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On 22 August 1902, Kingston upon Hull Corporation was granted a licence under the Telegraph Act 1899 to operate a municipal telephone system in the Kingston upon Hull area, opening its first telephone exchange on 28 November 1904 at the former Trippett Street Baths, Wincolmlee: Link In 1911 the Post Office took over the National Telephone Company's system, but Kingston upon Hull Corporation was permitted to retain its own service. Since then, it provided the only municipal telephone service in the country. In 1987, it became Kingston Communications (Hull) plc, still owned 100% by the Council. In 1999 the company was partially floated on the stock exchange. In 2007 its name was changed to KCOM Group plc. On 4 April 2016, the company moved all of its brand under a single KCOM brand name. KCOM was acquired by MEIF 6 Fibre Ltd, a business unit of Macquarie Group, in August 2019. Further information in Wikipedia: Link KCOM's history: Link

The K6 cast-iron telephone kiosk was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960) in 1935. Lacking the royal crown and cream-painted, unique to the former Hull Corporation Telephone Department.

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Giles Gilbert Scott: Link

The first mention of public toilets in the city appears to be in October 1853 when ‘the making of a number of public urinals was referred to the Committee of Works to carry into effect,’ and by January 1854 ‘two iron urinals similar to those in Glasgow’ had been ordered. Many public conveniences were installed in the city but by 2025 only two were operational, owned and managed by the City Council, viz: Queen Victoria Square and Nelson Street. A further three remain extant but are closed for use, viz: Baker Street, Clarence Street and Market Place.

Paul Gibson, local historian, has produced much detailed information on public toilets in the city: Link and Link

Where outdoor public conveniences were originally the sole means of ‘spending a penny’, today the private retail sector provides indoor toilets for its customers, e.g. at the larger supermarkets, Hull Paragon Interchange, the shopping centres at Prince’s Quay and St Stephen’s, Trinity Market.

Pride is a celebration of LGBTQ+ identity, acceptance, and rights that occurs annually, particularly during Pride month in June. The latter is a broader cultural movement, involving events such as parades and marches, that honours the history and ongoing struggles for equality of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. In 2002, the very first Pride in Hull was staged out of a need for LGBT+ representation in the city.

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Wikipedia: Link
Pride in Hull: Link
KCOM: Link
East Yorkshire Buses: Link
Hull CC News: Link
Hull Daily Mail: Link
Hull Museums: Link