Victoria Cottage - Sutton on Hull
23 Lowgate, Sutton on Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU7 4US
One of the oldest domestic buildings in Hull, is grade 2 listed as a 3-bay farmhouse. It was built in stages: the central bay first in 1650 (Cromwell’s time), then the east end in 1700. The west bay was a crew yard/stock pen, later roofed-over to live in. That end is now 25 Lowgate. Many changes were made during the next 300 years; inside, outside and to the countryside. A modern farm on the edge of Sutton-in- Holderness, with views of the Citadel and new defences of Hull, was (in 1950) a pair of ill-maintained rented hovels in an orchard – surrounded by the city.
A marine engineer bought the whole estate, sold the orchard, and made a comfortable home in a garden. The property was named for his daughter. By 2006 the house, now owned by Victoria, was deemed “unfit for human habitation”. Various City officers who looked after listed buildings arranged for BART (Buildings at Risk Trust) to manage a rescue before the roof felled the south wall. Conserving and repairing this complicated, threedimensional jig-saw to the standards of Historic England and the expectations of lots of agencies, services and interested parties, was a major undertaking.
Timings
- Friday 11 September:
- 10.00 to 16.00
- Saturday 12 September:
- 10.00 to 16.00
- Friday 18 September:
- 10.00 to 16.00
- Saturday 19 September:
- 10.00 to 16.00
Location & directions
23 Lowgate, Sutton on Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU7 4US
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
The garden path may be uneven
