Visit St Matthews Church , Anlaby Road, Hull

345 Anlaby Road, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU3 2SA

Available anytime

In person

Pre-booking not required

This beautiful church has recently been extensively restored and converted into a community and business centre.

St Matthews Church (1870) is a major Hull landmark adjacent to the Anlaby Street flyover. It boasts the tallest church spire in Hull which can be seen from far and wide. Built of creamy white brick with subtle contrasting bands of red brick and stone dressings in an Early English style, it is the oldest and largest of the three remaining Victorian Anglican church buildings in Hull, designed by Adams and Kelly who had worked with leading Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street.

After almost 145 years of serving the local community, the church closed in 2013. As a Grade II listed building in the Boulevard Conservation Area, redevelopment would be costly and time-consuming.
In 2018 local charity Giroscope acquired the former St. Matthew’s church situated on the corner of Boulevard and Anlaby Road.
The building had been empty for over seven years and was facing an uncertain future.

Giroscope considered that the building was an important community asset and needed saving. It was connected to the community in many ways and local residents had fond memories of weddings, christenings, and other ceremonies and events at the building.