2013

TA0829 : Park Street, Kingston upon Hull

taken 13 years ago, near to Kingston Upon Hull, England

This is 1 of 11 images, with title Park Street, Kingston upon Hull in this square
Park Street, Kingston upon Hull
Park Street, Kingston upon Hull
The Hull School of Art and Design, Hull College, at the junction with Londesborough Street, originally comprised only the five-bay block to the left when it was built, circa 1856, as a private school. The central three-bays and the five-bay block at the right were added in 1869 when it became the Port of Hull Society's Sailors' Orphan Homes. Converted to educational use once again 1898 when it opened as Hull Municipal Technical School. The pediment over the centre contains a sculptured group by W.D. Keyworth jun. of Charity with orphan children, maritime emblems and the arms of Sir Titus Salt, the major benefactor.
Grade II Listed Building. LinkExternal link
Education in Kingston upon Hull

The oldest continuous school in the city is Hull Grammar School which originated circa 1340. From 1583 to 1878 it was housed in South Church Side; from 1878 to 1892 in Baker Street. A new building was erected in Leicester Street in 1892, accommodating the school until 1953, when it moved to Bricknell Avenue.

The history of education in the city is recorded within ‘The Victoria History of the County of York East Riding Volume I’ (1969) pp 348 to 370, which, inter alia, includes a list of schools up to 1963. British History Online: LinkExternal link

For an up-to-date account, see Wikipedia: LinkExternal link

William Day Keyworth jun., sculptor, Kingston upon Hull

The Earle and the Keyworth families are responsible for most of the public and monumental sculptures to be found in the city.

William Day Keyworth Jr (1843-1902), the son of William Day Keyworth Sr (1817-1897),
studied sculpture in London. By 1892 he and his father are listed in a gazetteer at 54 Savile Street and 244 Spring Bank, as ‘William Day Keyworth and Son, monumental masons and sculptors’. He suffered financial problems in later life and committed suicide on 9 August 1902.

He was responsible for a variety of works in Kingston upon Hull, including:
• Andrew Marvell (poet and M.P.), Trinity Square, 1887
• Andrew Marvell (poet and M.P.), Hands on History Museum
• Anthony Bannister, City Hall, 1879
• Britannia, Hull Exchange, 50 Lowgate
• Pediment of orphaned children, former College, Park Street
• James Clay, City Hall, 1875
• Michael de la Pole, Guildhall, Lowgate
• Memiaduluk and Uckaluk (from Greenland), Hull Museums Collection (not on display)
• Portland stone statues (3 no.), Nelson Mandela Gardens, High Street, ex-Royal Institution
• The Batsman, Ferens Art Gallery, Carr Lane (ground floor, centre gallery)
• William de la Pole (the town’s first mayor), Nelson Street, 1870
• William Wilberforce (slavery abolitionist), Wilberforce House, 1884
• William Wilberforce, Guildhall, Lowgate (cross corridor, first floor, east end)
• William Thomas Dibb (1822-1886), a major benefactor to the Charterhouse: memorial, Charterhouse Chapel, Charterhouse Lane
• Zachariah Pearson, Pearson Park

Further reading:
PSSA: LinkExternal link
The Hull Story: LinkExternal link
Art UK: LinkExternal link
The Hull Charterhouse: LinkExternal link
History of Art Research Portal: LinkExternal link
Curiosity: LinkExternal link


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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Kingston upon Hull [193] · Park Street [75] · Street Junction [59] · Londesborough Street [47] · Park Street Building [31] · Grade II Listed Building [31] · Street School [30] · Original Building [26] · Hull College [21] · Junction with Londesborough Street [10] · Private School [6] Title Clusters: · Park Street, Kingston upon Hull [11] ·
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TA0829, 1076 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Bernard Sharp   (more nearby)
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Friday, 9 August, 2013   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 12 February, 2014
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OSGB36: geotagged! TA 0873 2902 [10m precision]
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