Sculcoates
History
Because of increased mobility of an increasing population, the parishes of Drypool, Garrison Side, Hessle Within, Marfleet, Newington, Southcoates and Sutton Within were abolished on 25 March 1898 and added to the parish of Sculcoates. In 1951 the parish had a population of 255,961. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished and became part of Kingston upon Hull unparished area.
For many centuries, much of what was called Hull came within the parish of St Mary's Church.
Sculcoates railway station closed on 9 June 1912.
Amenities
Sculcoates has a library, a post office, a high school, two primary schools and a swimming bath called Beverley Road Baths. The baths was opened in 1905, and underwent a £3.75 million refurbishment from June 2020 until reopening in August 2021. The baths are a Grade II Listed building.
Notable people
- Dorothy Mackaill – actress (1903–1990)
- Cameron Earl British automotive engineer
References
- ^ Kingston upon Hull & Beverley (Map). 1:25000. Explorer Map. Ordnance Survey. 2006. § TA095305. ISBN 978-0-7524-4642-4.
- ^ "Sculcoates Registration District". UK BMD. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Population statistics Sculcoates CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Hull Registration Districtpublisher=UKBMD". Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Hull's landmark Beverley Road Baths reopen after facelift". BBC News. BBC. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Beverley Road Swimming Centre (1297036)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
Further reading
- S. J. Dixon. "The History of Sculcoates". www.sheiladixon.co.uk/index.php/introduction.
- K. J. Allison, ed. (1969). "Outlying villages: Sculcoates". A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 1: The City of Kingston upon Hull : Victoria County History. pp. 467–469.
External links
Media related to Sculcoates at Wikimedia Commons