Kingston upon Hull, South Blockhouse

In the civil parish of Kingston upon Hull.
In the historic county of Yorkshire East Riding (Modern Authority of Kingston upon Hull; City of, 1974 county of Humberside).

Part of Hull Castle complex, lying opposite South End Tower which held the anti shipping chain for the R. Hull. 1680: incorporated in the SW bastion of the Citadel, the curtain wall linking it to the castle being demolished. Demolished 1863.

This site has been described as a;
Artillery Fort.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TA10342839

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 1062078

• Web site links
  • http://yorkshirehistory.com/citadel/index.htm
• Books
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p530
    Colvin, H.M., Ransome, D.R. and Summerson, John, 1982, The history of the King's Works Vol4: 1485-1660 (part 2) p472-7
    Allison, K.J. (ed), 1969, VCH York East Riding Vol1
    and see Hull Castle
• Journal Articles
  • Foreman, M., 1989 Aug, ‘The defences of Hull’ Fortress Vol2 p36-45
• Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
  • Speed, John, 1611-12, The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain [http://faculty.oxy.edu/horowitz/home/johnspeed/Cities12.htm]