2019

TA1029 : Queen's Gardens, Kingston upon Hull

taken 5 years ago, near to Kingston Upon Hull, England

Queen's Gardens, Kingston upon Hull
Queen's Gardens, Kingston upon Hull
Queen's Gardens were opened in 1935, occupying the infilled Queen's Dock (1775-1930).

Commemorative monument to William Wilberforce, standing on the forecourt to Hull College on the east side of Wilberforce Drive, opposite Queen's Gardens. 1834-8, by W. H. Clark of Leeds; the builders were Messrs Myers and Wilson. Moved here in 1935 from Queen Victoria Square. The monument stands approximately 110 feet high. On the sides of the pedestal are inscriptions surrounded by wreaths, reading 'Wilberforce'; 'Negro Slavery Abolished, 1 Aug. MCCCXXXIV'; 'First Stone Laid, 1 August 1834' and 'Erected by Voluntary Subscription'.
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Hull College, originally the College of Technology, by Frederick Gibberd, built 1960-62.

The Solar Gate, a 10m tall stainless steel sculpture by architects Tonkin Liu, was erected in Queen's Gardens on 15 August 2017. The sculpture includes 16 steel plates engraved with key dates in Hull’s history. Solar Gate is intended to cast beautiful shadows over the park by day and will be artistically lit by night.

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TA1029, 1229 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Bernard Sharp   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 6 April, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 13 April, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 1003 2902 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.7571N 0:19.9813W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 0974 2885
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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