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Lambwath Stream, Kingston upon Hull
Lambwath Stream, infilled in the 1960s, was a natural drain from its confluence with the former Foredyke Stream in the west, just south of Thistleton, to its outfall into Holderness Drain just south of Saltshouse Road. It is thought that it takes its name from when lambs were washed in the stream. Tate’s 1770 plan of Sutton indicates that, at that time, it changed course in a north-easterly direction at this point, approximating to where Sutton Cross Drain flowed. Today, the former stream can be identified in a dip between trees south side of Bellfield Avenue, east of Dean’s Drive, and continuing east between the grounds of Wilberforce College and houses in Holm Garth Drive, before terminating at Holderness Drain aforesaid. Bridge parapets remain where the drain crossed James Reckitt Avenue. At Malet Lambert School in the 1960s, there was a wooden footbridge crossing the drain to allow access to the school’s playing field west of the stream.
Further reading:
Hull History Nerd: Link
Further reading:
Hull History Nerd: Link
Created: Thu, 3 Jul 2025, Updated: Sat, 30 Aug 2025
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