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Hull College's Local History Unit produces a range of publications about the pubs and breweries of Hull.

If your local's history isn't here, why not commission the Local History Unit to produce its history for you?

For further information, contact Christopher Ketchell at the address on the left or by e-mail.

PUB HISTORIES

*NEW* THE ALBION. Written by Hull Pub and Brewery authority Rob Barnard the booklet is available from the Local History Unit, Park Street Centre, Hull College, Park Street, Hull Hu2 8RR tel (01482) 598952 price £1.50

A Few Lost Pubs of the Old Town. Paul Collinson. Local History Unit Occasional Publication No.40 1992 ISBN 1 870001 34 6 £2.00 “...what lost pubs were really like...” - West Hull Target

Albert Hall, Midland Street, Hull. C. Ketchell £1.50

Ale and Architecture: Four Old Town Pubs. Robert Barnard. Local History Unit, Hull College, 1996 £2.50 (the detailed histories of The Blue Bell, King Billy, Old Black Boy and The Minerva)

“Walk Right Back” local history walk notes for Beverley Road includes notes on the pubs of Beverley Road £2.50

Après-Coach or Life off The Road: The Cross Keys Hotel, 33 Market Place. Mike Readhead. Local History Unit “Know Your Place” Local History Workshop, 1997 £3.50 (The Cross Keys Hotel, No.33 Market Place, Hull)

Crown & Anchor, Elstronwick. C. Ketchell £1.50

The Dram Shop: Henry Wilson & Son Ltd. Robert Barnard. Local History Unit, Hull, 1996 £1.50

Drypool Pubs. C. Ketchell 50p

The Eagle, Spring Bank (Tap & Spile) and The Eagle, Anlaby Road (Anlaby Ale House). C. Ketchell £1.50

Earl De Grey, Castle Street, Hull. Richard Hayton 50p

Golden Ball, Air Street, Hull. C. Ketchell 1996 £1.50

A Bunch of Grapes (Grapes, Sykes Street and other public houses in Hull “known by the sign of the Grapes”). C. Ketchell 1997 £1.50

Haworth Arms, Newland. C. Ketchell £1.50

Inns of Holderness and Taverns of East Hull. By John Wilson-Smith (1950s) edited by Robert Barnard and published by the Local History Unit, Hull College 1996 in six parts (£4.50 each part) or the complete set of six for the bargain price of £25.00 - a comprehensive gazetteer of all pubs in East Hull and Holderness in the 1950s, with up-dated notes and commentary added by Robert Barnard [currently out of print]

Last Orders Please! Index Edition: A Guide to the Lost Hotels, Inns, Taverns, and Beer-houses that once served Hull`s Old Town. Richard Hayton. Local History Unit, Hull College 1996 £6.00 (the definitive ‘list’) “greatly impressed by the work that Richard Hayton is carrying out on the lost pubs of the Old Town...” - Campaign for Real Ale, Hull & East Yorkshire Branch (CAMRA)

Last Orders Please! INDEX compiled by Bryan Elletson. An index by Name to the lost pubs of Hull listed in Last Orders Please! Index Edition: A Guide to the Lost Hotels, Inns, Taverns, and Beer-houses that once served Hull`s Old Town by Richard Hayton. Local History Unit, Hull College 1997 £1.00

“Walk Right Back” local history walk notes for Lime Street includes notes on pubs of the area £3.00

Linnet & Lark, Prince's Avenue, Hull. C. Ketchell £2.50

The Lockwood Arms. Paul Gibson/PLG Images 1997 £2.50

The Malt Shovel North Church Side, Hull. Graham Hardy, 1998 £1.50

The Mill. C. Ketchell. (notes on East Hull pubs named the mill) 50p

The Old Black Boy, High Street’s oldest pub. Robert Barnard. (second revised edition, 1998, updated to March 1999) £2.00

The Old Corn Exchange. Robert Barnard. Local History Unit, Hull College, 1996 £1.50

Old Hull Pubs Resource Guide. C. Ketchell £1.50

The Olde White Hart: Age & Myths. Robert Barnard (second revised edition, 1998) £2.00

Plimsoll's Ship Hotel, Witham. C. Ketchell 50p

The Polar Bear, Spring Bank, Hull. C. Ketchell £1.50

The Providence. C. Ketchell. £2.00

Punch Hotel. C. Ketchell £1.50

Red Lion, Clarence Street, Hull. C. Ketchell £1.50

“Walk Right Back” local history walk notes for Spring Bank includes notes on the histories of Spring Bank pubs £3.00

Rugby Hotel, Dock Street, Hull. C. Ketchell £1.00

Pubs of Stoneferry. C. Ketchell £1.50

Tap & Spile, Spring Bank, Hull. P. Gibson & C. Ketchell 50p

The Wellington Hotel, Russell Street, Hull. C. Ketchell 1997 £1.50

Whittington & Cat, Commercial Road, Hull 50p

Rough Notes on Wincolmlee Pubs. Robert Barnard, 1998 £2.50

“Walk Right Back” local history walk notes for Witham includes notes on Witham Pubs. C. Ketchell £2.50

Notes on some of Hull's Inn Signs. C. Ketchell £1.00

Postcard of the Polar Bear in 1937

 

For further information and postal sales contact:
Christopher Ketchell
Local History Unit
Park Street Centre
Hull College
Park Street, Hull HU2 8RR
e-mail: historyunit@netscape.net
Tel 01482 598952

BREWERY HISTORIES

Barley Mash & Yeast: A History of the Hull Brewery Company 1782-1985. Robert Barnard. published for the Local History Unit of Hull College by Hutton Press, 1990 ISBN 1 872167 06 3 £3.95 “well illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs and archive material...” - West Hull Target “...a most interesting and readable book...” - Brewery History Society

Hull Brewers to the Eighteenth Century. Robert Barnard, reprinted from Brewery History: The Journal of the Brewery History Society No.66 December 1991 - No.69 September 1992 £1.50

Moors' & Robson's Breweries Ltd.: A Brief History. Robert Barnard. Local History Unit, Hull College, 1996 ISBN 1 898398 19 4 £2.50 “an excellent little booklet...” Brewery History Society “...reveals the fates of the families which started the brewery...” - Hull Advertiser

Glossop and Bulay Ltd. Robert Barnard, reprinted from Brewery History: The Journal of The Brewery History Society No.64, June 1991 £1.50

Grimsby Breweries. Pat Aldabella and Robert Barnard, reprinted from Brewery History: The Journal of The Brewery History Society No.85, Autumn 1996 £1.50

Brewing and Breweries. Maurice Lovett. Shire Album 72. Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, 1981 and 1996 £2.25

North Lincolnshire Breweries. Pat Aldabella and Robert Barnard, reprinted from Brewery History: The Journal of The Brewery History Society No.86 Winter 1996

Hull and East Yorkshire Breweries: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present. Pat Aldabella and Robert Barnard. East Yorkshire Local History Society, Beverley, 1997 ISBN 1 900349 50 6 £7.50

Pubs Postcards A selection of ‘Old Hull Pubs’ and Breweries photographs reproduced as postcards 20p each

The following publications can be obtained directly from Paul L. Gibson, 225 Victoria Avenue, Hull HU5 3EF Tel (01482) 471474 fax (01482) 440787. Please contact Paul Gibson directly for prices and availability.

PUB HISTORIES
The Lost Pubs of Air Street
Blue Bell – Waterworks Street
Brunswick – Paragon Street
Burn’s Head – Waterloo Street
Commercial – Great Union Street
Earl of Durham – Waterworks Street
Lockwood – Green Lane
Lord Londesborough – Waterworks Street
Neptune – Paragon Street
Paragon – Paragon Street
Pavilion – Paragon Street
Queens Arms – St. John’s Street
Railway – Paragon Street
Sandringham – Paragon Street
St. Leger – Paragon Street
Talbot – Paragon Street
Tiger – Waterworks Street
Waterloo – Russell Street (with Chris Ketchell)
Windsor – Waterworks Street

 

 
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