Parliament Street, Hull Explained

Short Title:Hull Improvement Act 1795
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of Great Britain
Long Title:An Act for laying out and making a new street from Whitefriar-gate to the south end of Quay-street, within the town and county of the town of Kingston-upon-Hull.
Year:1795
Citation:35 Geo. 3. c. 46
Royal Assent:28 April 1795
Collapsed:yes

Parliament Street is a short pedestrianised road in Kingston upon Hull in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, running northwards off Whitefriargate in the centre of the city. It is noted for its eighteenth century buildings and has been described as "the most complete Georgian street in Hull".[1] Authorised by an act of Parliament, the (35 Geo. 3. c. 46), it was constructed to link Whitefriargate with the newly constructed Princes Quay dock.[2] [3] A number of buildings in the street are now listed.

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Notes and References

  1. Neave & Pevsner p.537
  2. Neave & Pevsner p.537
  3. Tyack p.138