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The Port of Hull is a port at the confluence of the River Hull and the Humber Estuary in Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.. Seaborne trade at the port can be traced to at least the 13th century, originally conducted mainly at the outfall of the River Hull, known as The Haven, or later as the Old Harbour.
The Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company (HB&WRJR&DCo.) was opened on 20 July 1885. It had a total projected length of 66 miles (106 kilometres) but never reached Barnsley, stopping a few miles short at Stairfoot. The name was changed to The Hull and Barnsley Railway (H&BR) in 1905. Its Alexandra Dock in Hull opened 16 ...
The Dock Offices building is so-named as it is the former headquarters of the Hull Dock Company, which operated all docks in Hull until 1893. [3] Built in 1872, it is a Grade II* listed building [4] [5] and a striking example of Victorian architecture. [3] The building stands in Queen Victoria Square, opposite the Queen's Gardens, in Hull's ...
1 June 1864. ( 1864-06-01) Closed. Victoria Dock railway station (also known as Victoria station) was the terminus of the York and North Midland Railway 's Victoria Dock Branch Line in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England . It was opened by the York and North Midland Railway on 1 June 1853 and was closed to passengers on 1 June ...
Queen's Gardens, Kingston upon Hull. Queen's Gardens is a sequence of gardens in the centre of Kingston upon Hull, England. They are set out within a 9.75-acre (4 ha) area that until 1930 was filled with the waters of Queen's Dock. [1] As the dock was not fully filled in, the gardens are largely below the level of the surrounding streets.
England. Waterway. Humber. Began operation. 1315. Ended operation. 24 June 1981. The Humber Ferry was a ferry service on the Humber between Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and New Holland, Lincolnshire, England, which operated until the completion of the Humber Bridge in 1981. v.
The new Victoria Docks were opened in 1850 to the east of the river where Victoria Park is now located. Victoria Station and a connecting branch line was built to connect the new docks to the rest of the rail network. Having received the necessary permission in 1852, the line was opened for freight traffic on 16 May 1853 and for passenger ...
Pages in category "Docks in Kingston upon Hull" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... Old Dock, Hull; P. Prince's Dock, Hull; Q.