

18 Murder on the streets of Hull - EPISODE 2. Friday, September 16 at 3pm

21 St Augustine’s Graveyard Saturday, September 17 at 10.00am

22 Hull New Town Wednesday, September 14 at 2pm

23 Pearson Park Guided Tour Saturday, September 17 at 11am 24 Learning and Leisure on Beverley Road Sunday, September 18 at 12 noon

Walkers and backpackers putting their best foot forward departing Sutton village on a sponsored walk to Hornsea in 1985

Take a walk-up Beverley Road with Con servation Guide Hilary Byers. We start at one of our oldest surviving school buildings, now the Kingston Youth Centre, set back from the road opposite Trafalgar Street. We will appreciate the green haven created by Hull Community Diggers and admire the improvements to street frontages made by the Beverley Road Townscape Heritage Scheme. We’ll look at the other schools that were in this stretch of Beverley Road. We may also be surprised at how many cin emas were proposed and built within a short distance of each other.

5 Hull’s Amazing Heritage - Old Town Trail Sunday, September 11 at 11am

2 Murder on the streets of Hull Friday, September 9 at 3pm 3 A walk around Hull General Cemetery Saturday, September 10 at 11am and Saturday, September 17 at 11am

6 Hedon Haven Walk Sunday, September 11 at 11am and Saturday, September 17 at 2pm

25The Hull Fish Trail

11 Old Town Ale Trail Wednesday, September 14 at 7pm.

16 Avenues and Alleyways – ‘New for 2022’ Friday, September 16 at 1.30pm

17 A Leisurely stroll around Sutton Village Friday, September 16 at 10.30 am and 12 noon

25 The Hull Fish Trail Sunday, September 18 at 11am

Walks at a glance 1 Follow Hull’s Literary Trail Friday, September 9 at 11am

The much-loved Fish Trail has encouraged thousands of people to explore Hull’s Old Town since it was established in 1992. Find out more as Paul guides you through the trail to point out every fish carving and explains the city’s history and architecture. Expect to hear a few fishy puns! Suitable for people of all ages. Where and when: Sunday, September 18 at 11am. No booking required. Meet outside City Hall Box Office, HU1 3RQ. 23

4 A Walk around the Western Cemetery Friday, September 16 at 11am

43 bandstand and bridge over the serpen tine lake. Where and when: Saturday, September 17 at 11am.Meet at entrance gateway on Pearson Avenue. No Need to book. Please note that the Friends of Pearson Park will be having a stall to promote the work that they do to benefit the Park 24Learning and Leisure on Beverley Road

Pick up our special animal sculpture trail leaﬂet and map at the Welcome Information Centre at Hull Paragon Interchange and any Hull library, or download it at www.pufﬁnsgalore.co.uk

44 1Digging Deeper – Marvellous Mosaics - Hull and East Riding Museum Join Paula, the Curator of Archaeology, for a look at the incredible Roman mosaics on display at the Hull and East Riding Museum. The mosaics, from the villas at Rudston, Brantingham and Horkstow, give us a fascinating insight into the lives of the wealthy people of the region and how they were connected to the wider Roman Empire. We’ll explore the craftsmanship behind the mosaics themselves, the myths and meanings they portray and the unexpected surprises hidden in plain sight!We’ll also look at the different ways that archaeologists go about excavating and lifting these stunning works of art. Friday, September 9 at 11.00am Book your free ticket at www. museums-412153eventbrite.co.uk/o/hull2Maritime City ToursCity Centre Join our free guided tours of Hull’s city centre maritime heritage led by accredited White Badge volunteers. Discover 800 years of maritime heritage through the buildings, stories and people of Kingston upon Hull. The morning tours cover the full route linking the maritime treasures that are being transformed as part of Hull Maritime, the £30.3m project funded by Hull City Council and The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Starting in the Museum Quarter gardens on High Street the tour takes in the future location of the Arctic Corsair at North End Shipyard, Queens Discover 800 years of maritime heritage through the buildings, stories and people of Kingston upon Hull. The morning tours cover the full route linking the maritime treasures that are being transformed as part of Hull Maritime, the £30.3m project funded by Hull City Council and The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Starting in the Museum Quarter gardens on High Street the tour takes in the future location of the Arctic Corsair at North End Shipyard, Queens Gardens, the exterior of the Maritime Museum and the future location of the Spurn Lightship in Hull Marina. The afternoon tours cover half of the full route linking the Hull Maritime main sites.Starting in the Museum Quarter gardens on High Street the tour takes in the future location of the Arctic Corsair at North End Shipyard, Queens Gardens and the exterior of the Maritime Museum Created and delivered by volunteers who have completed the Institute of Tourism Guiding Level 2 accreditation. Saturday, September 10, Saturday, September 17 and Thursday, September 15 at 10.30 am to 1pm. Meeting at museums Quarter Gardens on High Street. Book your free ticket at www. museums-412153eventbrite.co.uk/o/hull3Behind the Scenes of Hull Maritime - Museums Quarter Gardens Meet the Project Director and Audience Engagement Manager for an update on Hull Maritime, the project which is delivering more than £30m of investment to Hull’s maritime treasures. Hear the latest updates on the refurbishment of the Hull Maritime

The tomaritimecity’sshineTours and talks specially arranged for Heritage Open Days 2022 1

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& Health and Safety: The tour is an approximately 1 mile circular route using public pavements and crossing roads. A section is along the unfenced board walk next to the River Hull. There is no shelter from the elements along most of the route and limited or no seating at stopping points. The route is level and across some sections of heritage paving that has been levelled. The boardwalk has gaps of approximately 2 cm between the planks. We will vary the route on the day if wheelchair users request it. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

The Hands on History Museum building is one of the final reminders in our city of Tudor Hull. Find out all about its history, from Grammar School to home of an Ancient Egyptian Mummy, and learn about the stories being told within its walls today through the collections on display.Builtin 1583, the Hands on History Museum building is one of the final reminders in our city of Tudor Hull. Once the Old Grammar School, this is the site at which William Wilberforce was educated. Find out all about its history, learn about its construction and the conditions in which the children were taught. We will also explore local historical figures and their stories being told within the walls of the Hands on History Museum today through the collections on display. Friday, September 16 at 1pm to 2pm. Meeting at Trinity Square, Hull Book your free ticket at www. museums-412153eventbrite.co.uk/o/hull-

45 Museum and Dock Office Chambers, the creation of a new visitor attraction at the North End Shipyard, which will become one of the most energy efficient buildings in the cultural sector and the restoration of two of Hull’s most cherished historic ships – the Spurn Lightship and Arctic Corsair.Youwill also find out more about how the project is involving communities and partners across the city with an exciting cultural and events programme –building on the Hull Kraken and The Awakening as well as the varied volunteering and training opportunities onAccessibilityoffer.

Length 2.4 km, Ascent 8.95 m Thursday, September 15 at 1pm Book your free ticket at www. museums-412153eventbrite.co.uk/o/hull4The History of the Hands on History Museum and its Collections - Trinity Square, Old Town

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SUPPORTING HULL’S HERITAGE If you would like to be a sponsor for the 2023 Heritage Open Days please email John Netherwood at john.netherwood42@outlook.com 46

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All Saints Church Hessle Blaydes House

SORRY CLOSED FOR 2022

OPENING TIMES: Friday 9 and Saturday 10 10am to 3.30pm

OPENING TIMES: Friday, September 9, 10, 12 - 10am to 5pm Sunday, September 11 - 1pm to 5pm

OPENING TIMES: Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 - 10am to 2pm

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THERE was a church with a priest at Hessle at the time of the Domesday Book (1086). The oldest parts of this Grade I listed church go back to the 12th-century It has undergone many changes. The great restoration and enlargement in 1868–70 rescued a building that had suffered three centuries of neglect and poor repairs, doubled its seating capacity to meet the needs of a growing population, and faithfully preserved the character of the 15th-century Perpendicular church.Theparticularly fine windows, including one by Burne-Jones of St Agnes and St Anne, are mostly from the late 19th Changescentury.tothe interior in the 20th century have helped to keep it a vibrant place of BLAYDES House was built around 1740 as the home and business premises of the Blaydes Family, shipbuilders, merchants and local political figures who played a leading part in the commercial and civic life of eighteenth century Hull.The house, with its elegant panelled rooms and sweeping carved demonstratesstaircase,the prosperity and self-confidence of the town’s mercantile elite. Since 2001, Blaydes House has been the home of the University of Hull Maritime Historical Studies Centre. It is a typical Georgian “BEHIND these walls” is an exhibition of the History of HMP Hull and establishmentscustodialwithinthe city. The exhibition includes historical photos and artefacts from 150 years of HM Prison Hull.Unfortunately, the exhibition does not include a tour of the actual prison. Please note that for security reasons entry is restricted to the exhibition only.

Carnegie Heritage Centre The Square, Hessle, HU13 0RH 6 High Street, Hull, HU1 1HA Hedon Road, Hull, HU9 5LS

THIS Grade II listed building was built using funds from the Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1905 as Hull’s newest branch library. It was designed by the City Architect Joseph Hirst. The building is unusual in that it is partly timber-framed and remains largely unaltered internally since its opening. By 2006 the building had ceased its function as a library and was deemed ‘surplus to requirements’.Greatefforts from Carnegie Centre volunteers have seen worship and an active centre for the Manycommunity.ofthenames on the memorials both in the church and churchyard are familiar to those who live in Hessle today. Light ‘supervisedrefreshments,tripsup the tower to see the demonstrationsbells’, of bell ringing, an exhibition by the Hessle Local History Society. merchant’s house, amongst the most impressive of several such buildings that have survived on the High Street. Blaydes House has been sympathetically restored, with period colour schemes designed to show off its carved and panelled rooms and sweeping staircase. Blaydes House is also home to the Pettifer Art Collection, some of which is on display. Guided tours will run on demand throughout the day, no need to book. the building kept open as a facility for the study of local and family history. As well as looking at the arts and crafts designed building, visitors will also be able to see the various projects volunteers have been working on over the past year. These will include a display of old local haulage vehicles and much more.

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THE festival is returning after a break of two years due to theTherepandemic.willbe a mix of stages throughout the main day, September 10: the Dan Thomas Memorial Stage outside the Minerva, the Spare Hands Stage on the historic Syntan barge along the Marina, and, this year, we will also be staging a folk play with music inside Humber Street Social.Traditional dancers will add colour and vibrancy to our festival and all around the city centre and marina. On the Friday evening there will be a singaround at the then called) was opened. Although the name has changed we have continued to remain in this beautiful building as it suits our needs perfectly. The building cost a whopping £14,500 to build, which back in 1920’s Hull was a tidy sum. The charity owns the building outright and has no affiliation with the county council or the government, we run ourselves and our charities funds.

Centre for the Deaf Hull Folk and Maritime Festival 63 Spring Bank, Hull, HU3 1AG Hull Marina7

OPENING TIMES: Friday 16 10am to 2pm subject to demand. There are steps to the outside and suitable foot ware should be worn Add; ‘please note, this is a work in progress. Booking not necessary.

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 10, Sunday 11 10am to 5pm

OPENING TIMES: Friday 9 to Sunday 11

Christopher Pickering’s HouseCharter House 114 Coltman Street, Hull, HU3 2SFCharterhouse Lane, Hull, HU2 8AF 56

Whittington and Cat, and there will be the traditional Minerva singers’ and musicians’ session on the Sunday afternoon, and we are planning some traditional tunes sessions across the weekend, too. The festival is organised by Folk in Hull, a registered charity, and all of our work is carried out by a small but dedicated team of volunteers. Hull Marina, Pier and Fruit Market areas, with dancing in other locations around the city centre.

OPENING TIMES: Friday 16 and Saturday 1710am to noon and 2pm to 4pm

49 114 Coltman Street is an early Victorian townhouse which has undergone a total transformation from being a derelict wreck on the brink of collapse, back to the grand family home it once was. Built in the early 1850s, the property was once owned by one of Hull’s most famous sons, Trawler Fleet owner and philanthropist, Christopher Pickering.Thehouse was then owned by his business partner, Samuel Haldane, until it

FOUNDED by Sir Michael de la Pole in 1384 as an almshouse for the elderly, the Master’schapelfinedomedandLanenorthpresentretiredcontinuesCharterhousetohouseresidents.ThebuildingtotheofCharterhousedatesfrom1780hasahandsomeentranceandaGeorgianerainside.TothesouthistheHousewhich, despite severe war damage, essentially dates back to 1660. Its complete 10-bays exterior can best be appreciated from the rear where you will also find a peaceful walled garden. This also contains a mulberry tree reputed to be Hull’s oldest and dating back over 350 years to when the poet Andrew Marvell played under it as a boy! Each Sunday in the Charterhouse Chapel at 10am there is a Sung became a children’s clinic in 1921 up until the late 1960s, becoming five flats in 1983. By the turn of the century the house had fallen into disrepair and had been damagingly vandalised, before being rescued by Catherine and Simon Kelsey. For further information please contact Simon Kelsey 079821694482 Eucharist open to the public. Everyone is warmly welcome to join the Master and the residents any Sunday. The Book of Common Prayer is used (exactly as it has been here since 1662) with the setting for the Holy Communion by John Merbecke of 1550. The beautiful Georgian Communion plate from 1750 has been used ever since.

THE charity was established more than 100 years ago, by a group of deaf people who met regularly under a street light down High Street in Hull. These locals met, to talk and communicate in their own language, in a society pretty much ostracised them for being different. After a while, a room in a local pub was rented to them, and from there on in the charity started to take form.They rented their first base down at 179 High Street in 1853 and from there the charity grew in size and popularity. Eventually the charity was well enough established to find premises of its own that more suited its needs and size. They rented 53 Spring Bank, a place that is now Disc Discovery, and we purchased a plot of land approximately ten doors away. In 1926 the newly built Hull & East Yorkshire Institute for the Deaf and Dumb (as it was

THE Hedon Town Hall on St. Augustine’s Gate was built in 1693 on the orders of Henry Guy, one of the town’s MPs. Above its entrance can be seen the impressive Coat of Arms of Guy, sitting above the more modest ship’s crest of the Borough of Hedon. Through the left hand side front window can be seen the iron bars of the former jail. The rooms to the right hand side, now used as the council offices, were once the lodgings of the sergeant-at-mace and his family. On the first floor is the Mayor’s Parlour, the meeting room or the Aldermen and the larger Court Room with its raised dais where the Mayor and bailiffs dispensed justice. Please note that there will also be a number of talks taking place in the Town Hall.

The Hedon Town Hall St Augustine’s Gate, Hedon, HU12 8EX 10

Guildhall 77 Lowgate, Hull, HU1 2AA 9

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 Noon to 4pm

OPENING TIMES: Sunday 18 - 2pm to 5pm

Hedon Museum St Augustine’s Gate, HU12 8EX 11

OPENING TIMES: Friday 9, Saturday 10, Friday 16, Saturday 17, Tours 10am and noon. Pre booking required call 01482 631004/5

HEDON Museum first opened its doors to the public in 1996. Since then it has done its part to keep Hedon’s history alive and regular exhibitions and events take place throughout the year. Admission to the Museum is free and refreshments are available.Thereis also a small shop selling souvenirs and local publications.

ST AUGUSTINE’S church, popularly known as ‘the King of Holderness’, is believed to date from 1180 during the reign of Henry II. The church was built by the ‘pious liberality’ of the merchant burgesses of Hedon giving thanks to God for the prosperity of their town and port. Sadly as the fortunes of the borough constructiondeclinedworktook on an economy of style although the overall proportions of the church remained as planned by the founders. The tower was added in 1437, 250 years after the foundation stone was laid Today in the church we can admire all the main medieval architectural styles of masonry from Early English to Perpendicular.

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 Noon to 4pm

50 THE Guildhall was designed by Sir Edwin Cooper and built between 1904-16, replacing a smaller Victorian Town Hall.Its corridors are lined with acres of oak and walnut panelling, while its floors are marble.Ithas a large collection of fine art, sculpture, furniture, silver and the civic insignia. This tour will cover all these as well as giving visitors a glimpse of the city’s former courts and cells. Tour lasts approximately 1 hour. This guided tour is conducted by ex councillor HeleneThereO’Mullane.arevarious paying car parks and on street parking around the Guildhall.

St Augustine’s Church 2 Churchgate, Hedon, HU12 8FG

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 1pm to 4pm

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 - 1pm to 4pm IVY House was built in the 1780’s. In 1809 newly married James Iveson of the notable family of solicitors moved in. They served the Borough for four generations, as Mayors and Town Clerks. It was also home to two generations of the Park family who further served the town as Mayor twenty times between them. After 1931 the Fewson sisters ran it as a private school for around thirty years. The garden has been the scene of many Sunday School outings, Church socials and fund raising parties, and will be open to visit the many relics of old churches that were collected for the garden throughout the 19th century, to create follies and features using pillars and tracery from many Holderness churches, and even Holy Trinity Church Hull (now Hull Minster). The most impressive folly is Lady Albina’s tomb that relates to the Murder of Albina by Drogo, the first Lord of Holderness.

IF ALL things engineering sparks your interest, then Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) is throwing open the doors to its new state-of-the-art facility. What’s more, visitors will be treated to a truly fascinating insight into the world of engineering.Thisisachance to see inside HETA’s Advanced Engineering Centre in Hull. The centre was opened in 2018 to both celebrate the company’s’ rich heritage as a leader in the engineering and manufacturing industries, but also ensures its longevity for many years to come. The £4.2m 34,000sqft development on Dansom Lane has regenerated and repurposed existing factory buildings to create an impressive 15,000sqft industry standard workshop space that visitors can see in action. There is also a range of training rigs, high-tech electronics and IT labs, as well as social and recreation areas.

OPENING TIMES: Thursday 15 and Friday 16 10am to 3pm

Founder SantangeloPeppinocame to the city in 1924 to join the Hull Repertory Company based at the Little Theatre in Kingston Square. After turning the struggling company around, he turned his attentions to the Assembly Rooms next door. Peppino Santangelo thought the venue could be a new home for the company. At the same time, he realised that the Little Theatre’s other neighbour, Hull Central Fire Station, needed more space so Peppino suggested a swap –the Little Theatre for the Assembly Rooms – and the deal was done for £9,000. After performancescontinuingthroughout war time, audiences began to dwindle but intervention from Hull City Council in 1961 secured the theatre’s future as a key player in the performing arts scene. The theatre has played host to some of the best awardwinning productions over the years and completionfollowingofa£15.9m major revamp, opened its doors again in Autumn 2017.

THE Roman Catholic Church of St Mary and St. Joseph was built in 1802/3 and this discreet Georgian gem is one of the oldest purpose-built Catholic Parish Churches in theItcountry.developed from a ‘secret’ or ‘barn’ church at the nearby Nuthill Farm. When the Law permitted the building of Catholic churches, due to some extent to the protection of the Constable family, a newly ordained English priest, Rev. Swinburne, was posted to Nuthill and after a couple of years he had raised sufficient donations and loans to build a simple, locally designed brick-built Mission Chapel and Presbytery. The Church is of a simple, symmetricalrectangular,design with frescoed altar apse and a choir balcony.There are painted Stations of the Cross and Arts and Crafts style stained glass. The Church retains its original Georgian pews and ‘Chapel Hat Pegs’. Visitors are provided with a comprehensive free guide to ensure you get as much from your visit as possible.

Hull New Theatre Kingston Square, Hull, HU1 3HF 15

HULL New Theatre has a fascinating history since it first opened on Saturday October 16 1939 with Noel Gay’s ‘Me and My Girl’.

OPENING TIMES: Saturday, September 10 10.30am and 2pm. Pre booking required, call Hull Box Office on 01482 300306

St Mary and Joseph R.C. Church Baxtergate, Hedon, HU12 8JN

HETA Dansom Lane South, Hull, HU8 7LA 16

IVY HOUSE Market Hill, Hedon, HU12 8JE 14

Hull Trinity House Chapel Posterngate, Hull, HU1 2JX 19

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OPENING TIMES: Saturday 17

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 10, 10am to 4pm HULL Truck Theatre is a pioneering theatre with a unique Northern Voice We produce and present inspiring theatre that reflects the diversity of a modern Britain.Weprovide the resources, space and support to grow people and ideas, are anbassador for our City, a flagship for our region and a welcoming home for our communities.Throughour work with schools and local communities we engage with thousands of young people, disabled groups and adults.

Hull Truck 50 Ferensway, Hull, HU2 8LB 20

PLANS to build Hull City Hall date back to 1900 when the Hull Corporation included proposals for the venue within a wider scheme to create a central location for city trams toWorkmeet.commenced in 1903 and the building was in use by 1909 but unfortunately the exact opening date remains unknown. In 1911, the organ, built by Forster and Andrews of Hull, was installed in the main hall. Today it remains one of the largest working organs in use in the country. Hull City Hall offers a wide range of events each year, hosting top international names in contemporary live music as well as headline comedy acts, the world’s leading orchestras, celebrities, adventurers, drama, musicals, opera and more. Tour approx. 1 hour. For more information please visit www.hulltheatres.co.uk Hull City Hall Queen Victoria Square, Hull, HU1 3RQ 17

Tranby formally Hull Collegiate Tranby Lane, Anlaby, Hull, HU10 7EH 18

THE chapel was designed by H F Lockwood in 1839 and completed in 1843. The current building is a simple rectangle with pediment and Greek Corinthian pilasters and a tall porch to the west. The Order is Corinthian with nautical motifs in the capitals, and veined white marble pilasters. The oak box pews and pulpits make the chapel a rare example of a rich early Victorian interior. On hand to describe the chapel and the history of Trinity House will be senior Trustees from Hull.

OPENING TIMES: Friday 9, 4.30pm and Wed 14 4.30am to 6.30pm Pre booking required www.trybook.co.uk/book–

OPENING TIMES: Monday, September 12 10.30am to 2pm. Pre booking required, call Hull Box Office on 01482 300306

TRANBY Croft was built in 1876 for the Hull ship owner ArthurConstructedWilson. in yellow brick and featuring a high tower at one corner for views across the Humber, no expense was spared on the lavish interior, from its delicately stuccoed ceilings to sumptuous wood carvings, the building is an attempt to personify wealth and prestige, with Wilson’s initials prominent in many of theYoufeatures.willalso see the room where the Baccarat Scandal of 1890 took place, a scandal which intimately involved the Prince of Wales and which rocked late Victorian society. Explore the former home of Mary and Arthur Wilson, now the setting for Hull Collegiate School, one of the area’s leading independent schools.Thehouse has a wealth of history and tales to tell including the Royal Baccarat scandal.

Hull Reform Synagogue Great Gutter Lane West, Willerby, HU10 6DP 22

Hebrew Congregation 30 Pryme Street, Anlaby, HU10 6SH 23

OPENING TIMES: Sunday 18 September: 10am to 4pm No booking required

THE Hull CongregationHebrewwas formed on 1st January 1994 by the merger of the Hull Old Hebrew Congregation (Osborne Street) and the Hull Western Synagogue (Linnaeus St). It is the only Orthodox synagogue in the East Riding and presently has 100 members. Visitors will be able to see the ark, pulpit and other items, all dating from 1902.

Hull Minster dates back to the late 13th Century when Edward 1st granted the settlement of Wyke a Royal Charter and re-named it King’s Town upon Hull.The church is as old as Hull itself and was the place where citizens were baptised, married, buried and given poor relief. The Corporation of Hull had its meetings in the Minster, the city’s courts were operated here and it held a prestigious library from the late 1600s Today there are many signs of its medieval roots so come in and explore. You can take a walk through seven centuries with the effigies of wealthy merchants from the Monuments1400s.and tombs to the politicians and mayors who governed the town, military from the World Wars and amazing stained glass windows including those from the Arts and Crafts period. Recent finds from the burial grounds at Trinity Square and Castle Street offer a glimpse into city life and death in the 1700s and 1800s in our new visitorTrailscentre.andtours can be downloaded to your smartphone.Activitiesfor children of all ages will be available to enjoy.You can drop in for a history talk or sign up online in advance for a tour of the tower. Free talks and tours are available on Friday 9th September.1100-Merchants of the Minster - talk and tour with John1300Lawson-Exploring and understanding Heraldry - talk and tour with Dr Marianne Gilchrist1430- Dr John Aldersontalk by Michael Free 1530 - John Bromby’s legacy - a walk found their home and what a home! A new purpose-built, single-storey Shul incorporated many facilities for the disabled and provided the Community with both a religious and communal base. Since its opening in February 1992, the building has been in continual use as a synagogue, a school and a focal point for Jewish education, as well as a social centre for members, friends and community. There will be an opportunity to look around the Synagogue, talk to members and examine the artefacts. There will also be an opportunity to sample “Jewish-Style” food.

and talk by Jean Fenwick Pre-booking: Required for Tower Tours please book online Go to: PunchRegencyPoliceMarketSaturdaytowertourshttp://hullminster.org/OldTownFestivalon10thSeptemberStalls,HumbersideBand,MorrisDancing,Dancing,Music,andJudy,Familyand Children activities. Tower Tours - bookable online. Sunday 11th September Tower Tours - bookable online. Don’t forget that the Minster has a super cafe operating daily with delicious cakes, light lunches and ice-cream Contact for the day: Jane Owen Tel 01482 224060 Hull Minster Trinity Square, Hull, HU1 2JJ 21 OPENING TIMES: Tuesday- Saturday IN 1971, it was decided that the Hull GreatSynagogueandinstrumentalHenryscrolltheServicesbecameCiviceventuallyMethodistswitchedandHousegrewofwasReformconstitution,Synagogue,basedSynagogueaCongregationReformbecomeconstitutedand,upontheSinaiLeedstheHullSynagogueborn.Overthe1980s,thenumberSynagoguemembersslowlyandeventuallyAnlabywasunabletobehiredregularServicesweretotheAnlabyChurchHallandtheCottinghamHall.TheHullReformSynagogue“wanderingJews”andwereheldwhereverwardrobecontainingthecametorest.In1991,oneofthemembers,Goldstonebecameinthepurchaseconstructionofabuilding(Shul),inGutterLane,Willerby.Atlast,the“wanderers”had

OPENING TIMES: Sunday 11 and Sunday 18 2pm to 4pm

TODAY we take boilers and central heating granted,forbut back in 1906 when the National combinationCookanheattheCompanyembraced.companywhichtechnologies,theseUKCompanyRadiatorbuiltitsfactoryinHull,werenewonesthenewreadilyInthe1920sthelaunchedrevolutionary-aofopen fire, central heating boiler and oven, designed specifically for the British market where boilers were placed in kitchens.Thisproduct did more to introduce central heating into ordinary homes than any other such appliance. It is an emphasis on innovation that the National Avenue based company has continued to this day as it continues to be one of the leading central heating boiler manufacturers in the country, now also embracing new energy technologies. Join us for a guided tour of the company. Pre-booking required – please contact reception on 01482 492251.

Minerva Masonic Hall 7, Dagger Lane, Hull 27

and Design. Prior to the building of the Hull Tidal Barrier, Lowgate used to flood regularly and these vaults were built to be flood proof as well as fire and theft proof. As part of Heritage Open Days, Burstalls Solicitors will open part of the building and these vaults for viewing, where you can see the fine labyrinth of passages under the footprint of the building.

54 BURSTALLS Solicitors practise from Ocean Chambers, 54 Lowgate, Hull. Ocean Chambers is Grade II Listed and was built between 1899 to 1901. As well as the imposing exterior of the building, the interior is particularly impressive and of great interest. The staircase is of Edwardian construction and is particularly fine. It is understood that this is one of the reasons why the building is Grade II listed. Perhaps most interesting are the spacious vaults which run under the footprint of the building and under Lowgate. Tours will be available (lasting approximately 10-15 minutes) and there is no need to pre-book. There will also be an opportunity for children to put on viewChambersdesignedtocostumesVictorian/Edwardianandforphotographsbetaken.ThisyearaspeciallyDVDofOceanisalsoavailabletobytheHullSchoolofArt

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 10, 10am to 4pm

OPENING TIMES: Tuesday 13 September at 10am and Thursday 15 September at 1pm. They usually last 2 hours.

MASONIC Lodge of Freemasons, which is the Minerva Lodge was founded in 1782, had previously met at the Masons Arms in Chapel Lane.In1802 the brethren leased a plot from the (Swedenborgians)trusteesofthe Old Chapel in Dagger Lane, which still forms a part of the Masonic Hall today. Here they built their own Masonic Hall which is probably one of the first purpose built Masonic buildings in England. In January 1874 the freehold of the Lodge along with the old Chapel was purchased from the trustees. The old Chapel dates from 1698. This was also the site of Hull’s first nonconformist church.TheMasonic Hall is a grade two star listed building of special architectural and historicDuringinterest.Heritage Open Days the public will have a chance to see this unique building.

ROVERS are offering a unique opportunity to peel back the curtain and peek into Hull College Craven Park for an ultimate rugby league experience. The unique behind the scenes tour will give people the opportunity to walk in the footsteps of the club’s heroes visiting the club facilities including the gym, changing rooms, media room and corporate hospitality. Visitors will have a chance to see the impressive facilities in the Colin Hutton North Stand during the tour you will learn about the club’s proud history and heritage as well as the backstage operations of match days. There will be some welcome surprises on theYouway.will have access to areas which are not usually open to the public. In parts of the stadium tour there maybe areas that people with mobility issues might find difficult so we would need to know in advance so we can accommodate your needs. Please note all dates and times might be subject to change dependent on fixtures and Government Covid-19 guidelines.Wearelimited to 30 people per tour, so please book so you are not Bookingdisappointed.opensSeptember 1 to 17, 9am - 5pm Sewell Group Craven Park Preston Road, Hull, HU9 5HE 26

Ocean Chambers and Burstalls 54 Lowgate, Hull, HU1 1EN 24

Ideal Boilers National Avenue, HU5 4JN 25

OPENING TIMES: Tuesday 13. 100pm - adults only, Thursday 15th, 6.00pm, Saturday 17th 200pm. Booking opens Sept 5th to 16th - Telephone: 01482 780908 - Tours average 90 minutes

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 10, 11, 17 and 18 10am to 4pm

DISCOVER outstanding art collections and enjoy vibrant temporary exhibitions in this atmospheric gallery. Your trip can be rounded off by relaxing in the café. The site and money for the gallery were donated to the city by Thomas Ferens, after whom it is named. The architects were S. N. Cooke and E. C. Davies. It was opened in 1927, restored and extended in 1991 and has recently undergone extensive refurbishment. Following its reopening in 2017 visitors can now enjoy Pietro Lorenzetti’s stunning panel painting, Christ between Saints Paul and Peter (c.1320). Visit our 12 Galleries, temporary exhibitions, children’s interactive gallery and café. Last admission 30 mins prior to closure. Admission is free. For more information visit, co.uk/museumsand-gallerieswww.hcandl.

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Ferens Art Gallery Queen Victoria Square, Carr Lane, HU1 3RA 29

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Hands on History Museum South Church Side, Hull, HU1 1RR 30

STEP back in time with 200 years of transport history and experience the sights, sounds and smells of the past. Walk down a 1940s high street, board a goods train and enjoy a carriage ride or vintage car ride.Great for a family day out and you can also catch the Land Train from just outside theSeemuseum.veteran cars, trams, our bicycle gallery, street scene gallery and experience our carriage ride. Last admission 30 mins prior to closure. Admission is free.For more information and-gallerieswww.hcandl.co.uk/museums-visit

The permanent displays at Wilberforce House include journals and items that belonged to William Wilberforce, including original costume. There are many significant items linked to slavery and the campaign to abolish it. As well as learning about Wilberforce and slavery you can also visit our East Yorkshire Regimental gallery, Clock gallery and Edwardian Parlour.Lastadmission 15 mins prior toAdmissionclosure. is free.

VISIT the birthplace of William Wilberforce and discover the story of the historic struggle to abolish the slave trade. Also within the museum are fascinating galleries on local history craftsmanship.andThemuseumtells the story of the transatlantic slave trade and its abolition, as well as dealing with contemporary slavery.Galleries also offer a fascinating glimpse into West African culture.

Wilberforce House Museum 23-25 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NQ 31

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Streetlife Museum High Street, Hull, HU1 1PS 28

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EXPLORE one of Hull’s oldest buildings, which first opened its doors as the Grammar School in 1585 and is now the Hands on History Museum. Famous pupils included 17th-century poet Andrew Marvell and 18th century slavery abolitionist William Wilberforce.TheTudor structure with its original brickwork and mullioned windows is now a listed building. Hands on History is also partly housed in the adjoining Fish Street Day School which was built as a charity school in 1871 but soon afterwards became a Board School. The ground floor offers a fascinating glimpse into Victorian childhood with a themed hands-on exhibitioninteractivewhichincludes a Victorian school room. The first floor explores local history in the “The Story of Hull and its People” gallery and is also home to our Ancient Egypt” exhibition, where you can see a 2,600 year old Egyptian mummy and unique replicas of King Tutankhamun’s treasures. Admission is free.

JOIN us for the start to this year’s Old Town Feast Day, with the now traditional starting point at our magnificently restored Beverley Gate in the presence of the Lord Mayor, with a grand proclamation by our very own Town Crier, Michael Wood – of fine commanding voice, and supported by the massed ranks of local members of Steam Punks. The famous Humberside Police Band will then lead the Lord Mayor and Town Crier in a procession of loyal citizens from this seat of world-wide parliamentary democracy, down Whitefriargate to the beautifully re-paved Trinity Square for the official opening ceremony. The Lord Mayor, who will then announce a family heritage day of fun, dancing, songs, good food and the craft stalls of Trinity Market. Hull’s unique church carillon will then entertain us with the sounds of bells in harmony from the bell chamber of the church tower. The Hull Minster will be open for its renowned café, serving tea and enormous pieces of cake, trips up the bell tower and demonstrations of crafts, stone masonry and our dedicated silver smiths. During the day, at times of their choosing, the Raving Maes and other Morris Dancers will entertain us. Inside the church the Georgian Dancers will also provide entertainment.

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 10 10.45am at Beverley Gate Whitefriargate

Hull and East Riding Museum 36 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NQ 32

IF you have ever wondered how a memorial is made, then this tour is for you. Established in 1870, Odlings Ltd are one of the country’s largest manufacturers and importers of high quality memorials to the Monument trade, supplying granite, marble and stone sourced from the UK and around the world. The process of producing highly personalised memorials tremendousrequiresskill,from the designers to the craftsmen, and in this regard Hull-based Odlings set the standard. On your visit you will see all stages involved in the creation of a memorial, from the initial ideas behind it, the factory work involved in the creation of the stone to the addition of design work, and even the gilding using 23.5 carat gold. Spaces are limited to the first 20, so please book by contacting Odlings on 01482 324332.

Old Town Festival Beverley Gate and Trinity Square 34

Port of Hull Riverside House, King George Dock, HU9 5PQ 35

OPENING TIMES: Friday 16 September 10am to 11.30am

Odlings Monumental Masons 59 New Cleveland Street, Hull, HU8 7HB 33

THE 3,000 acre estate is home to the UK’s only All Weather Terminal where it houses steel for making cars and then transported via rail or road to manufactures across the UK. Not only that, but the Port of Hull is a key part of the energy supply chain serving major power stations in the Trent and Aire Valleys. The state-of-the-art rail load out facility can fill one train with 1,500 tonnes of wood pellets in just 40 minutes.Thiswill light 85 homes for one whole year! Visit, Georgeplace-86804094383heritage-open-day-ticketsuk/e/port-of-hull-coach-tour-www.eventbrite.co.tobookaonthetour.MeetatPortHouse,KingDock.

OPENING TIMES: Thursday, 15, there will be two tours 11am to noon and 1 to 2pm

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ENTER a world where 235 million years of history is brought to life. From majestic mammoths to Saxon invaders, visitors to the Hull and East Riding Museum of archaeology can look forward to an experience that is unique, educational and fun.Walk through an Iron Age village, enter a Roman bath house and look at the stunning mosaics. Discover a mysterious crew of wooden warriors and see our medieval treasures.Lastadmission 30 mins prior to Admissionclosure.isfree. For more information visit co.uk/museumsand-gallerieswww.hcandl.

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 10 noon, 1pm and 2pm

St Vincent Church Queens Road, Hull, HU5 2QP 39

The original construction had its roots in the late 19th century as Hull expanded exponentially, the Church ministering to increasing numbers of Roman Catholics.

THE current St Vincent’s R.C. Church was built on its present site in 1932 replacing the adjacent building which had originally served as both a school and a church, but which now houses St Vincent Primary School.

The new church was the favourite project of the parish’s dynamic priest Father Patrick Macken, who modelled the church on the Romanesque church of the English Marters in York and insisted on the extravagance of the striking campanile. His determination to build an inspiring church, however, rewards the visitor today who can admire the designs and symbolism of the many colourful mosaics throughout theOthersite. interesting features include the stations of the cross around the interior and the second best organ in the city (after the City Hall). Visitors can also see the original wooden cross from the Oppy Wood war memorial.

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 10, 10am to 4pm

Rainbow Community Garden 1 Levisham Close, Hull, HU6 8AB 36

THE innovative new swing bridge over the River Hull opened to the public in June 2013, having been selected as the winner of an international design competition. The new cyclebridgepedestrian/connectsHull city centre to the under developed East Bank and provides a new route connecting cultural attractions.Thedesign focuses on creating a memorable place for people to enjoy the riverscape.Itincludes a series of generous public spaces and routes over the river and at each bank. It also gives people the unique experience of being able to ride on the moving bridge while it rotates. Scale Lane Bridge Scale Lane, Swing Bridge, HU1 1QI 38

OPENING TIMES: Friday 16, Saturday 17 Noon to 5pm, Sunday 18 noon to 4pm

COME and enjoy an oasis of calm and quiet in a busy North Hull Housing Estate. The Rainbow Garden was a forgotten neglected piece of land until a group of residents and young people cleared it and began planting it up. We grow native trees and plants to encourage wildlife, have lots of vegetables and herbs growing, which we share with local residents.

Rollits Solicitors Citadel House, 58 High Street, HU1 1QE 37

OPENING TIMES: Monday 12, Thursday 15 and Saturday 17 - 10am to noon and 1pm to 2pm IN 2016, Rollits Solicitors commissioned a display to celebrate their 175th birthday of Rollits Solicitors by their founder John Rollit at premises in Bowl Alley Lane. As the years passed, the company practised from many offices all around the Old Town.Rollits’ foundations were laid in Hull in 1841 – the year that saw the first edition of Punch Magazine to be published. Their exhibition highlights the development of the firm over the years, and, together with a series of images and artefacts, explores the history of the firm and the Rollits family and will be on display again for HODS 2022. Now occupying splendid refurbished offices at 58 High Street, visitors to Rollits will be made welcome and can view the exhibition and learn more about this firm which is truly “rooted in Hull”.

OPENING TIMES: Friday 9, 10am to 4pm Saturday 10, 10am to 4pm THIS early 14th-century medieval church is amongst Hull’s oldest churches having received its licence in 1333.The Triple Crown symbol of the city is set in stained glass dated C 1400 and the church also possesses an Elizabethan Communion Table. Also, St Mary’s contains memorials to a significant number of Hull families, including the Blaydes, which were key to the city’s maritime history. During the last few years, the church’s mission to the homeless has become a defining purpose and St Mary’s hosts soup kitchens two evenings a week. To enable St Mary’s to expand its roles in both the local community and in the cultural life of the Old Town, plans for improvement works are moving forward. Wheelchair access.

Stepney Station Station House, 183 Beverley Road, HU3 1TY 43

Stepney Railway Station House is a real live history, first opened in 1853 it was in operation until 1964.

Stepney Railway Station House is a fantastic Grade II listed building, which was designed by William Botterill and built 170 years ago!

TAKE the opportunity of visiting St Giles, a Victorian Church built 1883-4. It is now surrounded by industry but retains its charm and atmosphere for those who visit and come inside. “There has been a place of worship on this site since the 1300s and this makes the atmosphere of the church one ofItpeace”.hasmany monuments on the walls from a previous church as well as a grave stone from the 17th-century Minister Thomas Sedgewick who was a Puritan, but managed to keep his post when King Charles II came to power.This weekend will be an opportunity for people to look at the wedding registrars, also baptism and burial records. Church members will be available to answer questions.

St Giles Church Marfleet, Hull, HU9 5RL 40

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 10, noon to 4pm

The station is only open for a talk on The Rescue of the National Picture Theatre, by Hillary Byers. See P38 item 24 for details on SeptemberThursday,15at11.30am

St Mary the Virgin Church Lowgate, Hull, HU1 1EJ 41 SORRY CLOSED FOR 2022

SINCE its formation in 1948, St Paul’s has been a big part in the culture of the City, training many young people in the crafts of boxing and in the skills of living. Its combination of a supportive communitybased atmosphere and quality coaching has touched very many lives in a positive way. It has also produced an impressive string of champions, including Olympic Gold Medallist, Luke Campbell. St Paul’s now has over 500 members, approachingincluding100girls, from 32 different ethnic backgrounds. The gym used by St Paul’s (above the market hall opposite Hull Minster) had become very run down and so a group of local business leaders, Hull City Council and Sport England have combined to completely refurbish the gym and to make it accessible toTheall. renovation, which is costing around £800,000, is expected to be completed by the end of August 2020 and you are invited to come along and see how this beautiful listed building has been given a new lease of life. You will also be able to see the coaches at work as they help the youngsters to develop their skills. You may even get the chance to try some of the skills yourself!

St Paul’s Boxing Academy North Church Side, Hull, HU1 1RP 42

Entirely run by a team of willing volunteers it is now regarded as one of the best history centres in the area. Sources available include the school admission registers dating back to 1876 and a vast selection of indexed photos and slide collections dating from the 1890s, which are just two of the valuable sources available for people researching their family history, which is now a core part of our work. Once again a selection of St. James Parish birth, marriage and death Registers, kindly loaned to us by the Treasure House in Beverley, will be available for scrutiny in the museum on both Friday and Saturday PhotographicBrooklandsSociety will again exhibit prints from the major 2019 Exhibition and will be available to purchase if required.Welook forward to seeing visitors from previous years and hopefully welcoming new faces for 2022.

SUTTON Methodist Church began its life in 1860 following the growing strength of the Methodist Society in the village, which had necessitated a move from the previous chapel further up Church Street (now the snooker club) It is a brick building in the Georgian tradition with arched window surrounds and a porch VICTORIA Cottage is in fact formed from two cottages and is one of Sutton’s most important and oldest vernacular buildings and as such, is a rarity in this part of Yorkshire.Datingfrom the late 17th-century and is currently undergoing restoration and is a work in progress. Again, this year, the inside of the building will be open for viewing.Theowner will be on hand to answer questions about the original building and the restoration process. Victoria featuring Tuscan columns. The interior is particularly impressive with its rich wooden pulpit and pews whilst on the upper level, the original iron and wood tip up seats remain complete with repository for top hats. Cottage is a grade 2 listed building. The central bay was building in 1650, so this is probably one of the oldest domestic buildings in the city ofByHull.the mid-20th-century, numbers 23 and 25 had been rented out and were poorly maintained. However, a new owner made them into one home and named it after his daughter.

OPENING TIMES: Friday 9, 10 and Friday 16 10.30am to 3.30pm

SWANLAND Heritage Centre is located in the historic Institute building by the pond in the centre of the village and is the ideal place to start the tour which can be download from the Openingwebsite.timesfor the centre are by appointment. Inside there is an exhibition display, illustrating aspects of the village’s history, together with a small library and a growing archive. An addition this year is a time-line display showing events in the village over two Swanlandcenturies.hasseveral links to historical events of national and local respectiveimportance,lordsofthe manor having been involved, for example, in the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 and the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. The later influence of the Todd and Reckitt families, and of other businessmen who made their homes in the village, is still apparent today. When in 1941 the nation was faced with starvation, the War Cabinet realised that they needed information about home grown food production. A questionnaire was sent to each farm on 4th June, 1941. This yielded a mass of information about food production together with maps showing farm boundaries. Swanland Heritage Centre has put information for the Swanland farms at heritage.info/index.htmlwww.swanlandMoredetaileddataon this topic can be accessed at the Centre.

THIS lovely Old School in which the museum is housed was originally a National Church of England School for Sutton and Stoneferry and was built 160 years ago in 1859 and closed in 1977. About 20 years later it opened as a museum and educational centre for the villages of Sutton and Wawne.

Swanland Heritage Centre Main Street, North Ferriby, HU14 3QR 44

Sutton Methodist Church Victoria Cottage 25 Church Street, HU7 4TL 23 Lowgate, Sutton-on-Hull HU7 4US46 47

OPENING TIMES: Friday 9, September 10am to noon

OPENING TIMES: Friday September 9, Saturday 10 and Friday 16 10am to 4pm

Sutton and Wawne Museum 25 Church Street, HU7 4TL 45

OPENING TIMES: Friday 9, 10, 16 and 17 by appointment call 01482 633286. The tour can be downloaded from the HODS Website

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Danish Church Tidal Surge Barrier 15 Whitefriargate, HU1 2ER Address 104 Osborne Street, HU1

THE first Danish Church was built in Osborne Street in 1871, to serve the spiritual and community needs of both Danes and other resident Scandinavians.Itwasalsoused by the many northern Europeans on their way to the “Promised Land” across the Atlantic before 1910. On May 9, 1941, a devastating air raid completely flattened the building.Withincreasing trade and number of Danes coming and living in Hull after the War, a new building was built in 1954 with some rescued items from the old church used in the new, for example the seven branched candelabra on the altar.More lightswoodenfeatures,contemporarysuchas,thefinepanellingandceilingarealsoworthyofnote.VolunteerswillbeonhandtoexplaintovisitorstheTHEbarrierimpoundstheriverintimesoftidalsurges,preventingwatermovingupstreamoftheriverfromtheHumberEstuary,andfloodingtheareasofthecitywhichareneartotheriver,orsusceptibletoflooding.Itisheldhorizontalwhennotinuseandturns90degreesbeforebeingloweredtotheriverbedintheeventofatidalsurge.ItisthesecondlargestfloodbarrierintheUnitedKingdomaftertheThamesBarrierinLondon.Thebarrierwasopenedin

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THIS extensively restored building, home of the original Kardomah Coffee House in the sixties, is the venue for many of this year’s HODS Talksplease see Talks Programme forWhydetails.not sample their extensive range of coffees and stacks when you attend a HODSWreckingTalk? Ball Music and Books is an independent retail outlet that sells new and used vinyl, the entire Wrecking Ball Press catalogue and an extensive range of books from OWNED and operated by Yorkshire Water, it is currently a vital part of Hull and East Riding’s water supply. Established in 1864 by engineer Thomas Dale, the Italianate style building houses a huge 90’ Cornish pumping engine built by Bells Lightfoot of Newcastle Upon Tyne.The engine that remains in situ, was used to pump fresh water from the bore hole below until 1952. The gorgeous single acting Cornish beam engine worked from 1876 to 1910 and has its wrought-iron beam pivoted on

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independent publishers. You can also purchase music and book related merchandise and gig tickets from us. Our mission is to place the perfect vinyl and books into the hands of music lovers and readers. We appreciate the tactile and tangible feel of books and records, the best words on the page and the unique sound of vinyl. 4 cast-iron Doric columns. The first floor landing gives access to them and to the pistonEvenrod.the fluted case iron pump cylinder has a corniced top!The building was made Grade II Listed in January 1994 and received a £2.6 million overhaul in 2017. history of links between Danish and British fishermen. Visitors will also have the chance to taste Danish foods and buy Danish goods. 1980, and since then, has closed over 30 times as a preventative measure during tidal surges, The barrier was grade II listed in On2017.Saturday, September 10, the Barrier will be lowered and raised several times, to demonstrate the Barrier in action when high waters are predicted. This will be followed by a talk, near the West bank tower, on the history and use of the barrier.2PN Hull TIMES: Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 5pm, Sunday 10.30am to 4.30pm TIMES: Thursday 15: Tours 10-10.45am, 11-11.45am and Pre-booking12-12.45pm required, TIMES: Friday and Saturday 16 and 17, noon to 4pm TIMES: Saturday 10, from 11am

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Top Hill Low Nature Reserve St Peter Street,

OPENING TIMES: Friday 9, 10, Thursday 15, 16, 17, 10am to 2pm

OPENING TIMES: Daily, 9am to 6pm

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Rooted in Hull is an urban box farm community project situated by the riverside down St Peter’s St on the edge of the city centre. the charity uses raised beds to grow food and herbs, with shipping containers hosting a kitchen selling homemade soup and hot butties; a bakery knocking out pizzas; a farm shop stocked with local produce such as honey, jams and chutneys, Hull roasted coffees, eco on the west side of High Street in the old town area of Hull, Maister House represents one of the few surviving reminders of the thriving international trade the port enjoyed in Georgian times.After fire had badly damaged an earlier house, wealthy merchant Henry Maister architectcommissionedJosephPage to build a new one for him in 1743. A plain brick façade reflects the typical architecturalPalladianfashion of the midHowever,18th-century.external simplicity contrasts with an opulent interior which, the Historic england listing description concludes, “is of importance both locally and nationally.” Internally, the visual highlight is an ornate staircase and wrought-iron balustrade that leads up three floors, from the hall to an octagonal lantern.Public viewing is limited to toPHIll low is situated at Watton near driffield. the reserve is owned and managed by Yorkshire Water and is usually open to the public throughout the year. the education team at Yorkshire Water provide a range of opportunities for schools and colleges to take part in various activities at the reserve.themain academic programme is aimed at key stage 2 pupils who are studying the water cycle and its role in the environment or other aspects of learning about their local flora and fauna: from identifying water invertebrates to studying native trees, birds and minibeasts around the nature reserve.Primary schools book for a full day of activities and have the full use of the dedicated classroom at the reserve. they can choose from a series of different sessions, all delivered by one of the cleaning products from Hull’s Bio-d, and organic veg sourced in Yorkshire and elsewhere in england.thesite also has a gallery space showing off work from local artists; an apiary, worm farm and giant bug hotel, not to mention the stage for bands and other acts to perform on at the warm, funky and friendly events hosted in front of a lovely chillout area to sit and enjoy, eat, read, chat or relax and watch the world go by.ecology and sustainable practices are at the heart of the charity as rainwater is harvested from the Royal Mail’s roof next door; waste-water from the kitchen is recycled through a mini reedbed system, and a waterless (and ouderless!) composting toilet sits nicely on the site too. Come and see for yourselves why it’s often referred too as a little oasis. the entrance hall and staircase.Maister House is the only property in east Yorkshire owned by the national trust and this is the first chance since 2016 for visitors to step inside. now occupied by eclectic Music, the building has become a centre for musical instrument tuition and repair.nodisabled access. toilet facilities available education team. the team also welcome groups of older students from secondary schools and colleges who are wanting to get involved in more practical habitat management at the reserve.Allvisits to the reserve for organised educational groups are free of charge and interested parties should dateseducationwww.yorkshirewater.co.uk/visittolookforavailableandtobook. House Hull, HU9 1AA High Street, Hull, HU1 1NLCranswick, Driffield YO25 9RH 52

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STAYING CONNECTED Showcasing the stunning heritage region has to offer Visit www.hullandbeverleyheritagestore.co.uk to find out much more iN response to the pressures of trying to run HODS in 2020 at the hight of the pandemic, a new website called Hull and Beverley Heritage Store was constructed to present much of the HODS programme online. It gave us a new way to present our regions heritage assets and tell the stories of its people and companies. The website gives details on: Each open building Each of the Guided Walks Many of the historical Talks Features of historical interest You can find the direct links to each organisation’s own websites, videos on YouTube and to the National HODS website. The Heritage store extends the period of the HODS festival, and opens it up to local people, and people across the world. 62

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atlocationsaglance 1: Barges on Beverley Beck 2: Butt Farm Battery 3: Beverley County Hall 4: Beverley East Riding Theatre 5: Beverley Friary 6: Beverley Grammar School 7: Beverley Guildhall 8: Beverley No.2 Highgate 9: Beverley High School 10: Beverley Lairgate Hall 11: Beverley Minster 12: Beverley Minster Sanctuary And Herb Garden 13: Beverley Minster Secret Garden 14: Beverley Monks’ Walk Inn 15: Norwood House 16: Beverley Queensgate and Kitchen Lane Allotments 17: Beverley St Mary’s Church 18: Beverley Toll Gavel Church 19: Beverley Treasure House 20: Beverley area: Aike, Laurel Vines 21: Beverley area: Bishop Burton College walled garden 22: Beverley area: Skidby Mill 23: Goole Town Walks (see P77) 24: Goole Docks Walks (see P77) Please note this map is a rough guide and does not show exact locations 148 6 2 9 1910 115 12 13 14 15 16 3 7 18 17 Come and explore the history of Beverley MillSkidbyTo< 22 < To Bishop Burton21 AikeTo< 20 64 Friday, September 9 to Sunday, September 18 Beverley Heritage Open Days 2022

Gas works in Brick Lane, London, 1821 Wikimedia Commons

When: Saturday September 10, 11am and repeated at 2pm Booking: Free for all, but booking is essential by calling East Riding Archives on 01482 392792 from August 15 at 10am.

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Beverley has some of the oldest surviving gas street lamp posts in the world, and perhaps the earliest.Thiskind of street lighting began in London, with pipes made out of joined up musket barrels, but London seems not to have kept any of its earliest street lights.Beverley did keep them and they are dated 1824, 1825 and 1826, with columns of cast iron made near sheffield, copper lanterns made in the workshop of 59 saturday Market alongside Narrow racket, and fed by gas from the works at figham road.

Where: Education Room, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Parking is available behind the building.

Invention was a guiding light for all in Beverley

Professor Thomas is one of the world’s leading specialists on gasworks and the development of theAuthorindustry.ofmany books and articles, he gives talks nationally and internationally, and we are extremely lucky to have this chance to hear him. This talk is part of the national Heritage open Days 2022 theme of Astounding Inventions.

Hear from leading specialist speak on the history of the gas industry

Professor russell Thomas will talk on the origins and development of the gas industry from around 1800, and how Beverley streets came to be lit by the elegant gas lamps that still stand today, electrified by the second World War.

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1The Gasman Cometh Gas street lighting came to Beverley in 1824 and for its inhabitants the world changed overnight from darkness to light, using one of the greatest inventions of the Industrial Revolution. Join Barbara English for a walk across town to learn the story of some of our 39 surviving gas lamp posts, designed with a complex symbolism by John Malam.Wethink they are the oldest gas lamps still on the street anywhere in the world. The tour ends inside the famous White Horse Inn (Nellie’s), still gas-lit.

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2The Feminist and the Philosopher: Wollstonecraft and Arden Join Val Wise, author of a book on Mary Wollstonecraft’s life in Beverley, who leads this walk around sites connected both to the famous feminist who lived in Highgate as a child between 1768 and 1774, and also some sites of her influ ential teacher Dr John Arden, a leading scientist of the ‘Enlightenment’. As an adult author Wollstonecraft espoused women’s rights, ultimately influencing opinion throughout the world.Through her childhood friend Jane Arden she received instruction in new scientific and philosophical ideas from Step into the past 66

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When: Friday 9 September 3pm - 4.30pm Meet: Beverley Minster, Highgate porch Pre-booking essential: through Beverley TIC, the Treasure House, Beverley HU17 8HE on 01482 391672. FREE

3Lairgate Gossip Take this new walk with local author and historian Val Wise, which looks at how Beverley responded to innovation and new advances in public services: streets.filmedStanleyRamblaHotel,neersplantingwithintelephonebuildingforandinsanitarydemolishingbuildingswideningroadsincreasingtraffic,theexchangeanoldhouse,wirelessengiintheLairgatewhiletheBakeryownerStephensoneventsinthe When: Sunday 11 September 2pm - 4pm Meet: Kemp’s Corner (pavement island between Lairgate and North Bar Within) Beverley Pre-booking essential: through Beverley TIC, the Treasure House, Beverley HU17 8HE on 01482 391672. FREE 2 1 1 2 3

The Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery 1776 Joseph Wright of Derby

John Arden, Jane’s father and a lecturer who taught in many northern towns and cities, including Bath. He was also an inventor, instrument maker and demonstrator, and the picture by Joseph Wright of ‘The Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery’ may show Arden as the lecturer and his daughter Jane as a pupil.Anorrery is a model showing movements in the solar system. John Arden invented an ‘electric orrery’, and for his inventions, and for his inventions, as well as giving Wollstone craft a scientific education very rare indeed for 18th-century women, he illustrates our HOD 2022 theme of Astounding Inventions. When: Saturday 10 September 2pm - 4pm Meet: Opposite 2 Highgate, close to Wednesday Market, Beverley HU17 0DN Pre-booking essential: through Beverley TIC, the Treasure House, Beverley HU17 8HE on 01482 391672. FREE

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William Crosskill was perhaps Beverley’s greatest Victorian inventor. Born in 1799 in Butcher Row, his father had a business as a tin smith (the site is now marks & Spencer’s store.) The tin smith died in 1811, leaving seven children, and the eldest boy, 12-year-old William, was apprenticed to his mother, the business, now including the installation of mechanical household bells, did well. in 1825 William founded the company of William Crosskill, white smith, brassfounder and iron-founder, and two years later moved the firm, now called Beverley iron Works, to mill lane. We guess that Crosskill began to make his (undated) gas lamps when John malam left, as there are no more Beverley orders going to Thorncliffe ironworks. He adapted and simplified malam’s standards.

Crosskill’s first known dated works are the gates and railings to Beverley’s Coronation Gardens, his name is on the gate lockplates, and the date 1829 is at the foot of the northern gate. He went on to make other cast iron work around town, not dated nor signed; the gate pillars at no.10 Newbegin are his work.many of his gates and railings may have been taken “to help the war effort” in the Second World War. Crosskill became famous through his contributions to improving farm machinery.in1841he exhibited at the Yorkshire agricultural Society a threshing machine driven by a portable steam engine, an iron liquid manure cart, a one horse cart and also his most famous and awardwinning farm machine, Crosskill’s Patent Clod Crusher, by 1850 he had sold almost 2,500 of these. in 1844 he registered a patent for making carriage wheels, and in 1850 for machinery providing rotary-action to mills, thrashing and other machines.Crosskill, a liberal councillor, was mayor of Beverley in 1848. His business continued to expand, and in the 1850s he employed more than 800 people.Theironworks had its own gasworks and sidings to the main railway line; the foundry produced a portable farm

69 railway, steam engines, castings for bridges and even lamp standards for the city of Hamburg, in partnership with James Malam, brother of John who had made the Beverley lamps in the 1820s, with J R Clark of Saturday Market supplying 3,000 copper lanterns. Crosskill also supplied munitions and more than 3,000 carts for the Crimean War, which began in 1854. William Crosskill, however, had borrowed too much, and in 1855 the East Riding Bank foreclosed. Various new starts, including one by his sons in Eastgate on old Friary land, failed, and the Eastgate site was acquired by Gordon Armstrong in 1917, for the manufacture of his patented shock absorbers. Armstrong too was a prolific inventor based in Beverley. Crosskill lived in retirement in a house then called Walkergate House, now the Grosvenor Club.

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Malam missed his deadline and was heavily penalised by the council, but the lights finally shone out in early December 1824. They made a permanent difference to town life. No one person invented gas lighting, but John Malam was one of the pioneers, with significant gas patents to his name.

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Malam learned engineering at the famous Soho works of Boulton & Watt, and by 1814 he was superintendent of the London Gas Light and Coke Company. He left after a dispute about patents, and thereafter worked as a gas engineer, generally alone or with his brothers George and James. Malam’s cast iron lampposts came from the Thorncliffe Ironworks, part of Newton Chambers, one of the largest manufacturing companies of the Industrial revolution. His copper lanterns were probably made by the Beverley tinsmith J.r. Clark, in his workshops at 59 Saturday Market (later the shop called Briggs & Powell and in 2022 Joules.) Certainly by 1844 when James Malam, Crosskill and others were providing gas street lighting for Hamburg in Germany,

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70 For centuries the people had walked in darkness. The richest had flaming torches, the poor rushes and oil. Full moon was significant for social life: the Georgian scientists and innovators of the Lunar Society met at that time. The Industrial revolution changed Britain by exploiting coal, iron, steam, canals, roads, factories and building vast quantities of terrace housing for factory “hands”: this revolution made little impact on our rural East riding, until gas lighting came, and then everything changed.Thefirst city in the world to have gas street lighting was London. Factories had been gaslit, royal and lordly houses had beenButgaslit.theGerman entrepreneur Frederick Winsor believed streets should be lit for everyone, not just the rich, and in 1807 he amazed Londoners with a line of gas street lights in Pall Mall. Gas street lighting developed very fast after that, and in the 1820s most towns acquired street lights, cast iron posts, capped by copper lanterns often of the type still called “Winsor” after Frederick. Street light designs differed: but as far as we can discover, only Beverley in East Yorkshire had lampposts that recorded the engineer (I MALAM), the foundry I(THorNCLIFFEroNWorKS)and the date (either 1824, 1825 or 1826), the words and dates cast on theTherebases.are still 19 of these Georgian lampposts around the ancient town of Beverley, only converted to electricity after the 2nd World War. We have not found any earlier still in use in British streets: they are probably the oldest surviving lampposts in theTheworld.Beverley enterprise was organised by the remarkable inventor John Malam, whose contract gave him just five months, June to october 1824, to acquire a site, build the gas works (in Figham road where the great archway still stands) obtain the machinery, buy and lay the pipes through town and connect them to the newThelamps.ironwork and lamps were brought from Sheffield to Hull by water and probably up the Beck, where the coal fuel for the gas works was landed.

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71 the 3,000 lanterns were ordered from Clark.The design of the lampposts is described in technical terms by Historic England as “a fasces minus axe-head… from a narrow collar rises a section modelled on Pompeiian bronze standard lamps.”Theorigin of the design is a mystery; Malam sent a few rough sketches and models to the foundry, and if he also sent scale plans, neither they nor the models have been discovered.

Beverley’s lamps astonished people when first lit, and their survival around the ancient town for nearly two centuries is astounding.In1828Beverley council bought the whole gas operation, Malam left, and the works continued to be managed by William Dimbleby, who had married Malam’s sister Sarah (their direct descendants include the broadcaster Richard Dimbleby and his sons.)

“Fasces” are bundles of rods (14 on our lampposts) used in classical Rome as symbols of strength through unity, and (with the axe-head missing) of peace. The fasces were adopted by modern fascist movements, but are also found in many other countries, including the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Above the fasces on each lamppost is a tapering column with an upper and lower “collar” of palm leaves derived from Egyptian motifs. The British had become interested in ancient Egypt after the defeat of Napoleon, and a fashion for Egyptian designs swept London, driven by an exhibition of the 1820s in the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly. The lamp bases have a lion’s mask on a shield, above two olive branches. The whole design has been interpreted as a celebration of the British (the lion), and peace following their victory (the olive leaves) over the French: both the French Revolutionaries and Napoleon made use of the fasces symbol. John Malam and his brothers provided gasworks and street lamps for more than 50 towns and cities.

After Malam’s departure more lamp standards were made to his design by the young iron-founder William Crosskill, who simplified the base by substituting CROSSKILL for MALAM and THORNCLIFFE, adding foliage instead of the shield, lion and olive leaves, and making a minor alterations to the leaves on the pillar columns.

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Moored on Beverley Beck are three boats restored by the Beverley Barge Preservation Society which will be open to the public. The largest is the ‘Sheffield’ size barge Syntan, built by the Hepworth shipyard at Paull in 1949 for richard Hodgsons Tannery and used for transporting tanning materials from Hull docks to the wharf on Beverley Beck. Sun is a maintenanceformervessel built in 1960 by Camplings of Goole and is used for charters and public day trips upstream on the river Hull. Mermaid is an ex-Trinity House tender built in Korea in 1986 used for training and trips along Beverley Beck. Since the middle of the 14th century Beverley Beck has been navigable providing the town’s access to the river Hull and beyond. See a Victorian wharf crane alongside where Syntan is moored as a reminder of Beverley’s Industrial past.

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 10 September, Sunday 11, Wednesday 14, Saturday 17, Sunday 18. Tours at 10am and 1pm on Saturdays and Sundays, 3pm and 5.30pm on Wednesday. The tour lasts 90 minutes. We regret that it is not suitable for people with limited mobility. Free tours on all five days, but PRE-BOOKING ESSENTIAL as numbers are limited. Call Oliver White on 01482 870984 or email buttfarm@ hotmail.co.uk

Beverley East Riding Theatre 10 Lord Roberts Road, HU17 9BE 4

OPENING TIMES: Friday 9 September, tours at 10am, 1.30pm and 3pm. Tours last an hour. No booking required but the maximum number on each tour is 15. Please sign in at County Hall. The event is subject to any prevailing Covid restrictions. eAST riding Theatre is a vibrant, professional theatre located in a converted Baptist chapel in Beverley. Founded by actor and Beverley resident Vincent regan and achieved through a huge community effort, the theatre opened its doors for the first time in december 2014. It has since delivered an eclectic programme of quality theatre, music and entertainment to the people of Hu17 and beyond.ForHeritage open day in 2022 the theatre opens its door (free of charge) to members of the public to see this amazing building, and visit a real life working theatre. There will be a chance for you to stand on the stage, and practise your favourite speech, poem, or text that you want to try out – with a microphone, with an audience of other visitors, and find out if this is for you, and if you are the next olivier Award winner. Not for everyone, but a unique opportunity. Afterwards relax in the wonderful Theatre café (fully licensed too). More details on the website : eastridingtheatre.co.uk

THe Heavy Anti-Aircraft gun site or battery, known as H31, consists of four gun emplacements around the command post. equipped with 3.7 inch guns, it became operational in 1941, forming one of about 50 permanent gun sites on both sides of the Humber to defend against aerial attacks. Hull was a target throughout the war, and suffered 815 air raid alerts, with around 1,200 civilian fatalities and 87,00 houses damaged (94% of the housing stock). The battery employed more than 300 personnel, men of the 62 HAA regiment and women of the ATS, housed in huts on site. At the end of the Second World War the site was retained until the mid 1950s when it was abandoned. Come and see a remarkable survival, being restored by the present owners of the farm. The site is now protected by Historic england as a A GuIded tour by Stephen Walker, Conservation officer of east riding Council, around the great variety of listed buildings of architectural interest that form County Hall, many of which are normally inaccessible to the public. He will demonstrate how some of the architecturalolderfeatures were adopted into each of the new buildings.In1889 the three ridings of Yorkshire, named east, North and South before 1066, were given independent county status, and all three built headquarters, called County Halls. It’s a ¾ mile walk to the Beverley lock and if you cross over via the lock gates you can return on the opposite bank. Scheduled Monument. For more information, 1019186listing/the-list/list-entry/www.historicengland.org.uk/visit

Now greatly extended, County Hall, a splendid red brick building in Flemish renaissance style, still contains the original Council Chamber. It has classical decorations, with wooden furniture carved by James e. elwell (d. 1926), twice mayor of Beverley – and father of the Beverley painter Fred elwell.

OPENING TIMES: Sunday 11 September, 11am to 4pm. No pre-booking required Free admission

Barges on Beverley Beck Butt Farm World War II Battery Beverley County Hall Cranehill Wharf, Scaife Mews, Beckside, HU17 0GG Victoria Road, Beverley HU17 8PJ Cross Street, Beverley HU17 9BA 2 3

OPENING TIMES: Friday 16 September and Sunday 18 September, 10.30 to 3pm. Boat trips on Mermaid each day weather permitting. No booking necessary. Join Facebook group ‘Beverley Barges’. YouTube channel ‘Beverley Barge Preservation Society’ has local history links. Members will be on hand to act as guides and answer your questions.

Beverley Grammar SchoolBeverley Friary Beverley Guildhall Register Square, Beverley, HU17 9ARFriar’s Lane, Beverley HU17 0DF Register Square, Beverley HU17 9AR 56 7

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 10 September, 11am to 11amSunday4pm11September,to4pm

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OPENING TIMES: Saturday 10 September, 10amPre-booking1pm essential, please call 07794 980935 after September 1 73

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 10 September, 10am to 4pm THe earliest house known to have been built by the leading 18th century Beverley architect William Middleton, whose portrait hangs in BeverleyMiddletonGuildhall.in1759 bought ‘part of the plot where Inglebert Hall formerly stood… on the W side of Londoners Street or Highgate.’ From c.1770/1 to mid 1775, this house was home to Mary Wollstonecraft – described as the original suffragette, an author and free thinker, a pioneer of women’s rights and a pivotal figure whose influence continues to expand. 2 Highgate was later owned by the Lamberts, organists to Beverley Minster and St Mary’s.Theplain exterior with later Victorian plate glass windows conceals an 18th-century interior with stone flagged floors, panelling and an elegant staircase. At the back of the house an ancient, perhaps 18th- century Gothic privy stands. The visit includes slide shows about WollstonecraftMaryand the house. Wollstonecraft’s daughter wrote Frankenstein, but she has no connection with no.2 Highgate.

Founded c.710 Ad with the Collegiate Church in Beverley by St John of Beverley, Beverley Grammar School is said to be the oldest state school in england. The original site, a medieval building in the southwest corner of the Minster grounds, was demolished in 1602 and replaced on the same site by a stone building in 1609. This building fell into disrepair and, following a number of relocations over the centuries, a building (for 70 students) was purchased in Queensgate, 1902. during the centuries of its life, the school educated hundreds of boys, many of whom went on to make their mark in the world in a wide range of careers. In 1936, a new brick building was erected on a site in Queensgate and the 1918 building, situated next to the current school gates, is now the Art Block. The school teaches around 800 students and operates a joint Sixth Form of approximately 200 students with the nearby Beverley High School. CoMe and visit one of Beverley’s secret buildings. The Friary is within 150 metres of the Minster and yet relatively few people know that it exists. It consists of a row of buildings, all that remains above ground of the original dominican Friary. Beverley’s Friary was founded in 1233. The Friary church and cloisters now lie below the railway line and a road called Armstrong Way: the east end of the church is outlined in modern brick in front of east Riding College. The archbishop of York (lord of Beverley) confirmed Stephen THe Guildhall has a wonderful interior behind a plain classical front, and represents over 500 years of Beverley’s civic pride.Based on a medieval great hall, the building itself was substantially re-modelled in the 18th and 19th centuries, and features a stunning courtroom with ornate plaster ceiling by Giuseppe Cortese, a magistrates’ room with original 17th-century furniture the Goldsmith’s gift of the site to the dominicans, also known as the Black Friars from the colour of their robes. Chaucer’s friar who wandered around Holderness was a dominican. The first buildings would have been constructed of timber, gradually replaced by stone, brick and tile. The present buildings may have been the friars’ library and dormitory, probably rebuilt after the Reformation. and an elegant parlour with a silver collection dating back over several centuries. You can also see the current local history exhibition, and this year for Heritage open day a special display of material relating to William Crosskill, Beverley’s great Victorian inventor.

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 10 September - 11am to 4pm Pre-booking required - contact Kelly Smith on 01482 881531

OPENING TIMES: Friday 9 - 11am to 4pm Saturday 10 - 11am to 4pm Sunday 11 - 1pm to 4pm A HiDDeN treasure, one of Beverley’s most beautiful Georgian houses, rarely seen by the public. The house standing in its own grounds (which were once much larger) was built c.1760 for the Pennyman family, on a site that once belonged to a medieval hospital. The rooms to be shown are the hall, staircase and drawing room –added around 1770, probably to the designs of the great northern architect John Carr.They contain a wealth of Georgian detail in plasterwork, marble, MarkexceptionalGradespectacularfrogsc.1771paintedroom,furniturewood-carving,andinthedrawingthefamoushand-Chinesewallpaperofwithflowers,insects,andbirds.ThesepublicroomsareandtheHallisilistedas‘ofinterest’.BykindpermissionofMrButters.Nophotographsplease

THe rooTS of Beverley Minster go back to the 8th century when John, Bishop of york, founded a monastery for monks and, in a later source, also nuns, under Abbess Polfrida. John had been educated at the double house of Whitby run by St Hilda, so that a double monastery would be familiar to him. John died in the year 721 and was buried in his church; he was canonised in 1037 because of the miracles that were attributed to him during and after his lifetime. St John of Beverley became the patron saint of the deaf and dumb because he cured a young man who could not hear or speak. Monasteries were a place where the poor could go to be cared for during an illness or in their old age, boys were educated, and travellers could seek shelter and hospitality. Beverley was granted the rights of sanctuary, thus the Minster became, and continues to be, a place of worship, sanctuary, healing and pilgrimage. on this Heritage open Day, come to the Minster and follow in the footsteps of the medieval pilgrims. Take a Minster tour and learn new things. visit events.demonstrationsorg.uk/www.beverleyminster.fortours,andchildren’s Beverley Minster Minster Yard, Beverley HU17 0DP 11

OPENING TIMES: Friday, September 9, 11am – 4pm, Saturday 10 September, 11am – 4pm Sunday 11 September, 11am – 1pm Entry from the gate in St John Street 12 74

Minster Sanctuary And Herb Garden Minster Yard, Beverley HU17 0DP

Beverley High School this month celebrates 113 years of educating the girls of Beverley and surrounding villages. The school first opened in September 1908 within the grounds of Norwood House.Theoriginal edwardian building, largely hidden from street view, is an integral part of the modern school and boasts an oak panelled school hall with balcony and ornate cornicing. A feature staircase leads to the upper floor and the building is adorned with sash windows.Beverley High School has opened its doors in recent years, with displays and presentations about the school’s history and notable alumni of the school. refreshments available.

Beverley Lairgate Hall Lairgate, Beverley, HU17 8HL 10

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OPENING TIMES: Friday 9 11am - 4pm

Beverley High School Norwood, Beverley HU17

OPENING TIMES: Friday 9 September, 11am to 2pm

THiS year there is a new garden at the Minster, created over 2021-2022. it allows visitors to explore the area on the south side of the nave, which has been planted to align with the new sanctuary project established in the north transept. Beverley was one of the greatest sanctuaries in Britain.Here you can sit on a sunny day, in surprisingly rural surroundings overlooking Garth, or explore the planting which includes many herbs. Access on fine days will be the south door near the font, which has no steps to trouble the less able. enter from Minster Moorgate (as signed).

OPENING TIMES: Friday 9 - 10am to 4pm Saturday 10 - 10am to 4pm Sunday 11 - 10am to 1pm

38 Highgate, Beverley HU17 0DN 13

Norwood House Norwood House, Beverley, HU17 9ET 15

OPENING TIMES: Friday, September 9, 11am to 4pm - Free admission The Secret Garden opened for the first time last year, and was a great success. It is well hidden and very little known, peacefulischanging.developmentunderandconstantlyveryclosetotheMinsteritahavenforwildlife,aandtranquilplace.

Beverley Queensgate and Kitchen Lane Queensgate,AllotmentsBeverley, HU17 8NJ 16

OPENING TIMES: Friday 9, noon to 4pm Saturday 10, noon to 4pm Sunday 11, noon to 4pm

BeveRLey’S beautiful allotments: a rare chance to see what people can grow within our historic town Normallyboundaries.closed to the public, Beverley Town Council who run the allotments have agreed to open so that everyone can see the range of plants that can be grown in the quarter-acre plots. Come and stroll down the wide green centre path, talk to the gardeners, visit the shop that sells various garden materials to everyone. The allotment movement in england was begun in 1908, and after the First World War wasCouncilsextended.have a duty to provide land for allotments, and since 1925 they cannot sell or convert the land without central government approval.During the lockdown months, all over the country people in towns and cities spent much more time gardening and growing their ownTherefood.is now an increasing demand for whole or half allotments, and there are substantial waiting lists. Children’s family activities available.enterfrom Queensgate or Kitchen Lane.

The Monks’ Walk Inn (formerly the George and Dragon) is an ancient collection of Grade II* buildings refronted in the 18th century.Inside there is much exposed timber in the roofs and walls, some of which may date from the 14th century. Massive chimney breasts survive.Thepassage that runs through the buildings is dated 1671 on the north side and has medieval timber framed walls to the south. One of Beverley’s oldest secular buildings, with many legends attached to it. A large yard to the east has an extensive beer garden. In 1655, when it belonged to the Bethells of Rise, the inn was called the George ‘in the Londoner Street’, another name for Highgate, after the London merchants who attended the annual fair here.

Come and see for yourself, you will be astonished how secret it is. enter from Minster Moorgate (as signed). Minster Secret Garden

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Beverley Monks’ Walk Inn Highgate, Beverley HU17 0DN 14

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 10 - 11am to 4pm Sunday 11 - 11am to 4pm NORWOOD House is a grade-one listed building, defined by Historic england as of “exceptional interest” – a very rare grade: Lairgate Hall and North Bar House are the only other grade-one Beverley houses.AtNorwood House the gates, gate piers and railings facing Norwood are listed separately as grade-one. Jonathan Midgley, a rich lawyer, built the house and moved there in 1760, the architect probably being Thomas Atkinson of york. For some years it was part of the Beverley High School. When the school moved out, the house became derelict, but fortunately was rescued firstly by the Brantingham Group, and then by Mr Mark Parkes, group managing director, of Bostonair Group Ltd, by whose kind permission the house is open. Mr Parkes has completed a full and thorough restoration of the building to secure its future, creating a 21st-century working space, preserving the unique fabric of what is a very special building. The inside is amazing, with many superb original Georgian and Regency features.During the opening of Norwood House this year, a short video outlining Bostonair’s history and the services the Group provide will beTheshown.High School, built in the grounds of Norwood House, is also open on September 9.

handbills and plans from the eastridingmuseums.co.ukarchive.Visitwww. or follow us on social media for tour times and more information. alternatively call on (01482) 392782. the treasure House is the East riding’s centre for culture and heritage, home to the treasure House Museum, Beverley art gallery, East riding archives and Beverley Library.

OPENING TIMES: September Friday 9 - 10am to 4pm Saturday 10 - 10am to 4pm Sunday 11 - Noon to 4pm Monday 12 - 10am to noon Tuesday 13 - 10am to noon Wednesday 14 - 10am to noon Thursday 15 - 10am to noon Friday 16 - 10am to noon Saturday 17 - 10am to noon Sunday 18 - noon to 3pm

Aike near Beverley Laurel Vines, Aike, Driffield, YO25 9BG 20

St Mary’S Beverley is one of the two amazing churches that dominate this ancient market town. there is always something new to see, as historians decode the carvings of the past centuries, and 21st century carvings are added. Beverley was an important centre of music in the Middle ages, its two great medieval churches home to a remarkable collection of musician carvings. this year St Mary’s completed work on the south side of the nave with the installation of a series of Famous Women, which includes Mary Wollstonecraft and Hilda Lyon, as companions to the series of Narnia characters on the north side installed in 2020. there will be exhibitions in church of the sketches and models for these figures and also a further exhibition highlighting recent findings of yet more medieval and tudor carvings on this theme in St Mary’s - not least among the hundreds of roof bosses. For details of the programme of talks and trails around church, www.stmarysbeverley.orgvisit

OPENING TIMES: Friday 9 - 11am to 4pm Saturday 10 - 11am to 2.30pm Sunday 11 - 1pm to 4pm JOiN a free scheduled Heritage Open days tour on Saturday 10 September, to discover some of the ‘astounding inventions’ in the treasure House Museum and East riding archives collections, led by the Conservator, archivist and Curator. From the Conservation Workshop, there’s a look at how the industrial revolution and technical innovations shaped the development of the book, with examples from the archive. go behind the scenes in the archive repository and view original documents relating to

OPENING TIMES: Friday 9 - 9.30am to 5pm Saturday 10 - 9am to 4pm

LaUrEL Vines is a multiaward-winning, family run vineyard and winery in the heart of East yorkshire within the hamlet of aike. Established in 2011 by winemaker ian Sargent and wife ann with meticulous planning and consideration, 2,000 vines were planted on the sites south-facing rolling slopes.Now 11 years down the line, with more than 16,000 vines in the ground and a state of the art winery, the team are completely dedicated to ensuring that their passion for quality and excellence features in every bottle – as we say “from grape to glass all ontsite”.hevineyard itself has nine different varieties of grapevine, so as well as the traditional champagne trio of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay; we also grow varieties specially cultivated for cool climates like us up in yorkshire. Visitors can enjoy walks around the vineyard, tours of our amazing winery and witness some of the high-tech machinery the site has invested in and even created over the years. Our team will be on hand to take you through every step of the process, explaining how we are achieving our ambition in becoming a recognised sustainable vineyard and wine producer within the UK.

OPENING TIMES: Saturday 10, 11am to 4pm Sunday 11, 11am to 4pm

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Beverley: The Treasure House 31 Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE 19

Beverley St Mary’s church North Bar Within, Beverley HU17 8DL 17 a graNd late Victorian Methodist church with a wonderful interior, in the heart of tBeverley.heMethodists established their congregation in Beverley in the 1750s, in a house in Wednesday Market where John Wesley had preached on his first visit in 1759. the following year george Whitefield preached in the courtyard of the Hotham family’s grand house in Eastgate (demolished in 1766). a building in Wood Lane was bought in the names of leading Methodists in 1781. Other buildings followed, some to house different forms of Methodism, that eventually united once more under the roof of the toll gavel United Church in the 20th century. the toll gavel building was built in 1890-1892 designed by Morley & Woodhouse of Bradford. the church is set back from the street providing a peaceful oasis in a busy town. refreshments will be served throughout the weekend and children’s events will be available.Pleasevisit our lovely building and learn about our past and present and our hopes for the future, including a ‘Bible yarns’ exhibition of knitted and papier maché stories with activities for children.

Beverley Toll Gavel Church Toll Gavel, Beverley, HU17 9AA 18

A wAlking tour of goole Docks and its unique and innovative way of shipping coal.The starting tour will be the lowther Hotel again and will be move off across the docks towards the no.5 Coal Hoist.Part of the docks have ramps so are not full accessible.Thetour will last 90 minutes.

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A wAlking tour of the innovative town of goole, its buildings and its history of invention.learnabout the creation of a new town, 19th-century inventors and secret wartime militaryMeetingsites.point is outside the lowther Hotel, Aire Street, goole.Parking is available on the roadside.Thetour will last 90 minutes

OPENING TIMES: Sunday 11, 10.30pm – noon No need to be book but enquiries can be made to 07867gmail.comgoolecivicsociety@orbycalling547932

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BiSHoP Burton College is opening its very special walled garden to visitors, and the head gardener will do his best to answer any questions you might have about its history and its plants. The College was founded in the 20th century in the area where for centuries the medieval archbishops of York had a manor and a deer park. in 2019 there are about 24 acres (10 ha.) of gardens and shrubberies.Theexisting walled garden is (from the brickwork) probably late 18th or early 19th century. it is possible the garden was built in the 1780s, before the hall was gutted by if access can be arranged there will be opportunity at the end of the tour to visit South Dock and no.5 Coal Hoist.Hosted by goole Civic Society. and is largely accessible, with an exemption for accessing goole Docks, which forms the last part of the tour. Hosted by goole CivicSociety.fireand abandoned c. 1790. walled gardens have a long history from the middle ages, providing food and pleasure, the walls giving safety, shelter and growing food for the adjoining house. now the College uses the garden for student learning about horticulture. An astonishing range of plants surround many works of art within the borders, many made from scrap material. The most interesting garden in our area, and very rarely open to visitors.

OPENING TIMES: Sunday 11, 11am to 4pm Enter from main gate to village welCoMe to Skidby windmill, the east Riding of Yorkshire Museums’ grade-two listed four-sailed tower mill dating from the 19th century. look around the outside of this famous tower windmill, and enjoy a picnic in the mill’s acreage and explore the children’s play area, to which we have recently added a new basket swing, nestling alongside the wildflower meadow.Setwithin an acre of land, it has fine views towards the Humber Bridge. There is plenty of space to relax, picnic or play games. Some of the mill’s original outbuildings now form the Museum of east Riding Rural life, which includes the Agriculture and Village life galleries.Thereis an independently run café serving local produce, situated in the mill courtyard Children’s family activities available.

Walled Garden at the College outside Lowther Hotel, Aire St, DN14 5QW York Road, Bishop Burton, HU17 8QG 23

Goole Town Walks Goole Docks Walks

OPENING TIMES: Sunday 11, 1.30pm – 3pm No need to be book but enquiries can be made to 07867gmail.comgoolecivicsociety@orbycalling547932

Skidby Cottingham,Mill HU16 5TF 22

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Hull Minster Trinity Square 11am to 4pm ld oWn estiVal A day of entertainment for all the family in the beautiful setting of Hull’s Old Town. Presided over by Town Crier Michael Wood Craft stalls | Dancers | Children’s rides Music | Punch and Judy | Face painting tower tours and more Saturday, September 10th Starting at Beverley Gate in the presence of the Lord Mayor, the famous Raving Mayes Also members of PoliceHumbersideandSteampunktheband Today marks the welcome return of Hull’s famousFolk Festival in Humber Street ... why not enjoy a visit?