Sculcoates
Sculcoates is a suburb of Kingston upon Hull, north of the city centre, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.[1]
For many centuries, much of what was called Hull came within the parish of St Mary's Church.
Sculcoates railway station closed on 9 June 1912.
Amenities
Sculcoates has a library, a post office, a high school, two primary schools and a swimming bath called Beverley Road Baths. The baths was opened in 1905, and underwent a £3.75 million refurbishment from June 2020 until reopening in August 2021.[2] The baths are a Grade II Listed building.[3]
Notable people
- Dorothy Mackaill – actress (1903–1990)
- Cameron Earl British automotive engineer
References
- Kingston upon Hull & Beverley (Map). 1:25000. Explorer Map. Ordnance Survey. 2006. § TA095305. ISBN 978-0-7524-4642-4.
- "Hull's landmark Beverley Road Baths reopen after facelift". BBC News. BBC. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- Historic England. "Beverley Road Swimming Centre (1297036)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
Further reading
- S. J. Dixon. "The History of Sculcoates". www.sheiladixon.co.uk/index.php/introduction.
- K. J. Allison, ed. (1969). "Outlying villages: Sculcoates". A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 1: The City of Kingston upon Hull : Victoria County History. pp. 467–469.
External links
Media related to Sculcoates at Wikimedia Commons
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