Drypool
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Drypool is an area within the city of Kingston upon Hull
, England
Historically Drypool was a village, manor and later parish on the east bank River Hull at the confluence of the Humber Estuary and River Hull
, it is now part of the greater urban area of Kingston upon Hull, and gives its name to a local government ward.
Drypool ward is a mixture of light industrial developments and housing, mainly terraced but including the Reckitt & Sons built model village
development 'Garden Village
', as well as the post 1980s housing development 'Victoria Dock Village' built on the infilled site of the former Victoria Dock. The area also includes The Deep
aquarium, a secondary school, 7 primary schools, various hostels, a main shopping street, a swimming pool and leisure centre and two libraries.
, where it is said that the two manors of "Sotecote and Dridpol" were worth thirty shillings at the time of Edward the Confessor
. Both manors were owned by Drogo de Bevrere, a relative by marriage of William I
.
Drypool was a chapelry
of the parish of Swine; the region consisted mostly of floodable low lying land or fen; Drypool, literally meaning "Dried up pool" was one of the areas (along with Southcoates) which was sufficiently raised to be habitable. To the north east of the hamlet was the area known as Summergangs
, a region of Ings
only usable in summer. During the early medieval period work was undertaken to improve the land by drainage; in the 13th century Saer de Sutton created a drainage ditch (later known as Summergangs Dike), and is though to have diverted the river Hull along a new more easterly route, along the stream known as 'Sayer's Creek'; these waterways, along with the river Wilflete
and the Humber later formed the boundaries of parish of Drypool.
In 1302 a road from Hull to Hedon
was made into a King's highway; it which originated at the river Hull, passing though Drypool and then roughly northeastwards through 'Suttecotes Som'gang' (Summergangs) passing Southcoates at the west side before joining the old Sutton to Hedon road at Bilton; this was later to become Holderness Road (A165).
There were jetties on the river at Drypool, one was removed in 1470, possibly due to silting of the haven, or due to the threat of invasion. There was also a staith for the 'north ferry' across the Hull; it became obsolete after the North Bridge was built as part of Henry VIII's fortifications of Hull.
During the Pilgrimage of Grace
Hull had been taken by the rebels, after the rebellion Henry VIII and ordered improvements to the fortifications of the town; these included the construction of a castle and blockhouses on the Drypool side of the river, as well as a bridge connecting the two banks at a cost of £23,155 17s 5d. After the restoration of Charles II of England
the obsolete fortifications on the east bank of the river were extended and improved, at the same time incorporating a garrison into the city which had sided with the Parliamentarians
during the Civil War
; the new fortress, "The Citadel" was a moated triangular bastion
ed artillery fortification built in the south west corner of Drypool; approximately 30 acre (121,405.8 m²) of land was taken by the new fortification. The area of the citadel became known as Garrison Side, and was an extra-parochial area
(1880s).
Drypool fell within the Parish of Swine until the seventeenth century, when a new parish of Drypool cum Southcoates was created.
By 1821 Drypool had a population of 1409, increased from ~800 in 1811, and ~400 in 1801; by the 1820s the urban growth was such that it had become part of the greater Hull conurbation. Drypool (with the parish of Drypool cum Southcoates) was formally incorporated into Kingston upon Hull in 1837.
The Domesday Book
does not mention a church in Drypool, though one is shown on a drawing of 1350; some archaeological evidence suggests a date of as early as the 12th century for its construction. The original church of St. Peter was demolished in 1822, being in ruinous condition; and with the intention of building a new larger vessel, with over a 1000 seats, increased from 200. The new church was designed by William Hutchinson and had a four bayed nave incorporating the former church's arches and windows, with a four story tower, and was entirely rendered in cement, it was completed in 1823.53.744674°N 0.324869°W St. Peter's church, on Great Union Street, with Drypool basin of Victoria Dock to the south after the 1850s The church's chancel was rebuilt in 1867. St. Peter's remained in used until 1941 when it was destroyed during the Second World War
.
There was briefly a church in the former cemetery on Hedon Road, first called St. Nathaniel, later St. Bartholemew's;53.747904°N 0.302191°W St. Nathaniel's, later St. Bartholemew's, in the former Drypool and Southcoates Cemetery on Hedon Road cemetery. it was used to service the growth of population due to the construction, and operation of Alexandra Dock
. Initially a sacristy
(the mortuary chapel) in the cemetery was used, in 1891 replaced by a iron church of the tin tabernacle
type. The church closed and was demolished in 1929; the cemetery was later converted into park gardens by Hull City Corporation.
The church of St. Andrew was consecrated
in 1878;53.751209°N 0.317116°W St. Andrew's church, corner of Abbey Street and Holderness Road designed by architects 'Adams & Kelly' in Geometric Decorated Gothic style of brick with stone; it was built in response to the expansion of the east of the town due to the construction of Victoria Dock, and became the parish church in 1879. The parish church became St. Columba in 1961. St. Andrews has been demolished.
The church of St. Columba in the Garden Village
area of Summergangs became the parish church for Drypool in 1961.
On Rosemead Street another temporary church was opened in 1919, but burnt to the ground in 1923. A permanent replacement 'St. John the Evangelist' was built 1925, but was bombed in 1941 during the Second World War, after repairs it was reopened in 1952.53.753030°N 0.299369°W St. John the Evangelist, Rosemead Street
In The Groves in the parish of Sutton was St. Mark's, built in brick with stone facings 1844 in early medieval style. It was bomb damaged during the Second World War and demolished in the late 1950s.
Other denominations
The Roman Catholic church of St. Mary's was built in 1890/1891,53.750222°N 0.321375°W St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Wilton Street, Southwest end of Hoderness Road, Drypool. supplementing a school with chapel built in 1856. It was demolished in 1982.
The Wesleyan Methodist
Holderness Road Methodist Chapel was opened in 1962, replacing the 1877 Brunswick Chapel on the same site,53.756184°N 0.31038°W Holderness Road Methodist church. built to replace a temporary school and church built in 1873 nearby on Durham Street. The was also a church on Lime Street in The Groves built 1826.53.75041°N 0.331541°W Lime Street chapel It was later used as a Sunday School, then by the Methodists, then as a warehouse. Another building on Church Street/Raikes street corner (Drypool) was built in 1805, used first as Sunday school, and from 1877 (to 1930) as a chapel.53.746394°N 0.323775°W Raikes Street / Church Street Wesleyan chapel Both were superseded by Kingston Chapel,53.748718°N 0.323098°W Kingston Chapel, Witham (Holderness Road) built in a Greek architectural style
with an Ionic
portico. It opened in 1841, with ~2000 seats. The chapel was damaged in 1941 by bombing, and later demolished.
An independent church on Holborn Street (Witham) was built in 1830,53.748516°N 0.324546°W Holborn Street Chapel, Witham after 1860 it was used by the Primitive Methodists. It closed in 1954. The primitive Methodists also had chapels at Hodgson Street (The Groves),53.74976°N 0.32733°W Hodgson Street chapel. built 1884, closed 1940; also at Bright Street (Holderness Road),53.750156°N 0.319625°W Bright Street / Holderness Road chapel a Italianate style
red and white brick building with over 1000 seats opened 1864, it was bomb damaged in 1941, and demolished 1964; and at the Bethesda Chapel, Holland Street (Holderness Road),53.754884°N 0.311197°W Bethesda Chapel, Holland Street (Holderness Road) built 1902, closed 1962; and the Henry Hodge Memorial Chapel in Williamson Street, built 1873 and closed 1940.53.747349°N 0.317187°W Henry Hodge Memorial Chapel, Williamson Street, demolished after 1990s for housing development
The Congregationalist
Latimer Church in Williamson Street,53.747806°N 0.318630°W Latimer Church, Williamson Street was built in 1875 in red and white brick in gothic style. In 1923 it was taken over by the Port of Hull Society for the Religious Instruction of Seamen. The Salvation Army
built a Citadel in Franklin Street in 1970, closed in 2006 and converted to housing.53.750246°N 0.318209°W Franklin Street Citadel, Salvation Army
A Presbytarian
church in the Gothic Revival style was built in 1874 on Holderness Road, it bomb damaged in 1941, and was demolised in 1972 (part of the adjacent Sunday School remains).53.749457°N 0.319949°W Presbytarian Sunday School and church. There is a modern Evangelical Presbyterian
church on Holderness Road.
The James Reckitt Public Library (Holderness Road) opened in 1889 adjacent to the East Hull Baths to serve the east of Hull. It was Hull's first free library and was established by James Reckitt with more than 8000 books. The library was donated to the borough of Hull in 1892 when the city adopted the Public Libraries Act
. The building, designed by Albert Gelder
was built of red brick with some ashlar
window and banding features in a gothic revival style, a pyramidal tower roof was lost due to bomb damage during the Second World War, the remainder of the building is a listed structure. The library closed in 2006.
, and its western border former by the river Hull, and its eastern border former by New Bridge Road, and the eastern limit of the Victoria Dock Village estate (Earle's Road). The population of the ward in 2001 was ~12,500.
The local government ward of Drypool includes the entirely industrial area known as The Groves on Stoneferry Road, a western part of the area of Summergangs
including the Garden Village
estate and the house and grounds of Holderness House. Also within the ward are the Victoria Dock Village, the area known as Garrison Side including Sammy's Point and The Deep
aquarium.
The southwestern part of Holderness Road lies in the ward; including the Mount Retail Park (2002), East Hull Baths (1898) and listed James Reckitt Library (1889), and the area known as Witham.
The Drypool Ward includes four primary schools: Buckingham Primary School, Craven Primary School, Mersey Primary School and Victoria Dock Primary School. It also includes much of the catchment area for Westcott Primary School (formerly Archbishop William Temple CoE Primary). The current catchment secondary school is David Lister on Rustenburg Street, but this is due to change to Malet Lambert School on James Reckitt Avenue.
Drypool Ward is an electoral district returning three councillors to Hull City Council
. Both Labour and Liberal Democrat party candidates have been elected since 2007 in a roughly two way split of votes.
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Historically Drypool was a village, manor and later parish on the east bank River Hull at the confluence of the Humber Estuary and River Hull
River Hull
The River Hull is a navigable river in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the north of England. It rises from a series of springs to the west of Driffield, and enters the Humber estuary at Kingston upon Hull. Following a period when the Archbishops of York charged tolls for its use, it became a free...
, it is now part of the greater urban area of Kingston upon Hull, and gives its name to a local government ward.
Drypool ward is a mixture of light industrial developments and housing, mainly terraced but including the Reckitt & Sons built model village
Model village
A model village is a type of mostly self-contained community, in most cases built from the late eighteenth century onwards by industrialists to house their workers...
development 'Garden Village
The Garden Village, Kingston upon Hull
The Garden Village is an area of model village housing built in the early 1900s in the Summergangs area of Kingston upon Hull for the workers of Reckitt and Sons.-History and description:...
', as well as the post 1980s housing development 'Victoria Dock Village' built on the infilled site of the former Victoria Dock. The area also includes The Deep
The Deep (aquarium)
-External links:* in association with the University of Hull*...
aquarium, a secondary school, 7 primary schools, various hostels, a main shopping street, a swimming pool and leisure centre and two libraries.
History
The hamlet of Drypool lay on the east bank of the river Hull, roughly opposite the Old Town; it is mentioned in the Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
, where it is said that the two manors of "Sotecote and Dridpol" were worth thirty shillings at the time of Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor also known as St. Edward the Confessor , son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England and is usually regarded as the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066....
. Both manors were owned by Drogo de Bevrere, a relative by marriage of William I
William I of England
William I , also known as William the Conqueror , was the first Norman King of England from Christmas 1066 until his death. He was also Duke of Normandy from 3 July 1035 until his death, under the name William II...
.
Drypool was a chapelry
Chapelry
A chapelry was a subdivision of an ecclesiastical parish in England, and parts of Lowland Scotland up to the mid 19th century. It had a similar status to a township but was so named as it had a chapel which acted as a subsidiary place of worship to the main parish church...
of the parish of Swine; the region consisted mostly of floodable low lying land or fen; Drypool, literally meaning "Dried up pool" was one of the areas (along with Southcoates) which was sufficiently raised to be habitable. To the north east of the hamlet was the area known as Summergangs
Summergangs
Summergangs is a suburb of Kingston upon Hull, near the A165 road, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The area contains the model village development known as The Garden Village, Kingston upon Hull, and the East Park.-History:...
, a region of Ings
Ings
Ings is an old Yorkshire word for water meadows & marshes, including those which were part of the Humber flood plain.Ings often teem with large numbers of water birds and other wildlife...
only usable in summer. During the early medieval period work was undertaken to improve the land by drainage; in the 13th century Saer de Sutton created a drainage ditch (later known as Summergangs Dike), and is though to have diverted the river Hull along a new more easterly route, along the stream known as 'Sayer's Creek'; these waterways, along with the river Wilflete
and the Humber later formed the boundaries of parish of Drypool.
In 1302 a road from Hull to Hedon
Hedon
Hedon is a small town and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre. It lies to the north of the A1033 road at the crossroads of the B1240 and B1362 roads....
was made into a King's highway; it which originated at the river Hull, passing though Drypool and then roughly northeastwards through 'Suttecotes Som'gang' (Summergangs) passing Southcoates at the west side before joining the old Sutton to Hedon road at Bilton; this was later to become Holderness Road (A165).
There were jetties on the river at Drypool, one was removed in 1470, possibly due to silting of the haven, or due to the threat of invasion. There was also a staith for the 'north ferry' across the Hull; it became obsolete after the North Bridge was built as part of Henry VIII's fortifications of Hull.
During the Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
The Pilgrimage of Grace was a popular rising in York, Yorkshire during 1536, in protest against Henry VIII's break with the Roman Catholic Church and the Dissolution of the Monasteries, as well as other specific political, social and economic grievances. It was done in action against Thomas Cromwell...
Hull had been taken by the rebels, after the rebellion Henry VIII and ordered improvements to the fortifications of the town; these included the construction of a castle and blockhouses on the Drypool side of the river, as well as a bridge connecting the two banks at a cost of £23,155 17s 5d. After the restoration of Charles II of England
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
the obsolete fortifications on the east bank of the river were extended and improved, at the same time incorporating a garrison into the city which had sided with the Parliamentarians
Roundhead
"Roundhead" was the nickname given to the supporters of the Parliament during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I and his supporters, the Cavaliers , who claimed absolute power and the divine right of kings...
during the Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
; the new fortress, "The Citadel" was a moated triangular bastion
Bastion
A bastion, or a bulwark, is a structure projecting outward from the main enclosure of a fortification, situated in both corners of a straight wall , facilitating active defence against assaulting troops...
ed artillery fortification built in the south west corner of Drypool; approximately 30 acre (121,405.8 m²) of land was taken by the new fortification. The area of the citadel became known as Garrison Side, and was an extra-parochial area
Extra-parochial area
In the United Kingdom, an extra-parochial area or extra-parochial place was an area considered to be outside any parish. They were therefore exempt from payment of any poor or church rate and usually tithe...
(1880s).
Drypool fell within the Parish of Swine until the seventeenth century, when a new parish of Drypool cum Southcoates was created.
By 1821 Drypool had a population of 1409, increased from ~800 in 1811, and ~400 in 1801; by the 1820s the urban growth was such that it had become part of the greater Hull conurbation. Drypool (with the parish of Drypool cum Southcoates) was formally incorporated into Kingston upon Hull in 1837.
Churches
AnglicanThe Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
does not mention a church in Drypool, though one is shown on a drawing of 1350; some archaeological evidence suggests a date of as early as the 12th century for its construction. The original church of St. Peter was demolished in 1822, being in ruinous condition; and with the intention of building a new larger vessel, with over a 1000 seats, increased from 200. The new church was designed by William Hutchinson and had a four bayed nave incorporating the former church's arches and windows, with a four story tower, and was entirely rendered in cement, it was completed in 1823.53.744674°N 0.324869°W St. Peter's church, on Great Union Street, with Drypool basin of Victoria Dock to the south after the 1850s The church's chancel was rebuilt in 1867. St. Peter's remained in used until 1941 when it was destroyed during the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
There was briefly a church in the former cemetery on Hedon Road, first called St. Nathaniel, later St. Bartholemew's;53.747904°N 0.302191°W St. Nathaniel's, later St. Bartholemew's, in the former Drypool and Southcoates Cemetery on Hedon Road cemetery. it was used to service the growth of population due to the construction, and operation of Alexandra Dock
Alexandra Dock
Alexandra Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the northern dock system in Bootle. Alexandra Dock consists of a main basin nearest the river wall and three branch docks to the east, with the southern branch mostly filled in...
. Initially a sacristy
Sacristy
A sacristy is a room for keeping vestments and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records.The sacristy is usually located inside the church, but in some cases it is an annex or separate building...
(the mortuary chapel) in the cemetery was used, in 1891 replaced by a iron church of the tin tabernacle
Tin tabernacle
Tin tabernacles were a type of prefabricated building made from corrugated iron developed in the mid 19th century initially in Great Britain. Corrugated iron was first used for roofing in London in 1829 by Henry Robinson Palmer and the patent sold to Richard Walker who advertised "portable...
type. The church closed and was demolished in 1929; the cemetery was later converted into park gardens by Hull City Corporation.
The church of St. Andrew was consecrated
Consecration
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service, usually religious. The word "consecration" literally means "to associate with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different groups...
in 1878;53.751209°N 0.317116°W St. Andrew's church, corner of Abbey Street and Holderness Road designed by architects 'Adams & Kelly' in Geometric Decorated Gothic style of brick with stone; it was built in response to the expansion of the east of the town due to the construction of Victoria Dock, and became the parish church in 1879. The parish church became St. Columba in 1961. St. Andrews has been demolished.
The church of St. Columba in the Garden Village
The Garden Village, Kingston upon Hull
The Garden Village is an area of model village housing built in the early 1900s in the Summergangs area of Kingston upon Hull for the workers of Reckitt and Sons.-History and description:...
area of Summergangs became the parish church for Drypool in 1961.
On Rosemead Street another temporary church was opened in 1919, but burnt to the ground in 1923. A permanent replacement 'St. John the Evangelist' was built 1925, but was bombed in 1941 during the Second World War, after repairs it was reopened in 1952.53.753030°N 0.299369°W St. John the Evangelist, Rosemead Street
In The Groves in the parish of Sutton was St. Mark's, built in brick with stone facings 1844 in early medieval style. It was bomb damaged during the Second World War and demolished in the late 1950s.
Other denominations
The Roman Catholic church of St. Mary's was built in 1890/1891,53.750222°N 0.321375°W St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Wilton Street, Southwest end of Hoderness Road, Drypool. supplementing a school with chapel built in 1856. It was demolished in 1982.
The Wesleyan Methodist
Wesleyan Methodist Church (Great Britain)
The Wesleyan Methodist Church was the name used by the major Methodist movement in Great Britain following its split from the Church of England after the death of John Wesley and the appearance of parallel Methodist movements...
Holderness Road Methodist Chapel was opened in 1962, replacing the 1877 Brunswick Chapel on the same site,53.756184°N 0.31038°W Holderness Road Methodist church. built to replace a temporary school and church built in 1873 nearby on Durham Street. The was also a church on Lime Street in The Groves built 1826.53.75041°N 0.331541°W Lime Street chapel It was later used as a Sunday School, then by the Methodists, then as a warehouse. Another building on Church Street/Raikes street corner (Drypool) was built in 1805, used first as Sunday school, and from 1877 (to 1930) as a chapel.53.746394°N 0.323775°W Raikes Street / Church Street Wesleyan chapel Both were superseded by Kingston Chapel,53.748718°N 0.323098°W Kingston Chapel, Witham (Holderness Road) built in a Greek architectural style
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
with an Ionic
Ionic order
The Ionic order forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian...
portico. It opened in 1841, with ~2000 seats. The chapel was damaged in 1941 by bombing, and later demolished.
An independent church on Holborn Street (Witham) was built in 1830,53.748516°N 0.324546°W Holborn Street Chapel, Witham after 1860 it was used by the Primitive Methodists. It closed in 1954. The primitive Methodists also had chapels at Hodgson Street (The Groves),53.74976°N 0.32733°W Hodgson Street chapel. built 1884, closed 1940; also at Bright Street (Holderness Road),53.750156°N 0.319625°W Bright Street / Holderness Road chapel a Italianate style
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
red and white brick building with over 1000 seats opened 1864, it was bomb damaged in 1941, and demolished 1964; and at the Bethesda Chapel, Holland Street (Holderness Road),53.754884°N 0.311197°W Bethesda Chapel, Holland Street (Holderness Road) built 1902, closed 1962; and the Henry Hodge Memorial Chapel in Williamson Street, built 1873 and closed 1940.53.747349°N 0.317187°W Henry Hodge Memorial Chapel, Williamson Street, demolished after 1990s for housing development
The Congregationalist
Congregational church
Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs....
Latimer Church in Williamson Street,53.747806°N 0.318630°W Latimer Church, Williamson Street was built in 1875 in red and white brick in gothic style. In 1923 it was taken over by the Port of Hull Society for the Religious Instruction of Seamen. The Salvation Army
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
built a Citadel in Franklin Street in 1970, closed in 2006 and converted to housing.53.750246°N 0.318209°W Franklin Street Citadel, Salvation Army
A Presbytarian
Presbyterianism
Presbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
church in the Gothic Revival style was built in 1874 on Holderness Road, it bomb damaged in 1941, and was demolised in 1972 (part of the adjacent Sunday School remains).53.749457°N 0.319949°W Presbytarian Sunday School and church. There is a modern Evangelical Presbyterian
Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales
The Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales is a reformed and conservative evangelical denomination in England and Wales....
church on Holderness Road.
Other structures
The East Hull Baths (Holderness Road) opened in 1898, and are adjacent to the James Reckitt Library,. The building is of red brick with ashlar banding and decoration, the interior includes Art Noveau tiled decorations.53.750323°N 0.318693°W East Hull Baths, James Reckitt Library immediately adjacent to the southwest As of 2011 the building remains in use as council run public baths.The James Reckitt Public Library (Holderness Road) opened in 1889 adjacent to the East Hull Baths to serve the east of Hull. It was Hull's first free library and was established by James Reckitt with more than 8000 books. The library was donated to the borough of Hull in 1892 when the city adopted the Public Libraries Act
Public Libraries Act 1850
The Public Libraries Act 1850 was an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament which first gave local boroughs the power to establish free public libraries...
. The building, designed by Albert Gelder
Sir (William) Albert Gelder
Sir Alfred Gelder was a British architect and Liberal politician.-Family and education:Gelder was born in the village of North Cave in the East Riding of Yorkshire, the son of William Gelder, a joiner and wheelwright who later became a timber merchant. Although christened William after his...
was built of red brick with some ashlar
Ashlar
Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...
window and banding features in a gothic revival style, a pyramidal tower roof was lost due to bomb damage during the Second World War, the remainder of the building is a listed structure. The library closed in 2006.
Drypool ward
The local government ward of Drypool (2001) has its north east border formed by Labernum Avenue and Chamberlane Road, southwest of East ParkEast Park, Hull
East Park, Hull is a major park of about situated on the Holderness Road in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. East Park is registered a Grade II listed site by English Heritage.-History:...
, and its western border former by the river Hull, and its eastern border former by New Bridge Road, and the eastern limit of the Victoria Dock Village estate (Earle's Road). The population of the ward in 2001 was ~12,500.
The local government ward of Drypool includes the entirely industrial area known as The Groves on Stoneferry Road, a western part of the area of Summergangs
Summergangs
Summergangs is a suburb of Kingston upon Hull, near the A165 road, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The area contains the model village development known as The Garden Village, Kingston upon Hull, and the East Park.-History:...
including the Garden Village
The Garden Village, Kingston upon Hull
The Garden Village is an area of model village housing built in the early 1900s in the Summergangs area of Kingston upon Hull for the workers of Reckitt and Sons.-History and description:...
estate and the house and grounds of Holderness House. Also within the ward are the Victoria Dock Village, the area known as Garrison Side including Sammy's Point and The Deep
The Deep (aquarium)
-External links:* in association with the University of Hull*...
aquarium.
The southwestern part of Holderness Road lies in the ward; including the Mount Retail Park (2002), East Hull Baths (1898) and listed James Reckitt Library (1889), and the area known as Witham.
The Drypool Ward includes four primary schools: Buckingham Primary School, Craven Primary School, Mersey Primary School and Victoria Dock Primary School. It also includes much of the catchment area for Westcott Primary School (formerly Archbishop William Temple CoE Primary). The current catchment secondary school is David Lister on Rustenburg Street, but this is due to change to Malet Lambert School on James Reckitt Avenue.
Drypool Ward is an electoral district returning three councillors to Hull City Council
Hull City Council
Hull City Council is the governing body for the unitary authority and city of Kingston upon Hull. It was created in 1972 as the successor to the Corporation of Hull, which was also known as Hull Corporation....
. Both Labour and Liberal Democrat party candidates have been elected since 2007 in a roughly two way split of votes.
Drypool parish
The Anglican Parish of Drypool covers a larger area than the council ward, taking in parts of Southcoates West and Holderness Wards, with a catchment population of over 24,000; the parishes regular services take place in the churches of St Columba of Iona, St John the Evangelist, and Victoria Dock Church which (as of 2010) uses Victoria Dock Village Hall for public worship.Famous people associated with Drypool
- John VennJohn VennDonald A. Venn FRS , was a British logician and philosopher. He is famous for introducing the Venn diagram, which is used in many fields, including set theory, probability, logic, statistics, and computer science....
(1834–1923), logician and inventor of the Venn Diagram, was born in Drypool, son of Rev. Henry Venn, Rector of Drypool - William WilberforceWilliam WilberforceWilliam Wilberforce was a British politician, a philanthropist and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming the independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire...
MP, the famous anti-slavery campaigner was patron of Drypool Parish - J. Arthur RankJ. Arthur RankJoseph Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank was a British industrialist and film producer, and founder of the Rank Organisation, now known as The Rank Group Plc.- Family business :...
(1888–1972), of the Rank Organisation, was born at 371 Holderness Road in Drypool. - Isaac Reckitt founded Reckitt & Sons in Dansom Lane, Drypool in 1840, selling starch. The factory has grown a bit since then, and is the location for Reckitt BenckiserReckitt BenckiserReckitt Benckiser plc is a global consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest producer of household products and a major producer of consumer healthcare and personal products...
's U.K. pharmaceuticals factory as well as its main U.K. office.