Timeline of Kingston upon Hull

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Pre history–15th century

c.4900–4000 BC – Hunter-gatherers are present in Sutton-on-Hull, in the north of present-day Kingston upon Hull 750–500 BC – A Bronze Age settlement is present on the site of modern-day Alexandra Dock. 1086 – The Domesday Book records settlements at Sutton-on-Hull, Drypool, Marfleet, Myton and Southcoates. 1275 – Wyke, an area in Kingston upon Hull, is appointed as the customs head port for the north of England. 1279 – Market active. 1282 – Fresh water supply established for the town from Anlaby. 1293 Wyke is bought by Edward I. Hull Fair begins. 1295 – Parliamentary representation begins. 1299 – Town Charter granted and town renamed "Kingston-upon-Hull." 1302 – Quay built. 1312 – Holy Trinity Church built (approximate date). 1321–24 – Defences consisting of a ditch and wooden palisade are built around the town. 1331–34 – A meat market is created. 1332 – William de la Pole becomes the first mayor of Hull. 1333 – First documented mention of a guildhall in Kingston upon Hull. 1369 – Trinity House for seamen established. 1377 – Population of 1,557 adult taxpayers are recorded through poll tax records. 1384 – Charter-House Hospital founded. 1402 – Rioting occurs against the mayor. 1440 – Town incorporated and is made its own county. 1447 – The county of Hull is expanded by over 5 miles on the west side of the town. 1486 – Grammar school founded.

16th–18th century 1515 – A fish market is created. 1536 – The Pilgrimage of Grace spreads to Hull. 1537 – Plague breaks out in Hull. 1541 – The town is visited by Henry VIII. 1539 – The last two monastic houses are closed because of the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535. 1575–76 – Outbreak of the plague. 1588 – Repairs are made to the city walls. 1602–04 – Outbreak of the plague. 1637 – Outbreak of the plague. 1640 – King Charles visits. 1642 – Siege of Hull by Parliamentarians. 1673 – Hull has 1,373 households and a population of 6,500. 1681–90 – Hull Citadel is built. 1688 – 'Town-taking': townspeople overthrow the Catholic governor. 1716 – Trinity House marine school founded. 1739 – Hull's first newspaper, the Hull Courant, is published. 1773 – Hull Dock Company formed. 1775 – Hull Subscription Library established. 1778 – Dock built. 1780 William Wilberforce becomes Member of Parliament for Hull. Jewish community establishes synagogue. 1782 – General Infirmary established. 1792 – St John's Church built. 1797 – Cooperative mill built.

19th century 1801 – The population of the town is 22,161. 1809 – Humber Dock built. 1829 United Gaol and House of Correction in operation. Junction Dock built. St Charles Borromeo church opens. 1836 – Police force established. 1837 Drypool and Sculcoates become part of the borough of Hull. Explosion of the Union Steam Packet in June 1840 Hull and Selby Railway begins operating. Zoological Gardens established. 1841 – Thomas Wilson and Company (shipping) in business. 1846 – Railway Dock is established. 1850 – Victoria Dock built. 1851 – Population of Hull is 84,690. 1854 Royal Institution opens. Hull and Holderness Railway begins operating. Junction Dock is renamed Prince's Dock. 1860 – Pearson Park established. 1861 Hull School of Art founded. Population: 93,955. 1864 – Londesborough Barracks completed. 1865 – Hull Football Club founded. 1866 – Town Hall, and Exchange built. 1867 – Hull and East Riding College opens. 1869 – Albert Dock is established. 1870 – HM Prison Hull in operation. 1873 – William Wright Dock is established. 1875 – Tram in operation. 1880 – Botanic garden opens. 1881 – Hull Philharmonic Society founded. 1882 Marfleet becomes part of the borough of Hull. Kingston Amateurs rugby club formed. 1883 – St Andrew's Dock is established. 1884 – Hull Amateur Photographic Society founded. 1885 Hull and Barnsley Railway begins operating. Alexandra Dock built. Hull Daily Mail newspaper begins publication. 1886 – Synagogue established.Roth, Cecil. "Hull." Encyclopaedia Judaica. Ed. Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik. 2nd ed. Vol. 9. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007. 584. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 1 October 2013 1887 East Park opens. First women's rugby match is played in Hull. 1888 – County borough created per Local Government Act 1888. 1892 – Hull Amalgamated Anglers' Association formed. 1895 – The Boulevard (stadium) opens. 1897 – Hull attains city status. 1898 – The Circle cricket ground is established.

20th century

1901 – Hull's population is 236,772. 1902 – Hull Telephone Department licensed. 1904 – Hull City Association Football Club formed. 1906 – Wilberforce and Historical Museum opens. 1907 – Riverside Quay is established. 1909 – Hull City Hall built. 1911 Theatre De Luxe opens. Hull's population is 277,991. 1912 – Museum of Fisheries and Shipping and Coliseum theatre open. 1914 – King George Dock is established. 1915 – Pavilion Picture Palace opens. 1921 Hull's population is 295,017. First women's football match takes place in Hull. 1922 – Craven Park inaugurated. 1927 University College Hull established. Sutton become part of the borough of Hull. Ferens Art Gallery is established. 1931 – Hull's population is 309,198. 1937 – Trolleybus begins operating. 1939 – Hull New Theatre opens. 1940 – 19 June: Aerial bombing by German forces begins. 1945 – 17 March: Aerial bombing by German forces ends. 1946 – Boothferry Park (stadium) opens. 1951 – Hull's population is 295,172. 1961 – Hull's population is 289,716. 1966 – Closure of Western General Hospital. 1968 – Prince's Dock and Railway Dock are closed to shipping. 1971 Hull Truck Theatre founded. Hull's population is 285,965. 1972 – Hull City Council established. 1974 City becomes part of Humberside shire county per Local Government Act 1972. Airport opens in Kirmington. Humberside Police established. 1981 Humber Bridge opens. Two tornadoes touch down in Hull during the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak of 23 November 1981, causing damage to the Port of Hull and the city's north-eastern residential suburbia. Hull's population is 266,751. 1983 – Hull Marina opens. 1985 – St Andrew's Dock closes to shipping. 1986 – Sister city relationship established with Raleigh, USA. 1987 – Spurn Lightship museum opens. 1989 – Streetlife Museum of Transport and new Craven Park (stadium) open. 1991 Princes Quay shopping centre opens. Hull's population is 266,180. 1993 – Humber Mouth literature fest begins. 1996 – Hull becomes a unitary authority area. 1999 – Arctic Corsair museum ship opens.

21st century 2000 – Closure of Kingston General Hospital. 2001 Hull Soul Club (music appreciation group) formed. Hull's population is 243,589. 2002 – The Deep (aquarium) and KC Stadium open. 2007 Hull Paragon Interchange transport complex and St Stephen's Hull shopping centre open. June: Flooding occurs in Hull. 35,000 people are effected. Hull Comedy Festival begins. 2008 – The first Freedom Festival (cultural event) takes place. 2010 Hull History Centre established. Larkin 25 fest held. 2011 – Boothferry Park stadium is demolished. 2013 – Scale Lane Bridge for pedestrians opens. 2014 – Legal sanctions against prostitution introduced. 2017 Hull is the UK City of Culture. 13 May: Holy Trinity Church rededicated as Hull Minster. 2018 January: Banksy work on Scott Street Bridge discovered. 25 July: Bonus Arena opens

2019 October: Hull becomes the first UK city to have full fibre broadband available for all residents.

See also History of Kingston upon Hull List of mayors of Kingston upon Hull List of governors of Kingston upon Hull Timelines of other cities in Yorkshire and the Humber: Bradford, Sheffield, York

References

Timeline of Kingston upon Hull

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