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Hmp Hull
Hob Uid: 1109123
Location : City of Kingston upon Hull Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TA1240029400
Summary : HMP Hull was built to the designs of David Thorpe, the Corporation Surveyor, between 1865 and 1869. In January 1859 the Gaol Committee had recommended selling the existing borough gaol and house of correction on Kingston Street and building a new prison on a new site. The Committe commenced looking for a suitable site in November 1862 and the following September they identified a site on the Hedon Road for sale at #250 per acre. The decision was made to purchase twelve acres in January 1864. The Inspectors of Prisons approved Thorpe's designs in March and suggested minor alterations to the plans which were approved in April. The Surveyor-General gave his final approval in January 1865. The foundation stone was laid by the mayor, H J Atkinson, on 9th October 1865. Building work was completed in December 1869 at a final cost of #65,921 2s 2d. HMP Hull remained a local prison until July 1940 when it was closed to civilians and became a military prison. It suffered severe bomb damage during World War II and re-opened in 1950 as a closed male borstal. From 1960 to 1969 Hull was a training prison for about 260 adult males. One wing was rebuilt in 1960 and another during the 1970s. In 1969 the prison became a dispersal prison for category-A inmates and in August-September 1976 the prison was the scene of a serious disturbance during which the fabric was badly damaged. It remained part of the dispersal system until February 1986 when it became a male local prison and remand centre.
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Source details : 1859. Hull Record Office, TCM 109, Minutes of the Gaol Committee, November 1850 - July 1862
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : South Wing built by 1875.
Monument End Date : 1875
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Monument Type : Prison, Cell Block
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Built between 1865 and 1869.
Monument End Date : 1869
Monument Start Date : 1865
Monument Type : Prison, Cell Block, Gatehouse, Prison Treadmill, House, Chapel
Evidence : Extant Building, Demolished Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Becomes local prison, remand centre 1986
Monument End Date : 1986
Monument Start Date : 1986
Monument Type : Local Prison, Juvenile Prison
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Early 1990s additions.
Monument End Date : 1993
Monument Start Date : 1990
Monument Type : Local Prison, Juvenile Prison, Gymnasium (Sports), Storehouse, Kitchen
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : New wing erected in 1996.
Monument End Date : 1996
Monument Start Date : 1996
Monument Type : Local Prison, Juvenile Prison, Cell Block
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Late 19th century, hospital block built.
Monument End Date : 1899
Monument Start Date : 1867
Monument Type : Prison, Hospital
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Mid 20th Century additions.
Monument End Date : 1966
Monument Start Date : 1933
Monument Type : Prison, Hospital, Workshop
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Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Becomes a military prison in 1940.
Monument End Date : 1940
Monument Start Date : 1940
Monument Type : Military Prison
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Becomes a closed borstal in 1950.
Monument End Date : 1950
Monument Start Date : 1950
Monument Type : Borstal
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : A-Wing rebuilt, 1958-1960.
Monument End Date : 1960
Monument Start Date : 1958
Monument Type : Borstal, Cell Block
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Becomes a closed training prison, 1960.
Monument End Date : 1960
Monument Start Date : 1960
Monument Type : Closed Training Prison
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Becomes dispersal prison in 1969.
Monument End Date : 1969
Monument Start Date : 1969
Monument Type : Dispersal Prison
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : 1970s addition.
Monument End Date : 1979
Monument Start Date : 1970
Monument Type : Cell Block, Dispersal Prison
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 93826
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TA 12 NW 97
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Activity type : ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-01-01
End Date : 1998-12-01

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Hmp Hull