Description and History of Site:-
The majority of the site is now completely redeveloped. Only fragments of the buildings and offices (of 1825) fronting Flemingate remain. During demolition in 2009, the rubble from the tannery buildings was crushed and used to level the site. Pits and tanks were filled in, and boreholes were capped. William Hodgson came to Beverley in 1812 and set up a tannery on this site. With steady expansion, and by absorbing the business and premises of other tanneries in the locality, the operation had become the largest of its type in the country by the 1940's. This 14 acre site was Beverley's biggest employer in its heyday. The site once had workshops, a large lime yard, stores, drying sheds, tanning pits, a laboratory and stables for horses.

Further Reading and References:-
YAS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher J, The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire, 1985
http://www.beverleycivicsociety.co.uk/assets/er_60832_pd05445_flemingate_history_board_v3.pdf

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Key Words :- tannery

Viewing the Site :- Site redeveloped as housing, can be viewed from the public highway

Address :- Flemingate, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 0EH
Grid Ref :- TA 03996 39229
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.838912 , Long -0.421040
Local Authority :- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - East Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1812 - 1978
Record Date :- 15 May 2015

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