Christopher Pickering
Christopher Godmond Pickering | |
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| Born | 1842[1] |
| Died | 1920[1] |
Christopher G. Pickering (1842–1920) was a British businessman and philanthropist. He made his fortune as a merchant and ship owner, particularly in the Kingston upon Hull fish trade. In 1914 he founded a park, almshouses, church and children's home in west Hull. The park and almshouses still bear his name.
Biography
Christopher Pickering was born in 1842 the son of a tailor. In 1861 his occupation was that of a fish curer in Kingston upon Hull, and subsequently he became a fish merchant, and by 1881 a ship owner. He controlled together with a Mr. Haldane Pickering & Haldane's Steam Trawling Co. and the fish and ice merchants Pickering, Haldane & Co.[1]
He married to Rachael Blakestone, and moved to Hornsea in 1889 when he purchased The Old Hall.[1]
He founded six almshouses in Hornsea in 1908,[2] and in 1914 he built almshouses, a church, park and children's home in the west of Kingston upon Hull.[1]
He was presented with the freedom of the City of Hull in 1920,[3] He died in 1920 aged 78.[1][3]
Legacy
Both the Hull Almshouses (Christopher Pickering Lodge now a grade II listed building[4]) and the park (Pickering Park, Kingston upon Hull) he had built still bear his name, as does a local council ward (Pickering Ward).[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Christopher Pickering : A Rags to Riches Story" (PDF). www.hullwebs.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "North division: Hornsea, section "charities"". A History of the County of York East Riding Volume 7: Holderness Wapentake, Middle and North Divisions. 2002. pp. 273–295.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Pickering and Ferens Homes : 100 Years of providing housing in Hull" (PDF). www.pfh.org.uk. Pickering and Ferens Homes. November 2008. pp. 7-8. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ See:
- "Boxing Club at Christopher Pickering Homes, Kingston Upon Hull". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- "North East Block at Christopher Pickering Homes, Kingston Upon Hull". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- "North West Block at Christopher Pickering Homes, Kingston Upon Hull". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- "West Block at Chirstopher Pickering Homes, Kingston Upon Hull". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
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