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Title: Simpsons Buildings Hull
Post by: cwalarc on Wednesday 21 July 10 18:04 BST (UK)

Trying to locate information on the above.  Think it is near Holy Trinity Church.  Any help welcome

Title: Re: Simpsons Buildings Hull
Post by: Edmund on Wednesday 22 September 10 16:27 BST (UK)

They appear on the 1853 map of Hull as a small courtyard of 3 houses reached through a passage on the north side of the eastern part of Humber Street.  ;D

Title: Re: Simpsons Buildings Hull
Post by: cwalarc on Wednesday 22 September 10 18:07 BST (UK)

Delighted to have reply.  Will visit area.  Thanks

Title: Re: Simpsons Buildings Hull
Post by: Edmund on Wednesday 22 September 10 18:16 BST (UK)

Sadly long since gone, if it wasn't cleared in the slum clearance it was obliterated by the Luftwaffe. Just wasteland now I think.

Title: Re: Simpsons Buildings Hull
Post by: cwalarc on Thursday 23 September 10 11:32 BST (UK)

Thanks - perhaps will be able to find on old drawings of the area.  Would be most interested in how the buildings were used as ancestor emigrated from Norway and it was his address for a few years,

Title: Re: Simpsons Buildings Hull
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 23 September 10 11:57 BST (UK)

Hi....It was in Humber street:

http://193.132.104.136/index.php?title=Place:Hull_Registration_District,_1871_Census_Street_Index_S-T

Carol

Title: Re: Simpsons Buildings Hull
Post by: Yorkslass on Thursday 23 September 10 13:21 BST (UK)

Part of an old map - showing Simpsons Buildings, below right of Spencer's Entry, which is easier to see!

As everyone says, it was off Humber Street, quite near to where the Humber Tavern once stood.

There is also this site which has some old pictures of Humber Street http://www.yorkshirehistory.com/pubs_H.htm

Best wishes,
Yorkslass

Title: Re: Simpsons Buildings Hull
Post by: cwalarc on Friday 15 October 10 18:05 BST (UK)

Thanks Yorklass for map - great information