HULL:
The churches of Central Hull, part 5 by Peter Kessler
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St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Church
stands on the western side of the Boulevard, just north of Newton Street in Kingston upon
Hull. The original church building was registered in 1896, designed by the architects
Brodrick and Lowther, but this was destroyed by bombing in 1941, during the Second World
War, and a temporary building was in use between 1947-1956 on the same site. This was
replaced by a new church, the present one, in 1956, designed by George I Williams.
Boulevard Baptist Church
stands on the southern side of Gordon Street, midway between Redbourne Street and the Boulevard.
The church was founded on 15 May 1736 in a building called King Henry VIII's Tower.
Salthouse Lane Chapel
followed, and then George Street Chapel. The Boulevard site was selected in 1897 and the
church opened in 1903 to replace South Street Chapel. It was damaged during the war but
repaired, and has since been fully refurbished.
St Matthew the Stadium Church
is on the south-east corner of Anlaby Road and the Boulevard. There was a temporary church dedicated to
St Michael
in Coltman Street from 1866 but, surmounted by a tower and hexagonal spire, St Matthew's was built
to replace it in 1870. The design is in the Early English style, built in white brick with red brick
and stone dressings. For some time from 1872 the
Bean Street Mission Room
was attached to the church, but its fate is unknown.
Walton Street Church
is on the western side of Walton Street, opposite the Bonus Arena and the entrance to the
KC Stadium, the home of Hull FC. Walton Street hall was used for ten years by the
Presbyterians from 1883 before they moved to
Anlaby Road Church
(sold in 1961, demolished 1964). Walton Street was last mentioned in 1900.
Re-registered in 1931, it was extended in 1961 by the Christian Brothers.
By 2007 it was known as the
Jubilee Church Hull.
Selby Street Methodist Church
stands on the south-east side of Selby Street, midway between Doncaster Street
and Massey Close. The church, probably built by the Victorians (but a date cannot
be located) overlooks a railway embankment running the length of the opposite
side of the road. The street was made infamous by 'Bruce Lee' (born Peter Dinsdale)
who admitted to killing 26 people between June 1973 to December 1979
after setting fire to homes in the area.
The Parish Church of St John the Baptist Newington with Dairycoates
is at the south-east corner of St George's Road and Woodcock Street. The church was
built in 1878 to cater for the rapidly increasing population of this district of Hull.
Services had previously been held in a small temporary building. The church is in the
Early English style of the Transition period, built in red brick with stone dressings
externally, and in white brick internally, with a bell cote on the roof.
Salvation Army Hawthorne Avenue
is on the western side of Hawthorn Avenue, opposite Cecil Street. Its history is
unknown, and it was closed by the mid-2000s. Several other Salvation Army places of
worship in Hull have also closed down over the years: the East Riding Headquarters
in Queen Street; The Barracks Cambridge Street (recently sold); The Barracks Madeley
(erected in 1888); The Red Fort in Cogan; The Barracks Naylor's Row; and the
Marlborough Terrace Battery.
St Nicholas Church
occupies a green spot on the north-east corner of Hessle Road and Pickering Road,
near to Hessle on the western edges of Hull. The parish was formed from part of that
of Hessle and the church was consecrated in 1915. The original building was in a
free-rendered fifteenth century Gothic style, in brick with stone dressings, with a
nave, a chancel, and a west tower. Perhaps damaged during the war, it was replaced by
the present modern building.
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
stands inside the junction of Pickering Road and Boothferry Road. Catholicism
saw a steady growth in the nineteenth century, and improved with the opening of
St Charles Borromeo. As the population of Hull grew, so new churches were needed.
St Joseph's was registered in 1948 and replaced an earlier chapel which was first
mentioned in 1937. The new building was converted from a former farm building and was
consecrated for use in 1952.
Askew Avenue Methodist Church
stands on the western side of the junction of Rawcliffe Grove and Askew Avenue.
A hall was opened here by the Wesleyans in 1930, and was replaced by a chapel in
1934, with 400 sittings and a design by Gelder & Kitchen. The fate of this chapel
is unknown: either it was fatally damaged during the war or it was too old or too
big to maintain, and the present, purpose-built church was erected in its place,
probably between 1990-2000.
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