Vernon House

Vernon House, also known as Homethorpe Block 1, was a 22-Storey tower block on the Orchard Park Estate in north Hull, Kingston Upon Hull, England. It was the tallest building in the city.

It stood in the 'Homethorpe' cluster of tower blocks with Drake House and Bridgeman House. It was also the tallest block within the cluster.

In the 1990s, Hull City Council was under pressure from the Central Government to demolish any 'social housing stock' they had on the estate, which Drake House, Vernon House, Milldane Block 1 and Milldane Block 3 fell into. Vernon House was originally scheduled to be demolished in 2002 with the other three blocks, however it won a reprieve due the the communications antennae which stood on the roof.

Due to these original plans, the council had re-homed any residents that lived in the block, leaving it derelict for two years in between 2002 and 2004. As a result, vandals began hurling objects from 22nd storey windows and set the block on fire, attracting notoriety in the local papers.

The communications antennae was eventually decommissioned, and the block was finally demolished by controlled explosion on the 27th June 2004.