It is now a more flexible grassed and landscaped area used for concerts and festivals, but retains a large ornamental flower circus and fountain at its western end. [309][310] Local listings and what's-on guides include Tenfoot City Magazine and Sandman Magazine (combined into single volume covering all of England, print version then made defunct in favour of online site). Mon-Sun 12:00am-12:00am . [200] Alternative Title: Hull Kingston upon Hull, also called Hull, city and unitary authority, geographic county of East Riding of Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, northeastern England. [91] The 50-stall indoor Edwardian Trinity Market, a grade II listed building, and Hepworth's Arcade were modernised and renovated in the late 2000s. Most of these people were placed in the city by the Home Office while their applications for asylum were being processed. [10][11], The River Hull was a good haven for shipping, whose trade included the export of wool from Meaux Abbey, which owned Myton. [citation needed] Hull has a diverse range of architecture and this is complemented by parks and squares and a number of statues and modern sculptures. Furthermore, development to the infrastructure of Hull occurred with new pavements being developed across the city-centre. When Humberside was abolished in 1996, Hull's civic powers were restored. [262] Both Pride of Rotterdam and Pride of Hull are too wide to pass through the lock at Hull. ), Hull is the fourth-largest city in Yorkshire and the Humber. [citation needed]. [40] Labour retained control of the council but with a much reduced majority, while in the 2019 local elections there was no change to the make-up of the council. Hull also established a flourishing commerce with the Baltic ports as part of the Hanseatic League.[13]. Die Grafschaft wurde mit ihrem Rat am 1. [25], The single-tier local authority of the city is now Hull City Council (officially Kingston upon Hull City Council), headquartered in the Guildhall in the city centre. In July 2011, this artwork was reported stolen. This was followed several minutes later by a much stronger F1/T2 tornado, which passed through and caused damage to residential buildings across the north-eastern suburbs of Hull. It prospered by exporting wool and woollen cloth, and importing wine and timber. The city's Pride in Hull festival is one of the largest free-to-attend LGBT+ Pride events in the UK, attracting in excess of 50,000 attendees. [212], On 3 August 2013, the second Humber Street Sesh Festival took place celebrating local music talent and arts, with several stages showcasing bands and artists from the Fruit Trade Music Label, Humber Street Sesh and Purple Worm Records.[213]. [113][114], In July 2014, demolition began in the Fruit Market to allow room for the construction of the C4DI (Centre for Digital Innovation), a technology hub whose aim is to promote the tech sector in Hull and East Yorkshire. Sports teams include EFL League One football club Hull City and rugby league clubs Hull F.C. Hull's traffic is often unbearable during the summer months. [104], An investment of £14.5 million by Network Rail was used to enhance the capacity of the port freight railway line, the Hull Docks Branch, (completed 2008); the project was intended to increase its capacity from 10 trains per day to 22. Hull, Texas detailed profile. [8], Kingston upon Hull stands on the north bank of the Humber Estuary at the mouth of its tributary, the River Hull. The BBC has its Yorkshire and Lincolnshire regional headquarters at Queen's Gardens,[228] from which the regional news programme Look North is broadcast. KCOM (Kingston Communications) was one of the first telecoms operators in Europe to offer ADSL to business users, and the first in the world to run an interactive television service using ADSL, known as Kingston Interactive TV (KiT), which has since been discontinued due to financial problems. [219], There are several seamen's missions and churches in Hull. [274] In the last decade, the KCOM Group has expanded beyond Hull and diversified its service portfolio to become a nationwide provider of telephone, television, and Internet access services, having close to 180,000 customers projected for 2007. He foresaw it might become subservient both to render the kingdom more secure against foreign invasion, and at the same time greatly to enforce its commerce". In particular, the areas around Newland Avenue and Prince's Avenue have seen a rapid expansion in continental-style bars and cafes encouraged by the redesign of the street layout. A further 18,000 are employed as a direct result of the port's activities. [214] Headline performers included Adore Delano, Nadine Coyle, SuRie and Bright Light Bright Light. [19] More than 1,200 people died in air raids on the city and some 3,000 others were injured. County status was granted in 1440 by King Henry VI in a royal charter which also created a new system of local government with the town being governed by a corporation which included a mayor, a sheriff and 12 aldermen. Dunn forged close associations with such Hull poets as Peter Didsbury and Sean O'Brien; the works of some of these writers appear in the 1982 Bloodaxe anthology A Rumoured City, a work that Dunn edited. Heavy snowfalls do occasionally occur such as in 2010. [210] The 40 Larkin toads were displayed around Hull and later sold off in a charity auction. [45][46], Hull is the only city and forms the major urban area in the official government-defined Hull and Humber Ports City Region. The Hull Tidal Surge Barrier is at the point where the River Hull joins the Humber Estuary and is lowered at times when unusually high tides are expected. [285] NHS primary health care services are commissioned by the Hull Clinical Commissioning Group and are provided at several smaller clinics and general practitioner surgeries across the city. [117], In March 2017, the Old Town area was designated as one of 10 Heritage Action Zones by Historic England with the benefit that the area would get a share of £6 million. The Hull Global Food Festival held its third annual event in the city's Queen Victoria Square for three days – 4–6 September 2009. Hull, West Virginia is located in McDowell County. Hull heißen die Orte . The city has two athletics clubs based at the Costello Stadium in the west of the city – Kingston upon Hull Athletics Club and Hull Achilies Athletics Club. He writes that the King and a hunting party started a hare which "led them along the delightful banks of the River Hull to the hamlet of Wyke … [Edward], charmed with the scene before him, viewed with delight the advantageous situation of this hitherto neglected and obscure corner. After suffering heavy damage in the Second World War (the "Hull Blitz"), Hull weathered a period of post-industrial decline,[7] gaining unfavourable results on measures of social deprivation, education and policing. Something went wrong, please try again later. [287], Waste management is co-ordinated by the local authority. Doncaster Sheffield Airport in South Yorkshire is 48 miles (77 km) from Hull city centre and provides a wider choice of charter flights as well as a number of low-cost flights to certain European destinations. Greyhound racing returned to the city on 25 October 2007 when The Boulevard stadium re-opened as a venue for the sport. [315] There are only two single-sex schools in Hull: Trinity House Academy, which teaches only boys, and Newland School for Girls. The charter also gave Hull independent responsibility for administering crime and justice. [265] The nearest airport with intercontinental flights is Leeds Bradford Airport is 70 miles (110 km) away.[266][267]. The drinking culture in Hull city centre tends towards late bars, while the wine bars and pubs around Hull University and its accommodation area are popular with students. Mon-Sun 12:00am-12:00am . The port area of the city has diversified to compensate for the decline in fishing by the introduction of Roll-on Roll-off ferry services to the continent of Europe. The Hull University Union's student radio station Jam 1575, stopped broadcasting on MW. This page was last edited on 9 February 2021, at 01:17. [180], In September 2013 a five-year partnership with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was announced by the City Council. Only Sutton retained a recognisable village centre in the late 20th century, but on the south and east the advancing suburbs had already reached it. Services to Rotterdam are worked by ferries MS Pride of Rotterdam and MS Pride of Hull. West Hull has a district known as 'Botanic'. Radio services broadcasting from the city are community radio stations, Hull Kingston Radio, 106.9 West Hull FM (formerly WHCR FM) and Hospital radio station Kingstown Radio. [78] It finished with a finale on 5 May at Hull Paragon Interchange, when recently reformed pop group Atomic Kitten appeared in a celebrity fashion show. Chemist Professor George Gray, who had a 45-year career at the university, developed the first stable liquid crystals that became an immediate success for the screens of all sorts of electronic gadgets. However, it is … 17th-century metaphysical poet and parliamentarian Andrew Marvell was born nearby, grew up and was educated in the city. Is Hull part of Yorkshire? Hull Cycle Speedway Club is at the Hessle raceway near the Humber bridge. Spieltag) He also won 23 England caps and played in the famous 5–1 victory over Germany in 2001. These include through expresses to London, up to seven per day provided by Hull Trains and one a day by London North Eastern Railway. Sir William de la Pole was the town's first mayor. The Hull Truck Theatre is a smaller independent theatre, established in 1971,[153] Hull also has many shopping streets, both inside and outside the city centre. Another footballer is Dean Windass, who had two spells with Hull City. Typically, the warmest day should reach 28.8 °C (83.8 °F),[61] though slightly over 10 days[62] should achieve a temperature of 25.1 °C (77.2 °F) or more in an "average" year. The city's port and industrial facilities, coupled with its proximity to mainland Europe and ease of location being on a major estuary, led to extremely widespread damage by bombing raids during the Second World War; much of the city centre was destroyed. The city has inspired author Val Wood who has set many of her best-selling novels in the city. [21] Most of the city centre was rebuilt in the years following the war. [313], The local accent is quite distinctive and noticeably different from the rest of the East Riding; however it is still categorised among Yorkshire accents. 500+ VOTES SO FAR In 1889 Hull became a county borough as part of new national legislation which also created new county councils. Waste water and sewage has to be transported in a wholly pumped system because of the flat nature of the terrain to a sewage treatment works at Salt End. [146] [158] The playwright Alan Plater was brought up in Hull and was associated with Hull Truck Theatre. [107] Planning applications for the plant were submitted in December 2011,[108] and affirmed in 2014, concerning 75-metre (246 ft) blades for the 6 MW offshore model. [109][110] The creation of an enterprise zone, Humber Enterprise Zone, was announced in 2011 to encourage further industrial development in the Humber Estuary region. [141] Running along Spring Bank there is also an elephant trail, with stone pavers carved by a local artist to the designs of members of the community. [203] Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan was awarded the Wilberforce Medallion at the 2017 festival. In 2007 the Hull Metalfest began in the Welly Club,[208] it featured major label bands from the United States, Canada and Italy, as well as the UK. Droughts and heatwaves also occur such as in 2003, 2006 and recently in 2018.[59]. [73] In 2001, the city was 71.7% Christian. Tourist attractions include The Hull People's Memorial, the historic Old Town and Museum Quarter, Hull Marina and The Deep aquarium. [162], Hull has attracted the attention of poets to the extent that the Australian author Peter Porter has described it as "the most poetic city in England". [229] [95][96], The late 2000s recession halted many of the building development projects. They say it could happen by 2020. The Humber Mouth literature festival is an annual event and the 2012 season featured artists such as John Cooper Clarke, Kevin MacNeil and Miriam Margolyes. The plan would require some modification of the dock to allow the ships, used for transporting the wind turbines, to dock and be loaded. It provides a link to the cities of Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool, as well as the rest of the country via the UK motorway network. The astrophysicist Edward Arthur Milne and logician John Venn both hailed from Hull. [280], HM Prison Hull is located in the city and is operated by HM Prison Service. [145], In 2019 a series of blue plaques appeared around Hull as part of the Alternative Heritage project. There were 3% of people living in Hull who were born outside the United Kingdom. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. There is also an alternative club called Spiders, with music ranging from rock to indie. Hull New Theatre, which opened in 1939,[150] with a £16 million refurbishment in 2016–17, is the largest venue which features musicals, opera, ballet, drama, children's shows and pantomime. [311] [186] Another former member of the Housemartins, Norman Cook, now performs as Fatboy Slim. The St Stephens development is in direct competition with the Princes Quay Shopping Centre (1991), which was built on stilts over the closed Prince's Dock, and houses a variety of chain stores and food outlets. [209], In 2010, Hull marked the 25th anniversary of the death of the poet Philip Larkin with the Larkin 25 Festival. On 23 November 1981, during the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak, Hull was struck by two tornadoes. The art project was designed to celebrate the little known and quirky facts that make Hull the city it is. There was also a former Botanic Garden between Hessle Road and the Anlaby Road commemorated by Linnaeus Street.[227].
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