History of Hull: The Town Walls

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4 жыл бұрын

Looking at the history of Hull's long vanished yet incredibly important medieval walls, I take a walk around the entire perimeter and discuss their role in the medieval town, the Tudor improvements, the Civil War, and their demolition during the construction of the Town Docks.
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@Peter-MH 11 ай бұрын

Amazing! Always think of Hull as just run down industry, but it has quite a grand past! What a shame so much of medieval Hull has been lost.

@grahamwilkinson2739 Жыл бұрын

Oh dear, if my school history teachers had made learnig about the past as interesting as you have made it in your videos it would have captured me instead of turning me away from history. Thank you.

@suewaudby1964 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, so much better than reading books on Hull's history. I felt I was walking alongside the narrator.I would love to spend a couple of months in every century from 1298 when Hull was born.

@hullhistorynerd 2 жыл бұрын

And even earlier - Hull itself still existed from the 1100s when Wyke on Hull was founded by the monks of Meaux Abbey! It would be very interesting to see how the change in the course of the river affected this very early version of the town.

@user-sl2sr6fz3m 6 ай бұрын

Another superb video. You make 'Ull proud. You need to be bringing this into schools and colleges in Hull and the East Yorks so that our loved younger people really learn about their history. This is superb stuff for all of us of all ages and all abilities and of all histories. Us older ones are enjoying your work, since we was just bairns down Hessle road at one point. Cannot thank you enough for highlighting 'Ull and it's brilliant achievements over the ages. "Thou by the Indian Ganges should rubies find, I by the tide of Humber would complain". Andrew Marvel 1681. Utterly brilliant and utterly interesting and accessible. We need to get you up there as an educator in our times now.

@poshbird600 5 ай бұрын

What a fantastic video. So informative.... I wish you were my history teacher. I would of been your no 1 pupil. Thanks so much... Glen..... 😊😊😊😊😊😊

@philiptaylor8790 3 жыл бұрын

Just come across your vids. Great content. Proper Hull accent. New fan.

@hullhistorynerd 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou! Glad you're enjoying them :)

@1tonyboat Жыл бұрын

I've driven over the bridge and passed Hull many times , I found this very interesting . Thankyou for the history lesson and tour ..

@RHR-221b 3 жыл бұрын

Hull's Town Walls = 👍 Hull's Town Walls, bolstered with People of Hull - 👍👍 personified. Thank you, HHN. New (emb *old* ened ) subscriber. R. 🎯 PS. The history of My Only Love of 50 years, Mary (Hull born and bred, via Cottingham Maternity Hospital, 16 February 1948), I will surely reflect upon, one of these old afternoons.

@DeimosPC 2 жыл бұрын

Wish I could've seen it in the 16, 17 and 1800s. Honestly incredible to think it was surrounded by walls like this. I recently moved to the US and I miss Hull every day. I wish I had explored the history of my home more before I left.

@AMDronephotography Жыл бұрын

Excellent, I’m loving these videos of yours. It is a shame the walls were sacrificed for the docks. The price of progress, and the unstoppable advance of the Industrial Revolution.

@brianwillson9567 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for yet another interesting video. Never realised that the line of docks from Humber to river hull effectively followed the line of former town walls.

@misskittysmith 4 жыл бұрын

This was brilliant. As a Hullensian it's just never occurred to me before why the street names and place names have those names....but they're all related to the walls! Thanks for a great episode.

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

I know, it's been fascinating learning about all of this!

@drdeborahhockney5609 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy all of your imteresting videos x

@hullhistorynerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou!

@malakai651 5 ай бұрын

Sir, Thankyou so much for a wonderful piece of hull's history. I have often looked at the remains of the Beverley gate and although it has been smartened up quite a bit I do think that it would be much better covered as a small museum, there is a lot of litter thrown in and more importantly as you pointed out it represents such an important part of England's history. I've often wondered if a lot of hull's residents realise just how important it was.

@ruskinyruskiny1611 3 жыл бұрын

Very good indeed. Thank you.

@ShaunBakerUK 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. The construction of the Bonus Electrical depot and warehouse, on Tower Street, was held up because walls from the old Citadel were found. I think they had to change the siting of the Warehouse but were allowed to build a car park over the remains. Great channel. Keep it up.

@davestart5513 9 ай бұрын

well done Jamie, also enjoyable and informative

@mikeltonte 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this, thanks

@traceyblanchard1756 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting and informative video.

@mick998r 3 жыл бұрын

Me too, I've just found you by accident and I had to subscribe 👍 There's some sinister music on here. You look a jolly chap as well!

@davidsharpe7644 3 жыл бұрын

The dialect is distinctive, unmistakable.

@hullhistorynerd 3 жыл бұрын

It certainly is, heavily influenced by centuries of immigration from Scandinavia. Malmo, for example, is pronounced with almost exactly the same flat 'o' sound that you hear in the Hull accent!

@jpc443 3 жыл бұрын

@@hullhistorynerd I thoroughly enjoyed the video. I'm new to the area and not properly familiar with the local accent yet. May I ask if you're is typical of the area, or do you originate from further North East? Subscribed. 🙂👌

@hullhistorynerd 3 жыл бұрын

@@jpc443 I'm very much Hull born and bred! Although there's a lot of variation in the Hull accent, as you will no doubt discover!

@Paul-hl8yg Жыл бұрын

A distinctive East Yorkshire accent. Some words used in Hull & near areas are not spoken by any of the rest of Yorkshire or Southern England. This is because of Viking influence on words from the areas they conquered. From Scotland down the North East/Tyneside/Newcastle/North Yorkshire coast & down to Hull, certain words are shared. 'Aye' for yes, 'baines' for children are the main two spoken. 'Ten foot' meaning wide alleyway is a Hull term & its origin comes from one very long alleyway in Hull, later used to describe all alleyways with that term. Certain words said with the Hull accent are unique in sound to the area, such as: Tarm (time) Narn (nine) Farv (five). The dropping of the letter 'H' in the Hull accent is particularly poignant when asking someone from Hull where they're from.. "Ull" will be the reply! Lol. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@user-dh8tu8jz1x 4 жыл бұрын

That was an awesome video. Thank you so much for taking the time to bring the history of hull to the present is such an interesting and accessible way. Keep up the good work!

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou! There's plenty more where these come from, every video I do brings up more and more stuff to make videos about - I had intended to include the castle and citadel in this until I realised I was already looking at a 20-25 minute video just from the walls, so there's another video or two for the future!

@dannybentley1918 2 жыл бұрын

As a proud Hullensian I'm even prouder after watching this, amazing history up the Hull

@rotellamarco 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video and extremely informative, Thank you.

@msgretrogamer 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic history lesson! I know every view you showed me but never realised the real history of it all.

@hullhistorynerd 2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly how I feel when I find out this stuff during my research for these videos! Really glad I can pass that feeling on :)

@johnson_fpv 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome j lovely video and well scripted

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@samh.k.r2225 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to find somewhere I can learn the history of my home town love the videos 👍

@robertagardner5461 3 жыл бұрын

Beverley gate is the gate that I reconstructed in a drawing for the museum here in Hull. They had the drawing actually on show at the gate but I don't know if it's still there. They might have taken it down and it will now be in the archives. The museum might use it again one day. I really enjoyed doing that drawing. The main walls were demolished in 1776 because people were building pig stys next to it. Stinky!!!

@yorkshirelad3332 Жыл бұрын

Lived not far from hull all my life and never knew it had wall's.

@lpgibbo7463 2 жыл бұрын

Always enjoy hearing how my Hull ancestors told Royalty to bugger off 😆 Liked & subbed, good stuff 😊

@edelgyn2699 Жыл бұрын

I'm afraid we've lost our swagger since then - we've become very meek and unquestioning. 😔

@TheUntoldPast 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent informative video again mate!

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@gillatthequarryhouse 4 жыл бұрын

We really enjoyed the walk, thanks! As it's getting on for forty years since I lived in Hull, it's fascinating to see how it's changed as well. We need to return and retrace your steps for sure. Thanks for another great episode!

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, and glad to have inspired you!

@johnclayton6676 4 жыл бұрын

I'm in a similar position, left Hull in about 1969, I don't remember anything been taught about the walls or even local history at school (Kelvin Hall). Also lived close to Hotham Road and now know who Hotham was. One thing that struck me about your film was the number of pubs in the background, dock roads never seem to change. On my next trip back to UK, probably late April - May must pay a visit. John in Chiang Mai, Thailand

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

I suspect pubs and docks go together like fish and chips 😁

@markrobert6028 Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of a story about York's walls. When the Red Tower was built (still there, on Foss Islands Road), that was built of brick. One of the brickies was murdered by a stonemason, as they were doing them out of work.

@hullhistorynerd Жыл бұрын

Ha, what a fantastic bit of history! I must confess, I don't know much about York besides it's railway history.

@markrobert6028 Жыл бұрын

@@hullhistorynerd Well, you know how it is with the Masons...

@patriciaferguson2539 4 жыл бұрын

Wow!! Another brilliant film, very informative as usual!

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou!

@laurengarrigan774 3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating. I have past the remains of the city walls so many times at the Beverley Gate and never paid any attention to them, in fact I didn't know what they were. I won't walk past them when I'm next in Hull!!

@hullhistorynerd 3 жыл бұрын

I'm always amazed by how much history there is that we just walk by every day. Glad that my videos help others to see these stories about old Hull!

@logotrikes 4 жыл бұрын

Being out of Hull for the past 47 years with only the occasional visit, I'm delighted to see the revitalised Humber Dock Street and environs. These talks of yours are immensely interesting, and you speak of things of which I have little to no knowledge, shame on me... I have a tangential connection with High Street and Queens Gardens in that my gran was born in 1892, across the road from Wilberforce House, and later lived down Salthouse Lane, near what would have been Queens Dock in her earlier years. Her father was a barge skipper transporting coal on the Humber and she never went to school at all, being home schooled on the barge which I assume was home for much of her early life. She was a porter on Wilmington Station at some point in her career, and later, when she lived down Glasgow Street, pieces of I think the R39 airship landed in her backyard. It might not have been R39 but it was the one that exploded over the Humber, probably in the '30's. I don't think my gran ever owned much more than a pot to piss in, but she led an interesting life....

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

I think stories like your grandma would be fairly common around Hull; so much of the daily lives revolved around the Docks, the fishing industry, the railways and the mills. My own gran used to work at British Oil and Cake Mills in the late 40s and early 50s, and my great grandad worked at a shipyard in Hessle. Those things surrounded and infused everyone's lives in the city in those days!

@gilly4133 3 жыл бұрын

I've been saying Postengate wrong all these years. I blame my common upbringing :) Just discovered your videos and I'm really enjoying them thank you.

@hullhistorynerd 3 жыл бұрын

There are a couple of ways to pronounce it, and neither is wrong, so nothing to worry about! If you pronounce it 'poss-tun' you're still pronouncing it right :)

@HullYorkshireMemoriesM.Coldham 4 жыл бұрын

Another great episode, looking forward to the next one (y)

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, next episode is the history of Victoria Dock!

@ruthbruce5314 8 ай бұрын

Very interesting! Music reminds me of the film Halloween!

@hullhistorynerd 8 ай бұрын

There is a bit of a John Carpenter vibe there for sure!

@mtem2253 4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating once again!

@Wedgedoow 4 жыл бұрын

I never knew Hull had walls, another very interesting video thank you.

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

If you're ever in town, check out the remains of the Beverley Gate at the top of Whitefriargate, it's a lovely glimpse into what lies under our feet under a fair bit of the town centre!

@wildlesbians 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting video. it is kind of funny seeing a city with my name plastered all over the place. Hull river, Hull college.

@dalehorne9815 4 жыл бұрын

Thought this might interest you. My dad does security at the glass house, old police station what's been built at Queens Gardens and they have had to stop construction. They have found some old wall remains and a London university visited the site they think it's a part of the old Hull walls. The foundations are roughly 10-15 foot deep underground. The university has grounded work to a halt that's why the building has been delayed 3 months so archaeologists can examine the site properly. A lot of pottery and junk was found dating around the same time as the walls.

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, that might be part of the old brickworks! That's great, I'll keep my eyes peeled for any more info on it, cheers!

@tedthesailor172 6 ай бұрын

Fascinating production, but what you don't mention - and perhaps didn't notice - is that the outline of the city wall is actually delineated in the street beneath your feet in red brick, and you are actually walking alongside it, even as you're describing its former location and existence...!

@hullhistorynerd 6 ай бұрын

Yes, the council outlined most of the course of the walls in red brick all the way up to the North Gate - I didn't even realise it until I was editing the video and putting the archaeological maps into the edit, then 2 and 2 came together in my head and made 4...

@MrGarydry Жыл бұрын

superb

@shotalen13 3 жыл бұрын

Oh ive been there! i didnt know woah!!! I still live in hull

@ChaosLordPug Жыл бұрын

I’m hoping to move to hull from Kent is I have a brother there :D fascinating place

@MrHugaKuga 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video :-) We noticed that on the floor of Beverley Gate (12-13 mins) the footprint of the gate and walls are marked out in the paving :-)

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

That's right, and there's a similar outline of the walls and part of a tower along the North Gates walk through the College! There was an archeological dig there some years ago that uncovered the wall and tower base, and it's lovely that the locations were worked into the paving.

@lukefoster3076 4 жыл бұрын

Hull History Nerd fantastic video and hugely informative and accessible as always! Keep them coming! I’d been told that the red brick lines in the cobbles along Princes Dock Street between Mytongate and Beverleygats marked the path of the wall, but you mentioned it probably ran through where the warehouses like ATIK are. Have we been misinformed?

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

@@lukefoster3076 Actually no, that's my mistake, I just checked on the archeological maps and along Princes Dock st it does indeed run along the western side of the street. It's Humber Dock street where it starts on the east side. Well spotted!

@lukefoster3076 4 жыл бұрын

Hull History Nerd ah I’m glad it’s not inaccurate as it’s a nicely visible marker - thank you for the reply. I believe that there is the dimensions of one of the posterngates marked in the red bricks. I didn’t know about the north walls so will have to take a stroll down that way sometime soon.

@user-hf3lj8jh8x 3 ай бұрын

There’s a section or maybe a replica section of a wall in the Victoria Dock park. Also you didn’t mention that the walls are traced into the footpaths and pedestrian areas in brick, I could see parts of it in your video - which was ace I have to say.

@hullhistorynerd 3 ай бұрын

Ironically, when I made the video I didn't even realise that the council had traced the walls in the pavement! It was only when I was editing it that I saw it... The reconstructed wall in Victoria Park is actually part of the 17th century Citadel, which I cover in another video!

@elizabethsowerby7451 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I found that very interesting and learned things I wasn't aware of previously. I quarrel with your pronunciation of 'posterngate'. Check OED where the 'o' rhymes with 'hot'. As a Hull resident I have never heard your pronunciation in the city before.

@hullhistorynerd 3 жыл бұрын

I've heard it pronounced both ways by various people, I just went with one pronunciation, but both are probably acceptable!

@bernardsmith1329 2 жыл бұрын

@@hullhistorynerd Got to agree with Elizabeth; it was pronounced, for example, ‘cost’ as opposed to ‘coast’ (think costermonger) but this may simply be due to generational changes in our language, which, as an old timer 🧐 I find… er, sad. 😔

@nodarkthings 4 жыл бұрын

Tragic that we lost our walls! Imagine if we could still walk them. Didn't realise Hessle Gate was so big, wow. I think it was demolished just before the Victorian period though, around the early 1800s. Did you know a tiny part of the walls survived into the 1960s, along with guard rooms above?? Demolished by the council though!

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

I found that tidbit out after the video went out, sadly, the Little Lane gate? I found an archeological paper that detailed the remains of the walls and wished I'd found it a couple of days earlier!

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

Also the Hessle gate was indeed demolished in the early 1800s as part of the construction of Humber Dock and the building out of the land forward of Humber Street. I always forget that not every single year in the 19th century is Victorian...

@nodarkthings 4 жыл бұрын

@@hullhistorynerd sorry to have been pedantic! These are great videos and a service to the city. I'm not sure about the gate. I just know it was around Humber Street. Could it have been the gate access to the rubbish tip? There are photos. Absolutely tragic, though, and a stain on Hull Council. They tore down SO much medieval architecture last century -- far more than Hitler did!! Hessle gate may have gone a long time ago but the Tudor citadel could just have been seen by my great grandfather! That's a thought. I could have spoken to someone who'd met someone who'd seen it... It just survived into the very early days of photography. I wonder if anyone snapped it before demolition?? Most likely not.

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

@@nodarkthings No, don't be sorry, I do make the odd mistake! I have seen the pictures of the gate, it was down Little Lane and was along the western wall between Humber Street and Blanket Row. Nothing more than an alleyway, really! The last bit to be demolished, in 1965 😔

@andygannon6825 3 жыл бұрын

Most interesting.

@dogcalledholden Жыл бұрын

I am an Antipodean, who has stumbled upon Hull's walls. Please, where may I turn from the other side of the globe to find out more of Hull's history? I am intrigued by the immediate post Queen Anne era.

@hullhistorynerd Жыл бұрын

Well, my videos are kind of like a primer for that, filling in the grand sweeps of Hull's history; episodes 1 & 2 of my Docks series are basically the history of the city up to about the middle of the 19th century, so worth checking out. From there, there is Gillett and McMahon's book, the History of Hull, which is a great summary of Hull's past.

@davepyper 4 жыл бұрын

A great bit of history and entertaining too but Charles the first didn't go to Beverley for his tea because tea wasn't introduced until the 1660s when it was popularised by King Charles II and his wife the Portuguese Infanta Catherine de Braganza ! It wasn't until Victorian times that the idea of having your tea was popularised. Perhaps he went for a pint 😉

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

Not a cup of tea, his evening meal 😊

@davepyper 4 жыл бұрын

@@hullhistorynerd I know .......but I don't think he called it his tea ! Anyhow nice video

@hullhistorynerd 4 жыл бұрын

Oh I'm sure he probably didn't, it's just how I describe it!

@reecevr46moore21 3 жыл бұрын

yet another brillint video. is there any chance you might be doing a video of the hull newholland packet (ferries) in the near future.

@hullhistorynerd 3 жыл бұрын

Funnily enough, I've an episode planned on the Humber Bridge which will also be taking a look ar the old ferry! I'm just waiting to hear back from the bridge board to see whether I can film on the bridge before I start.

@reecevr46moore21 3 жыл бұрын

@@hullhistorynerd brilliant if you need any help on the ferry names ect. i am hear to help. also i thought of a great title for the episode, hulls 3 floating castles.

@ken355555 3 жыл бұрын

going to go tomorrow and have another look

@ken355555 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that great video

@edelgyn2699 Жыл бұрын

I remember wooden cobbles in the Old Town - I've never seen the like in other cities. Any idea how Hull still managed to maintain these cobbles into the 70s and whether they were restricted to certain streets/areas or why that might be?

@hullhistorynerd Жыл бұрын

I don't know, but I seem to remember wooden cobbles in town too! If the wood was properly treated, there's no reason why they wouldn't last for decades, but I must confess, I've never even thought about it!

@bremnersghost948 3 жыл бұрын

Siege Guns had to be brought in from Hull to finally end the Civil War Siege at my local Castle, Sandal, One of the last Royalist Castles to surrender.

@mikego18753 2 жыл бұрын

Thumb #631. Thanks.

@ozymandias5513 2 жыл бұрын

So out of interest, do the stretchs of wall on princes dock street, Humber street, and Humber dock street still exist in part? Just under the pavement?

@hullhistorynerd 2 жыл бұрын

I believe so, they are at least marked on an archaeological map that I photographed in the History Centre. It is entirely possible, however, that they were torn down even to the roots due to the extensive land reclamation project that was done whilst building Humber Dock. I really need to get to know some local archaeologists so that I can just send them a message and ask, because that is a really good question, and now I'm curious!

@ozymandias5513 2 жыл бұрын

I was just envisioning having glass pavement all the way down Humber street with the wall visible beneath :)

@jontyson5407 2 жыл бұрын

Any chance of doing the history of Hull Trinity House?

@hullhistorynerd 2 жыл бұрын

Episodes one and two of the History of Hull: Docks series covers the rise of Trinity House from its humble beginnings as a charitable church organisation!

@jontyson5407 2 жыл бұрын

@@hullhistorynerd thanks 😊

@sandraabrego3282 7 ай бұрын

❤❤😊😊

@bassaddict5436 2 жыл бұрын

Lives in hull most my life and its stupid this don't get taught in our schools

@hullhistorynerd 2 жыл бұрын

I agree, I think it's a great way to make history relevant to kids - when you're 13, nobody cares about some abstract discussion of things like enclosure, for instance, but when you talk about the history of something they see every day, it's much more engaging!

@bassaddict5436 2 жыл бұрын

@@hullhistorynerd exactly I've lived on bransholme for over 20 years and you ask any kid about the history they have no idea which is really sad schools would rather teach about other citys and towns in other parts of the country then the places they actually live

@hullhistorynerd 2 жыл бұрын

@@bassaddict5436 If you haven't already, I'd definitely recommend you watch my episode on Bransholme Castle!

@bassaddict5436 2 жыл бұрын

@@hullhistorynerd yea I watched it there is another hill nearby but its on the nature reserve but not sure if its from when the pond was built