Lowgate, Kingston upon Hull
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Lowgate, Kingston upon Hull
Image: © Bernard Sharp Taken: 18 Feb 2013
Nos. 76–77 Lowgate are a pair of late-18th-century merchants' houses, behind which, symmetrically arranged round a courtyard, were both the domestic offices and stable quarters and the warehouses. The latter are placed in the furthermost corners of the courtyards and have access from Lowgate by means of a pair of arches. Such houses are a late survival of a traditional practice that became outmoded in Hull after the opening of the first dock in 1778. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66791 Together with No.78 Lowgate, they have for many years been occupied by the offices of the City Council, including a managed workspace centre, The Lowgate Centre. Grade II Listed Buildings http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-387661-city-economic-development-and-property-d With round tower, No.79 Lowgate, built 1881, former wine merchants' offices and warehouse for B.B. Mason. Restored and converted circa 1985 for the City Record Office, presently vacant. Grade II Listed Building http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-387662-city-record-office- Image Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.745053
Longitude
-0.333058