A Brief History of Sculcoates Union

From a variety of different sources and subject to revision

The Sculcoates Poor Law Union was formed in 1837, from the parishes of (amongst others), Drypool, Sculcoates, and Sutton.  This Union was formed to take over the Poor Law responsibilities of the separate parishes, and had no official Ecclesiastical functions.

The two Hull parishes of St. Mary and Holy Trinity did not join the Union, but formed their own �Hull Incorporation for the Poor�, with their Institution on Anlaby Road.

The Sculcoates Union Workhouse was built in 1844 at the junction of Fountain Road and Beverley Road, and given the address 160, Beverley Road.

The architect was Henry Francis Lockwood, and the style was "Tudor-Gothic".  When opened, it had accommodation for 500 paupers, and by 1899 had been extended to house over 800 persons.

In 1930, the responsibilities for running the Workhouse were taken over by Hull Corporation, and it was renamed �The Beverley Road Institution�.  In 1948 it was taken over by the new National Health Service, and renamed "Kingston General Hospital"  The last of the able-bodied �inmates� left about 1955.  This Hospital was closed in 2001, and all the buildings demolished in 2002.

At the time of writing, a magnificent new school is to be built on the site, and this is due to open in September,2003.
 

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