2007

TA0928 : Grammar School Yard, Kingston upon Hull

taken 19 years ago, near to Kingston Upon Hull, England

Grammar School Yard, Kingston upon Hull
Grammar School Yard, Kingston upon Hull
Built 1583 and served as the Hull Merchant Adventurers' Hall until 1766, thereafter housing the Grammar School until 1878. Restored by Smith & Brodrick, 1880s. It subsequently became the Holy Trinity Choir School. Andrew Marvell and William Wilberforce were pupils here. Converted to Hands on History Museum 1987. Grade II* Listed Building LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )
Smith, Brodrick & Lowther, architects, Kingston upon Hull

Frederick Stead Brodrick (1847-1927) was born in Kingston upon Hull, the nephew of the architect Cuthbert Brodrick. He entered into the practice of his uncle in 1870 when Cuthbert retired. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link 1875, Frederick_Stead_Brodrick Frederick went into partnership with Richard George Smith (c1837-1901). Richard died at Beverley, 21 April 1901. Together, they designed Cogan House, Bowlalley lane, Kingston upon Hull, 1876-8, which became their offices: Link Arthur Randall Lowther (1850-1917) joined the practice in the 1890s. Arthur was born in Kingston upon Hull and died in Bagshot, Surrey, 19 January 1917. After Smith's death, William Snowball Walker (died 1930) joined the practice under the style of Brodrick, Lowther and Walker, at York Chambers, No.77 Lowgate: Link This partnership was dissolved on 30 June 1911. Lowther would carry on business at the same address under the name of Lowther and Rigby. Walker would carry on business, also at the same address, under the style of W.S. Walker and Son. London Gazette: LinkExternal link

William Wilberforce, slavery abolitionist, Kingston upon Hull

William Wilberforce (1759–1833) was a British politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. Born in Kingston upon Hull, at the house in High Street that is a museum dedicated to his life and the slave trade, he attended the town’s grammar school, South Church Side. Wilberforce was elected Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull in 1780. In 1789, he made his first major speech in the House of Commons on the subject of abolition of slavery, in which he reasoned that the trade was morally reprehensible and an issue of natural justice. He headed the parliamentary campaign against the British slave trade for twenty years until the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807. Britain abolished slavery throughout its empire by the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 (with the notable exception of India).

Further reading:
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Hull History Nerd: 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

Museums and Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull

The following are owned and managed by the City Council: LinkExternal link

Ferens Art Gallery, Carr Lane: LinkExternal link Grade II Listed Building: LinkExternal link

Hands on History Museum, South Church Side: LinkExternal link Grade I Listed Building: LinkExternal link

Maritime Museum, Queen Victoria Square: LinkExternal link Grade II* Listed Building LinkExternal link

Hull & East Riding Museum of Archaeology, Chapel Lane Staith and High Street: LinkExternal link

Streetlife Museum, High Street: LinkExternal link

Wilberforce House Museum, High Street: LinkExternal link Grade I Listed Building LinkExternal link and adjacent Nos. 23 & 24 High Street: Grade II Listed Building LinkExternal link

Arctic Corsair & North End Shipyard, Dock Office Row: LinkExternal link

Link Hull Marina: LinkExternal link


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Bernard Sharp   (more nearby)
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2007   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 18 February, 2014
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OSGB36: geotagged! TA 0987 2851 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.4842N 0:20.1377W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TA 0985 2850
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