Heritage

View article Hull Museums secures £3.3m investment for heritage and culture across the Humber region

Hull Museums secures £3.3m investment for heritage and culture across the Humber region

4th November 2022

Hull Museums is delighted to announce a major £3.3m investment from Arts Council England (ACE) through its National Portfolio Programme to support and expand the work of the Humber Museums Partnership. The funding will enable the three museum services of Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire to continue working together to bring outstanding […]

View article New nominations sought for the Hull Local Heritage list

New nominations sought for the Hull Local Heritage list

1st October 2021

On world architecture day Hull City Council is asking residents to nominate their favourite non-designated building, park, garden, cemetery or archaeology site for the Hull Local Heritage List. The current list includes well-known sites such as Albert Avenue’s Former Cottage baths and Argyle Street’s Sea Cadet’s HQ, to the more obscure like the historic lampposts […]

View article How £4.3m Queens Gardens refurb will honour Hull’s history

How £4.3m Queens Gardens refurb will honour Hull’s history

17th January 2020

The £4.3m refurbishment of Queens Gardens will honour the city’s history, according to the firm working on the project. Chartered landscape architecture firm Southern Green is working closely with Hull City Council and city historians on the new-look Queens Gardens. The firm specialises in historic landscape restoration, urban regeneration and major parks. Chris Mitton, senior […]

View article Discover ‘fascinating history’ of Queens Gardens ahead of £4.3m transformation

Discover ‘fascinating history’ of Queens Gardens ahead of £4.3m transformation

13th January 2020

It is no secret that one of the city’s most popular green spaces will soon undergo a major £4.3m refurbishment. But not everyone in the city knows about the ‘remarkable’ past of Queens Gardens – which was a thriving dock 250 years ago. Now a Hull historian has delved into the fascinating history of the […]