Did You Know?

Hull, or Kingston upon Hull, is a port city in East Yorkshire. Where the River Hull meets the river Humber, The Deep aquarium is a building with an underwater viewing tunnel and hands-on displays. In the old town’s Museums Quarter, the Street life Museum focuses on modes of transport. Wilberforce House, birthplace of William Wilberforce, documents the abolition of the slave trade

Kingston upon Hull was selected as the City of Culture in 2017, it offers many tourist attractions including East Riding Museum, Wilberforce House and the Maritime Centre.

On St George’s Day in 1642 King Charles I was refused entry to Kingston upon Hull. This led to the Siege of Hull, which has been described as the first major action of the English Civil War.

Kingston upon Hull is home to The Deep, which calls itself the “world’s only submarium”. Visitors may see its 3,500 fish, including sharks and manta rays, while walking under the water through a viewing tunnel.

The liquid crystal display (LCD) was developed by the University of Hull City of Culture, led by the late Professor George Gray in the early 1970s, was the starting point for the technology behind laptop computers and flat-screen TVs.

Robinson Crusoe, sets sail from the Queen’s Dock in Kingston upon Hull on a sea voyage in August 1651, against the wishes of his parents, who wanted him to pursue a career instead.

The Housemartins were an English alternative rock band formed in Hull who were active in the 1980s. Many of the Housemartins’ lyrics were a mixture of Marxist politics and Christianity, reflecting singer Paul Heaton’s beliefs at the time.

Cream Telephone box, Kingston upon Hull is the only City within the UK to have its own telephone system outside of the BT Network, and Cream telephone boxes was used to show our independence.

Kingston Upon Hull, often shortened to Hull, is a place with its own distinctive character. Its residents are known as Hullensians and their accents differ from the rest of Yorkshire. When speaking, Hullensians typically pronounce the letter ‘o’ as an ‘e’ sound, for example, ‘work’ becomes ‘werk’. 

Kingston Upon Hull is a principal train stop along the East Coast Main Line. Originally built in the mid 19th Century, the city’s old Paragon street station was drastically upgraded and later reopened in 2007 along with the new bus station.

Kingston Upon Hull has contributed to British culture. Philip Larkin, a famous poet born in Coventry, moved to Hull to spend his later years in the city which influenced his work. Through the 1980’s and 1990’s, local singer Paul Heaton topped the charts with bands The Housemartins and The Beautiful South.