Timeline of Kingston upon Hull

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Pre history–15th century



 * c.4900–4000 BC – Hunter-gatherers are present in Sutton-on-Hull, in the north of present-day Kingston upon Hull
 * 750–500 BC – A Bronze Age settlement is present on the site of modern-day Alexandra Dock.
 * 1086 – The Domesday Book records settlements at Sutton-on-Hull, Drypool, Marfleet, Myton and Southcoates.
 * 1275 – Wyke, an area in Kingston upon Hull, is appointed as the customs head port for the north of England.
 * 1279 – Market active.
 * 1282 – Fresh water supply established for the town from Anlaby.
 * 1293
 * Wyke is bought by Edward I.
 * Hull Fair begins.
 * 1295 – Parliamentary representation begins.
 * 1299 – Town Charter granted and town renamed "Kingston-upon-Hull."
 * 1302 – Quay built.
 * 1312 – Holy Trinity Church built (approximate date).
 * 1321–24 – Defences consisting of a ditch and wooden palisade are built around the town.
 * 1331–34 – A meat market is created.
 * 1332 – William de la Pole becomes the first mayor of Hull.
 * 1333 – First documented mention of a guildhall in Kingston upon Hull.
 * 1369 – Trinity House for seamen established.
 * 1377 – Population of 1,557 adult taxpayers are recorded through poll tax records.
 * 1384 – Charter-House Hospital founded.
 * 1402 – Rioting occurs against the mayor.
 * 1440 – Town incorporated and is made its own county.
 * 1447 – The county of Hull is expanded by over 5 miles on the west side of the town.
 * 1486 – Grammar school founded.

16th–18th century

 * 1515 – A fish market is created.
 * 1536 – The Pilgrimage of Grace spreads to Hull.
 * 1537 – Plague breaks out in Hull.
 * 1541 – The town is visited by Henry VIII.
 * 1539 – The last two monastic houses are closed because of the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535.
 * 1575–76 – Outbreak of the plague.
 * 1588 – Repairs are made to the city walls.
 * 1602–04 – Outbreak of the plague.
 * 1637 – Outbreak of the plague.
 * 1640 – King Charles visits.
 * 1642 – Siege of Hull by Parliamentarians.
 * 1673 – Hull has 1,373 households and a population of 6,500.
 * 1681–90 – Hull Citadel is built.
 * 1688 – 'Town-taking': townspeople overthrow the Catholic governor.
 * 1716 – Trinity House marine school founded.
 * 1739 – Hull's first newspaper, the Hull Courant, is published.
 * 1773 – Hull Dock Company formed.
 * 1775 – Hull Subscription Library established.
 * 1778 – Dock built.
 * 1780
 * William Wilberforce becomes Member of Parliament for Hull.
 * Jewish community establishes synagogue.
 * 1782 – General Infirmary established.
 * 1792 – St John's Church built.
 * 1797 – Cooperative mill built.

19th century

 * 1801 – The population of the town is 22,161.
 * 1809 – Humber Dock built.
 * 1829
 * United Gaol and House of Correction in operation.
 * Junction Dock built.
 * St Charles Borromeo church opens.
 * 1836 – Police force established.
 * 1837
 * Drypool and Sculcoates become part of the borough of Hull.
 * Explosion of the Union Steam Packet in June
 * 1840
 * Hull and Selby Railway begins operating.
 * Zoological Gardens established.
 * 1841 – Thomas Wilson and Company (shipping) in business.
 * 1846 – Railway Dock is established.
 * 1850 – Victoria Dock built.
 * 1851 – Population of Hull is 84,690.
 * 1854
 * Royal Institution opens.
 * Hull and Holderness Railway begins operating.
 * Junction Dock is renamed Prince's Dock.
 * 1860 – Pearson Park established.
 * 1861
 * Hull School of Art founded.
 * Population: 93,955.
 * 1864 – Londesborough Barracks completed.
 * 1865 – Hull Football Club founded.
 * 1866 – Town Hall, and Exchange built.
 * 1867 – Hull and East Riding College opens.
 * 1869 – Albert Dock is established.
 * 1870 – HM Prison Hull in operation.
 * 1873 – William Wright Dock is established.
 * 1875 – Tram in operation.
 * 1880 – Botanic garden opens.
 * 1881 – Hull Philharmonic Society founded.
 * 1882
 * Marfleet becomes part of the borough of Hull.
 * Kingston Amateurs rugby club formed.
 * 1883 – St Andrew's Dock is established.
 * 1884 – Hull Amateur Photographic Society founded.
 * 1885
 * Hull and Barnsley Railway begins operating.
 * Alexandra Dock built.
 * Hull Daily Mail newspaper begins publication.
 * 1886 – Synagogue established.
 * 1887
 * East Park opens.
 * First women's rugby match is played in Hull.
 * 1888 – County borough created per Local Government Act 1888.
 * 1892 – Hull Amalgamated Anglers' Association formed.
 * 1895 – The Boulevard (stadium) opens.
 * 1897 – Hull attains city status.
 * 1898 – The Circle cricket ground is established.

20th century

 * 1901 – Hull's population is 236,772.
 * 1902 – Hull Telephone Department licensed.
 * 1904 – Hull City Association Football Club formed.
 * 1906 – Wilberforce and Historical Museum opens.
 * 1907 – Riverside Quay is established.
 * 1909 – Hull City Hall built.
 * 1911
 * Theatre De Luxe opens.
 * Hull's population is 277,991.
 * 1912 – Museum of Fisheries and Shipping and Coliseum theatre open.
 * 1914 – King George Dock is established.
 * 1915 – Pavilion Picture Palace opens.
 * 1921
 * Hull's population is 295,017.
 * First women's football match takes place in Hull.
 * 1922 – Craven Park inaugurated.
 * 1927
 * University College Hull established.
 * Sutton become part of the borough of Hull.
 * Ferens Art Gallery is established.
 * 1931 – Hull's population is 309,198.
 * 1937 – Trolleybus begins operating.
 * 1939 – Hull New Theatre opens.
 * 1940 – 19 June: Aerial bombing by German forces begins.
 * 1945 – 17 March: Aerial bombing by German forces ends.
 * 1946 – Boothferry Park (stadium) opens.
 * 1951 – Hull's population is 295,172.
 * 1961 – Hull's population is 289,716.
 * 1966 – Closure of Western General Hospital.
 * 1968 – Prince's Dock and Railway Dock are closed to shipping.
 * 1971
 * Hull Truck Theatre founded.
 * Hull's population is 285,965.
 * 1972 – Hull City Council established.
 * 1974
 * City becomes part of Humberside shire county per Local Government Act 1972.
 * Airport opens in Kirmington.
 * Humberside Police established.
 * 1981
 * Humber Bridge opens.
 * Two tornadoes touch down in Hull during the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak of 23 November 1981, causing damage to the Port of Hull and the city's north-eastern residential suburbia.
 * Hull's population is 266,751.
 * 1983 – Hull Marina opens.
 * 1985 – St Andrew's Dock closes to shipping.
 * 1986 – Sister city relationship established with Raleigh, USA.
 * 1987 – Spurn Lightship museum opens.
 * 1989 – Streetlife Museum of Transport and new Craven Park (stadium) open.
 * 1991
 * Princes Quay shopping centre opens.
 * Hull's population is 266,180.
 * 1993 – Humber Mouth literature fest begins.
 * 1996 – Hull becomes a unitary authority area.
 * 1999 – Arctic Corsair museum ship opens.

21st century

 * 2000 – Closure of Kingston General Hospital.
 * 2001
 * Hull Soul Club (music appreciation group) formed.
 * Hull's population is 243,589.
 * 2002 – The Deep (aquarium) and KC Stadium open.
 * 2007
 * Hull Paragon Interchange transport complex and St Stephen's Hull shopping centre open.
 * June: Flooding occurs in Hull resulting in 35,000 people being effected.
 * Hull Comedy Festival begins.
 * 2008 – The first Freedom Festival (cultural event) takes place.
 * 2010
 * Hull History Centre established.
 * Larkin 25 fest held.
 * 2011 – Boothferry Park stadium is demolished.
 * 2013 – Scale Lane Bridge for pedestrians opens.
 * 2014 – Legal sanctions against prostitution introduced.
 * 2017
 * Hull is the UK City of Culture.
 * 13 May: Holy Trinity Church rededicated as Hull Minster.
 * 2018
 * January: Banksy work on Scott Street Bridge discovered.
 * 25 July: Bonus Arena opens


 * 2019
 * October: Hull became the first UK city to have full fibre broadband available for all residents.

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