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Hull Town Walls
Hob Uid: 1062126
Location : City of Kingston upon Hull Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TA1000028500
Summary : Hull Town Walls; built 1321. No walling along the Hull. 4 gates and 4 posterns pierced the walls which were made of brick with an earth bank behind. It is estimated that some 4.1 million bricks were required for the circuit, those being made at the Royal Tilery owned by the de la Pole family. Turrets irregularly spaced. Strengthened in Civil War and after. Demolished 1776-1810.
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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Medieval Towns in England and Wales (ed) Barley
Page(s) : 58-9
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Vol(s) : 14 - 1975

Source Number : 2
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Page(s) : 36-8
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Vol(s) : 2, AUGUST 1989

Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Built of earth before 1321
Monument End Date : 1321
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Monument Type : Town Wall, Town Defences
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Built in stone in 1321
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Monument Start Date : 1321
Monument Type : Town Defences, Town Wall
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Demolished in 1776-1810
Monument End Date : 1810
Monument Start Date : 1776
Monument Type : Town Defences
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Number : TA 12 NW 71
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Hull Town Walls