Plans submitted to celebrate history of the South Blockhouse site 1st November 2024 Architects working on the council’s South Blockhouse project have submitted a planning application that will tell the story of a nationally significant monument in Hull. These ambitious plans, led by The Manser Practice with Southern Green as Landscape Architects, include the creation of a brand-new visitor attraction at the South Blockhouse site, close to The […] Read more News Planning Regeneration Cllr Paul Drake DavisMaritimeSouth Blockhouse
South Blockhouse Project up for top award 17th October 2023 The South Blockhouse Project has been shortlisted for a prestigious award. The project’s community archaeology programme, led by Humber Field Archaeology, has been shortlisted for the Council for British Archaeology’s 2023 Archaeological Achievement Awards, in the Engagement and Participation category. Formerly the British Archaeology Awards, the awards are coordinated with the support of a judging panel […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull MaritimeSouth Blockhouse
Discover life in Tudor Hull 25th July 2023 The Festival of Archaeology returns later this week, with Hull’s Tudor History being celebrated. On Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 July, 10am-3pm, ‘Telling Tales of Tudor Hull’ will be held at the site of the South Blockhouse on Tower Street. Visitors to the free, drop-in event are invited to get creative and help tell the […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Festival of ArchaeologySouth Blockhouse
Festival of Archaeology is back! 17th July 2023 Hull’s medieval and Tudor History is to be celebrated, as the Festival of Archaeology returns for 2023. Three events will be taking place in Hull’s Old Town across the weekend of Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 July as part of the national Festival of Archaeology celebration. The free events will be ‘Medieval Mayhem’ at the […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Councillor Rob PritchardFestival of ArchaeologyHull Culture and LeisureHull MinsterSouth Blockhouse
5 memorable Hull moments in 2022 28th December 2022 Well, that’s almost it for 2022. Another year with plenty to look back on. We’ve picked out five Hull highlights from the past 12 months – Humber Street Sesh returns to the Marina It was great to see Humber Street Sesh back at its spiritual home on the Marina for the first time since 2019. […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Sport Stadium Theatre Beast BurgerBrewDogFreedom Festival 2022HearthHumber Street Sesh 2022MKM StadiumSalt and Pepper ClubSouth BlockhouseStill
Plans revealed for ancient city site 6th December 2022 Plans for the future of the South Blockhouse site have been revealed. The proposals were made publicly available for the first time yesterday, Sunday 4 December, at a community engagement event at the Fruit Market with residents in the surrounding area and visitors able to be amongst the first to view the new images. The […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Henvy VIIINational HighwaysNLHFplansScheduled Ancient MonumentSouth Blockhouse
Celebrating the community dig at South Blockhouse 20th September 2022 After a successful summer dig, which has revealed more of the remains of Hull’s South Blockhouse than at any point in the last 150 years, the project draws to an end with a celebratory open day on Saturday 24 September – marking the end of the largest community archaeology exaction seen in the city for […] Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on Cllr Drake DavisHull MaritimeHumber Field ArchaeologyNational HighwaysNational Lottery Heritage FundSouth Blockhouse
Specialist design team brought in for South Blockhouse Project 23rd June 2022 Hull City Council has today published a decision record that will see specialist design team The Manser Practice brought in to assist with progressing plans for the creation of a new visitor attraction at the site of the South Blockhouse.This appointment is an important milestone for the South Blockhouse Project, the £1.25m development made possible […] Read more Community and Living Leisure & Culture News Regeneration What's on archaeological projectCllr Paul Drake DavisHistoric EnglandManser PracticeNational HighwaysScheduled MonumentSouth Blockhouse
Council receives £1m to enhance key maritime heritage site 24th May 2021 Further exploration works on an ancient blockhouse in Hull, commissioned by Henry VIII, are set to take place thanks to a successful funding bid. Hull City Council has been awarded the first phase of £1m of funding from Highways England to deliver a programme of archaeological works to conserve and tell the story of a […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Ancient blockhouseHull Maritime ProjectNational HighwaysSouth Blockhouse
Historic cannon uncovered in archaeological dig 25th March 2019 A historic cannon has been discovered at the site of Henry VIII’s South Blockhouse dig. A conservator from the York Archaeological Trust visited the site to inspect the historic artefact, before it was carefully transported back to York. It will now undergo specialist x-rays in order to determine its composition, and how it was manufactured. […] Read more News Henry VIIISouth Blockhouse
