Description and History of Site:-

Humber Dock was the second of the wet docks in Hull.

Construction started in 1807 and the

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Further Reading and References:-

Labrum E A, Civil Engineering Heritage - Eastern and Central England, Thomas Telford, 1994
Baldwin M W, The Engineering of Hulls Earliest Docks, Trans Newocmen Society 1973-4, Vol 46, pp1-12
Timperly J, Harbour and Docks at Kingston upon Hull, Trans Institution of Civil Engineers, 1836, pp1-55
YAS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association, 1972
Hatcher J, The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire, Phillimore, 1985

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Key Words :- hull dock, wet dock entrance lock swing bridge

Viewing the Site :- Can be viewed from the public footpath and road

Address :- Wellington Street, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU1 IHU
Grid Ref :- TA 09807 28167
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.738335 , Long -0.336705
Local Authority :- Hull City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - East Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1197718,
Site Condition :- Site conserved and open to the public
Site Dates :- 1807 - current
Contributor :- John Suter - 15 May 2015

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