- Hull Victoria Pier railway station
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Not to be confused with Hull Victoria Dock railway station.
Hull Victoria Pier 
Former booking office Location Place Victoria Pier, Kingston upon Hull Area City of Kingston upon Hull Coordinates 53°44′18″N 0°20′03″W / 53.7384°N 0.3341°WCoordinates: 53°44′18″N 0°20′03″W / 53.7384°N 0.3341°W Grid reference TA100281 Operations Original company Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Pre-grouping Great Central Railway Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway Platforms 0 History c. 1849 Opened as Hull Corporation Pier 15 October 1854 Renamed Hull Victoria Pier 25 June 1981 Closed Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–ZHull Victoria Pier railway station was the name given to the Ferry booking office on the waterside in Hull, by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.[1] It was not a railway station at all, just a ticket office and waiting room for the Humber Ferry. The ferry sailed from the adjacent Victoria Pier.
History
A 1914 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways and docks in Hull, including Victoria Pier (lower centre)
The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) opened their line from Grimsby to New Holland Pier on 1 March 1848, and from the outset this ran in conjunction with a ferry service between New Holland and the port of Hull.[2] The MS&LR operated their own fleet of steamships for the service.
The first MS&LR offices in Hull, at Walkington's Lodgings, were purchased in January 1849 for £850. The company's offices were moved in August that year to 7 Nelson Street, a building which also contained the living quarters for the clerk in charge. These offices expanded into the adjacent building in May 1854.[3]
The Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, one of several companies which amalgamated in 1847 to form the MS&LR, had obtained powers on 26 June 1846 to establish proper pier facilities at Hull. These eventually lapsed without being used, and in the absence of quays which could be used at low tide, passengers were conveyed between ships at anchor and the shore in small boats. Soon after April 1856, Edward Watkin, the MS&LR General Manager, offered the Mayor of Hull £40 per annum towards the maintenance of the Corporation Pier, Kingston upon Hull in return for the use of that pier. This was then used, not just for the New Holland ferry service, but also for services to Barrow Haven and Barton-upon-Humber.[4]
On 13–14 October 1854, Queen Victoria visited Hull, and on the morning of 14 October sailed for Grimsby from Hull Corporation Pier, which the following day was renamed Hull Victoria Pier.[5][6]
The offices at Victoria Pier closed on 25 June 1981[6] with the withdrawal of the ferry service following the opening of the Humber Bridge.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station Terminus Sealink
(Ferry)New Holland Pier See also
References
- ^ "National Monument Record". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=498352. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
- ^ Dow, George (1959). Great Central, Volume One: The Progenitors, 1813-1863. Shepperton: Ian Allan. pp. 118–9. ISBN 0 7110 1468 X.
- ^ Dow 1959, pp. 171–2
- ^ Dow 1959, p. 172
- ^ Dow 1959, pp. 163,172
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 125. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
Categories:- Disused railway stations in Kingston upon Hull
- Former Great Central Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1849
- Railway stations closed in 1981
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