Hull Castle

Hull Castle was built in the 16th century on the east bank of the river Hull next to Kingston upon Hull.

This was a coastal fortress built by Henry VIII between 1538 and 1544. It was the most northerly of these fortresses and the last to be built during his reign. It was sited between two blockhouses and connected to them by a curtain wall. Around 1680 it was absorbed into Hull Citadel and used as a magazine. It was finally demolished in 1863.

References

• "Hull Castle", www.pastscape.org (English Heritage), http://www.pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=1062074 
• "Hull Castle, South Blockhouse and part of late 17th century Hull Citadel Fort at Garrison Side", list.english-heritage.org.uk (English Heritage), http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1020426 
• Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
• Victoria County History
  • K.J. Allison, ed. (1969), Hull in the 16th and 17th centuries, "A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 1: The City of Kingston upon Hull", www.british-history.ac.uk: pp. 90–171, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66773 
  • K.J. Allison, ed. (1969), Fortifications, "A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 1: The City of Kingston upon Hull", www.british-history.ac.uk: pp. 412–418, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66788 

External links

• Richard Hayton, "The Hull Citadel : Defending Town, County & Country", ourpasthistory.com, http://ourpasthistory.com/yorkshirehistory/citadel/index.htm