Statutory Address: 35 Whitefriargate, Hull, HU1 2HN
Coordinates: 53°44’36″N 0°20’16″W
Description of Location –
The monument lies between the north end of Princes Dock and Queen’s Gardens (once Queen’s Dock), with Whitefriargate to the east and Victoria Square to the north-west of the site.
Details –
Erected: The original Beverley gate was built in 1332 but was rebuilt in brick between 1341 – 1404.
Listed: Scheduled Monument
Monument Type: Historical Interest
Associated Site(s): The Merchant Navy and Seafarers Memorial is in close proximity to the site.
Inscription(s): Not applicable
Description: The Beverley Gate monument consists of the remains of the medieval town gate which played a pivotal role in the outbreak of the English Civil War when Charles I was denied entry to the city on 23rd April 1642. The monument also includes excavated sections of the adjected town wall, rampart and ditch. An overview of the monument is available from street level, or the site can be accessed via stairs down. The brickwork remains exposed but supporting material has been added around for the purpose of preservation.
Additional Resources –
“1640 Charles I Visits Hull,” Hull Museums Collections, accessed 31 December 2023, http://museumcollections.hullcc.gov.uk/collections/storydetail.php?irn=593&master=458.
“Beverley Gate, Hull,” Art UK, accessed 31 December 2023, https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/beverley-gate-hull-79484.
“Beverley Gate and Adjacent Archaeological Remains forming part of Hull’s Medieval and Post-medieval Defences,” Historic England, 21 January 2016, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1430250.
Audrey Howes and Martin Foreman, Town and Gun: The 17th-century Defences of Hull (Kingston upon Hull: Kingston Press, 1999).
James Campbell, “From Sieges to Hangings: 14 Key Dates in the Bloody History of Beverley Gate,” Hull Daily Mail, 28 August 2017, https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/sieges-hangings-14-key-dates-381918.