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Sir William de la Pole, a wealthy wool merchant from Kingston upon Hull. First mayor of the town, 1332-35; died 1366. His Manor House stood on the site of the former General Post Office, Lowgate, and is commemorated by a heritage plaque. Full details of his life in Wikipedia: Link

Rail transport in Great Britain. Wikipedia: Link
Hull & Selby Railway 1840, transferred to N.E.R. 1872. Wikipedia: Link
Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Company 1847. Named changed to The Great Central Railway 1897. Wikipedia: Link
York & North Midland Railway 1848, merged with the N.E.R. 1854. Wikipedia: Link
Hull & Holderness Railway 1853, transferred to N.E.R. 1862, closed 1964. Wikipedia: Link
North Eastern Railway 1854, transferred to L.N.E.R. 1923 Wikipedia: Link
Hull & Hornsea Railway 1864, transferred to N.E.R. 1866, closed 1964. Wikipedia: Link
Hull, Barnsley & West Riding Junction & Dock Company 1885, transferred to N.E.R., then L.N.E.R. 1923. Wikipedia: Link
London North Eastern Railway (L.N.E.R.) 1923 to 1948 Wikipedia: Link
British Railways (North Eastern Region) 1948 to 1997 (traded as British Rail from 1965). Wikipedia: Link
Upon privatisation in 1997, track, signalling and stations transferred to Railtrack, and services to be run by 25 train operating companies.
Hull Paragon Interchange is served by four train operating companies in 2024: Wikipedia: Link
Hull Trains 1999 to 2032. Wikipedia: Link
TransPennine Trains Limited, trading as TransPennine Express (TPE) 2023 to date. Wikipedia: Link
London North Eastern Railway (L.N.E.R.) Wikipedia: Link
Northern Trains. Wikipedia: Link

The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) Link was formed in 1847. The line between Grimsby and New Holland opened on 1 March 1848. A pier 1,500 feet (460 m) in length had been provided at New Holland, which was the terminal of a ferry service to Kingston upon Hull. The rails continued to the extremity of the pier. The ferry plied this route from 1825 (by the MS&LR from 1848) until superseded by the Humber Bridge in 1981.

The company’s office in Kingston upon Hull was constructed in Nelson Street, a stone’s throw from Corporation Pier. It is dated 1880 and has the initials of the company on the shaped pediment. It is probably the only railway station without a railway. Now Pier Hall, the building has been converted into flats.
Grade II Listed Building Link

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: Link
The Hull Story: Link
Art UK: Link
The Hull Charterhouse: Link
History of Art Research Portal: Link
Curiosity: Link

The office of Mayor was established in 1332 by King Edward III; William de la Pole was the first incumbent. List in Wikipedia: Link

The office of Sheriff was established 1440 when the town was made a county corporate, sometimes known as Hullshire. The office was abolished in 1974 and revived in 2013. List in Wikipedia: Link