Statutory Address: 13-14 Nelson Street, Hull, HU1 1XE
Coordinates: 53°44’17″N 0°19’59″W
Description of Location –
Located above road level on Nelson Street, the former location of the Ferry Boat Docks which connected Hull with Lincolnshire.
Details –
Erected: 1870, moved to current location in 1920.
Listed: Grade II (first listed 12 July 2017)
Monument Type: Historical Importance
Associated Site(s): William Wilberforce statue (Grade II listed); Andrew Marvell statue (Grade II listed); former Pilots Office (Grade II listed); former Corporation Pier Station (Grade II listed); and the Minerva Hotel (Grade II listed). Voyage is also located in close proximity to the statue.
Inscription(s): “Sir William de-la-Pole, Knight Banneret, First Mayor of Hull, A.D. 1332-1335. An eminent and munificent merchant, his sovereign’s friend, this town’s benefactor, Lord of Myton and of Holderness, Baron of the Exchequer, Founder of the Charter-House, Hull, Ancestor of the noble family of Suffolk. He died 21 April 1366.”
“Presented to the Corporation of Kingston upon Hull, by Alderman Robert Jameson J.P., Mayor 1870-1871, 1871-1872, 1872-1873.”
Description: A life-sized marble statue upon a red granite pedestal and plinth, by William D Keyworth Jnr (1843-1902), depicting William de-la-Pole, Hull’s first Mayor (1332-1335) and Baron of the Exchequer, in period costume. De-la-Pole was a wealthy wool merchant who helped finance various military campaigns for Edward III.
William D Keyworth Jnr was a well-respected sculptor, born in Hull, who was commissioned by then Sheriff, Robert Jameson, to produce a sculpture of De-la-Pole for the Town Hall. The Town Hall was demolished in 1913 and was subsequently moved around the city centre, before ultimately being moved to its current location in 1920.
Additional Resources –
“Statue of William de-la-Pole,” Historic England, 12 July 2017, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1442748?section=official-list-entry.
Mulcahy-Parker, Gerardine. “Keyworth, William Day, junior.” Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 6 October 2016. https://www-oxforddnb-com.libproxy.ncl.ac.uk/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-110203?rskey=OMQMlP&result=2.