# Timeline of Kingston upon Hull

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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$^{:303}$
* 750–500 BC – A Bronze Age settlement is present on the site of modern-day Alexandra Dock.$^{:303}$
* 1086 – The Domesday Book records settlements at Sutton-on-Hull, Drypool, Marfleet, Myton and Southcoates.$^{:303}$
* 1275 – Wyke, an area in Kingston upon Hull, is appointed as the customs head port for the north of England.$^{:304}$
* 1279 – Market active.
* 1282 – Fresh water supply established for the town from Anlaby.$^{:304}$
* 1293
** Wyke is bought by Edward I.$^{:304}$
** Hull Fair begins.
* 1295 – Parliamentary representation begins.
* 1299 – Town Charter granted$^{:304}$ 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.$^{:304}$
* 1331–34 – A meat market is created.$^{:304}$
* 1332 – William de la Pole becomes the first mayor of Hull.
* 1333 – First documented mention of a guildhall in Kingston upon Hull.$^{:305}$
* 1369 – Trinity House for seamen established.
* 1377 – Population of 1,557 adult taxpayers are recorded through poll tax records.$^{:305}$
* 1384 – Charter-House Hospital founded.
* 1402 – Rioting occurs against the mayor.$^{:305}$
* 1440 – Town incorporated and is made its own county.$^{:305}$
* 1447 – The county of Hull is expanded by over 5 miles on the west side of the town.$^{:305}$
* 1486 – Grammar school founded.

## 16th–18th century

* 1515 – A fish market is created.$^{:305}$
* 1536 – The Pilgrimage of Grace spreads to Hull.$^{:306}$
* 1537 – Plague breaks out in Hull.$^{:306}$
* 1541 – The town is visited by Henry VIII.$^{:306}$
* 1539 – The last two monastic houses are closed because of the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535.$^{:306}$
* 1575–76 – Outbreak of the plague.$^{:306}$
* 1588 – Repairs are made to the city walls.$^{:306}$
* 1602–04 – Outbreak of the plague.$^{:306}$
* 1637 – Outbreak of the plague.$^{:306}$
* 1640 – King Charles visits.
* 1642 – Siege of Hull by Parliamentarians.
* 1673 – Hull has 1,373 households and a population of 6,500.$^{:306}$
* 1681–90 – Hull Citadel is built.$^{:307}$
* 1688 – 'Town-taking': townspeople overthrow the Catholic governor.
* 1716 – Trinity House marine school founded.
* 1739 – Hull's first newspaper, the Hull Courant, is published.$^{:307}$
* 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.$^{:307}$
* 1809 – Humber Dock built.$^{:308}$
* 1829
** United Gaol and House of Correction in operation.
** Junction Dock built.$^{:307}$
** 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.$^{:308}$
** Zoological Gardens established.
* 1841 – Thomas Wilson and Company (shipping) in business.
* 1846 – Railway Dock is established.$^{:308}$
* 1850 – Victoria Dock built.
* 1851 – Population of Hull is 84,690.$^{:308}$
* 1854
** Royal Institution opens.
** Hull and Holderness Railway begins operating.
** Junction Dock is renamed Prince's Dock.$^{:308}$
* 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.$^{:308}$
* 1870 – HM Prison Hull in operation.
* 1873 – William Wright Dock is established.$^{:308}$
* 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.$^{:308}$
* 1884 – Hull Amateur Photographic Society founded.
* 1885
** Hull and Barnsley Railway begins operating.
** Alexandra Dock built.$^{:308}$
** Hull Daily Mail newspaper begins publication.
* 1886 – Synagogue established.
* 1887
** East Park opens.
** First women's rugby match is played in Hull.$^{:308}$
* 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.$^{:308}$

## 20th century

* 1901 – Hull's population is 236,772.$^{:309}$
* 1902 – Hull Telephone Department licensed.
* 1904 – Hull City Association Football Club formed.$^{:309}$
* 1906 – Wilberforce and Historical Museum opens.
* 1907 – Riverside Quay is established.$^{:309}$
* 1909 – Hull City Hall built.
* 1911
** Theatre De Luxe opens.
** Hull's population is 277,991.$^{:309}$
* 1912 – Museum of Fisheries and Shipping and Coliseum theatre open.
* 1914 – King George Dock is established.$^{:309}$
* 1915 – Pavilion Picture Palace opens.
* 1921
** Hull's population is 295,017.$^{:309}$
** First women's football match takes place in Hull.$^{:309}$
* 1922 – Craven Park inaugurated.
* 1927
** University College Hull established.
** Sutton become part of the borough of Hull.
** Ferens Art Gallery is established.$^{:309}$
* 1931 – Hull's population is 309,198.$^{:309}$
* 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.$^{:309}$
* 1951 – Hull's population is 295,172.$^{:309}$
* 1961 – Hull's population is 289,716.$^{:309}$
* 1966 – Closure of Western General Hospital.
* 1968 – Prince's Dock and Railway Dock are closed to shipping.$^{:308}$
* 1971
** Hull Truck Theatre founded.
** Hull's population is 285,965.$^{:310}$
* 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.$^{:311}$
** 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.$^{:311}$
* 1983 – Hull Marina opens.
* 1985 – St Andrew's Dock closes to shipping.$^{:308}$
* 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.$^{:311}$
* 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.$^{:311}$
* 2002 – The Deep (aquarium) and KC Stadium open.$^{:311}$
* 2007
** Hull Paragon Interchange transport complex and St Stephen's Hull shopping centre open.
** June: Flooding occurs in Hull. 35,000 people are effected.$^{:311}$
** Hull Comedy Festival begins.
* 2008 – The first Freedom Festival (cultural event) takes place.$^{:312}$
* 2010
** Hull History Centre established.
** Larkin 25 fest held.
* 2011 – Boothferry Park stadium is demolished.$^{:312}$
* 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 becomes the first UK city to have full fibre broadband available for all residents.