Hull, formally Kingston Upon Hull, is a port city in the East Riding of Yorkshire in Northern England, United Kingdom. It's history is mostly based around fishing. It has a population of 284,000 and a LUZ (Larger Urban Zone) population of over 570,000. It is home to several tower blocks.
Description[]
Hull is on the north bank of the River Humber, and it's east and west is separated by the River Hull which runs through the centre of the city. It was affected heavily by bombings in the war, and as a result more homes needed to be built post-war, which brought about the city's tower blocks.
Estates and Areas[]
Estates in the city include:
- The Avenues - an area consisting of high status Victorian Housing in the north-west of the city. It contains no tower blocks but is placed here just for the record.
- Bransholme - an area and housing estate in the north of the city. The name comes from an old Scandinavian name meaning 'Brand's water meadow'. It contains two tower blocks.
- Bilton Grange - an estate in the Bilton area in the east of the city. It contains 3 tower blocks.
- Boothferry Estate - an estate in the west of the city. It contains four tower blocks.
- Garden Village - an estate in the east of the city. It contains no tower blocks but is here just for the record.
- Gipsyville - an estate in the west of the city. It contains no tower blocks but is here just for the record.
- Greatfield Estate - an estate in the east of the city, bordered by Bilton Grange. It contains no tower blocks but is here just for the record.
- Ings Road Estate - an estate in the east of the city. It contains two tower blocks.
- Kingswood - an estate in the north of the city. It contains no tower blocks but is here just for the record.
- Longhill - an estate in the north-east of the city. It contains no tower blocks but is here just for the record.
- Newland - an area in the north-west of the city. It contains no tower blocks but is here just for the record.
- North Hull Estate - an area in the north of the city, built by the Hull Corporation in the interwar period. It contains no tower blocks but is here just for the record.
- Orchard Park Estate - an area in the north-west of the city, bordering the North Hull Estate. It contains no tower blocks, but formerly contained 11 of them before their demolition.
- Preston Road Estate - an area in the east of the city, also known as the 'East Hull Estate', built by the Hull Corporation between the 1920s and 1940s. It contains no tower blocks but is here just for the record.
- Southcoates - an area in the east of the city. It contains one tower block.
- Sutton-on-Hull - a suburban area to the north-east of the city. It contains no tower blocks but is here just for the record.
- Thornton Estate - an estate just outside of the city centre in the west of the city. It contains seven tower blocks.