Drypool

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Drypool
Drypool (East Riding of Yorkshire)
Drypool

Drypool shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population 24,500
OS grid reference TA116306
Unitary authority Kingston upon Hull
Ceremonial county East Riding of Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HULL
Postcode district HU8 & HU9
Dialling code 01482
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Hull East
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°45′36″N 0°18′29″W / 53.76007, -0.30796

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[edit] Introduction

Drypool is an area within the city of Kingston upon Hull, England. It is bordered by the River Humber on the south side, the River Hull on the west side and the large East Park marks the north east corner. The population is about 24,500[1]. Drypool is mainly ‘inner city’ with some ‘Urban Priority Area’ yet it also has Garden Village, an 80 year old development by Reckitt & Colman, as well as Victoria Dock which is a new development of exclusive, privately owned homes on a reclaimed brown-field site on the edge of the River Humber.

Drypool is a fascinating[2] and very varied area with everything from The Deep to Dove House Hospice as well as a secondary school, 7 primary schools, various hostels, a main shopping street, a swimming pool and leisure centre, the JJB Fitness Club, two libraries, a large area of industrial firms, the freight docks and HM Prison Hull.

[edit] History

The hamlet of Drypool is mentioned in the Doomsday Book, where it is said that the two manors of "Sotecote and Dridpol" were worth thirty shillings in the time of the late King Edward the Confessor[3]. Both manors were owned by Drogo de Bevrere, a relative by marriage of William I, who had participated in the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 and been granted the whole of Holderness.
Drypool fell within the Parish of Swine until the seventeenth century, when a new parish Drypool cum Southcoates came into being[3].

During a visit to Hull in 1541, King Henry VIII personally reviewed the defences of the town, and concluded that Hull was “……too weakly fortified.” Among the improvements he commanded that "The little round tower on Holderness side to be enlarged...". By 1543, £23,000 had been spent to building Hull Citadel, a formidable fortress of blockhouses, walls and ditches covered the south west corner of Drypool. The Citadel's formidable artillery defended Hull for many years. It underwent many alterations and covered 30 acres [0.33 hectares]. In the nineteenth century the need for such a large defence had past. In 1851 only a token garrison of three gunners remained. With the expanding Drypool docks, the site was sold and the buildings of the Citadel taken down in 1863.[4]. Since then Victoria Dock itself has closed and been replaced with the Victoria Dock Village private housing estate. The site of the Citadel is now occupied by The Deep.

[edit] Modern area

Drypool Ward is an electoral district returning three councillors to Hull City Council. Currently (November 2007) these seats are all held by Liberal Democrats who have been elected until 2008, 2010 and 2011.[5]

The Anglican Team Parish of Drypool covers a larger area than the council ward, taking in parts of Southcoates East and Holderness Wards. The original Parish church of St Peter's is not mentioned in the Doomsday Book, but there is some archaeological evidence that a Norman church existed prior to the 12th century. The church was altered and rebuilt several times over the centuries, but finally destroyed by enemy bombing during the Second World War[3]. Since 1980 the Parish has been a team ministry and now (Nov 2007) comprising the churches of St Columba of Iona on Laburnum Avenue, St John the Evangelist on Rosmead Street, and Victoria Dock Church which currently uses Victoria Dock Village Hall for public worship.

[edit] Schools

There are four primary schools and one secondary school in Drypool.

  • Craven Primary School on Newbridge School has around 250 pupils, aged 3-11 years old.
  • Southcoates Lane Primary School is a Community Primary school for 3-11 year olds.
  • Victoria Dock Primary School was opened in January 1999, and was first Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school in the UK. It has 240 places.
  • Westcott Primary School offers primary education for pupils from the age of 4 until 11, with each year group is limited to 40 pupils.
  • David Lister School is a maintained co-education comprehensive school, and has approximately 1400 students aged 11-16.

[edit] Notably features

These include

  • The Deep is a large aquarium (2.5 million litre), situated at Sammy's Point where the River Hull flows into the River Humber. It was a Millennium Commission funded by the UK National Lottery and opened in March 2002.
  • The Port of Hull extends along the bank of the River Humber through Drypool into Marfleet.
  • East Park is the largest public park in Hull and lies on the eastern edge of Drypool. The Victorian or western half of the park was designed by Joseph Fox Sharp and opened to the public on 21 June 1887 - the day of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.[6]


[edit] Famous people associated with Drypool

  • John Venn (1834-1923), logician and inventor of the Venn Diagram, was born in Drypool, son of Rev. Henry Venn, Rector of Drypool
  • William Wilberforce MP, the famous anti-slavery campaigner was patron of Drypool Parish
  • J. Arthur Rank (1888-1972), of the Rank Organisation, was born at 371 Holderness Road in Drypool.
  • Isaac Reckitt founded Reckitt & Sons in Danson Lane, Drypool in 1840, selling starch. The factory has grown a bit since then, and is the location for Reckitt & Colman's U.K. pharmaceuticals factory as well as its main U.K. office.

[edit] References

  1. ^ United Kingdom Census 2001
  2. ^ Drypool Team Parish Church, Drypool Parish Profile, Drypool PCC, August 2004.
  3. ^ a b c M. Edward Ingram, The History of the Ancient Parish of Drypool cum Southcoates, The British Publishing Company Gloucester, 1959-11-30.
  4. ^ Yorkshire History.com; The Hull Citadel - Defending Town, County & Country
  5. ^ Hull City Council web site http://web4.hullcc.gov.uk/akshull/users/public/admin/main.pl?op=ListWardMembers&keyid=9
  6. ^ Hull City Council web site http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=221,131100&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

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