Key Words :- early ferro concrete warehouse Hennebique

Viewing the Site :- Can be viewed from Caroline Street

Address :- Cannon Street, Hull, East Yorkshire
Grid Ref :- TA 09690 29582
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.751071 , Long -0.337977
Local Authority :- Hull City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - East Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1208067,
Site Condition :- Site disused - but otherwise substantially intact
Site Dates :- 1900 - current

Description and History of Site:-
Hatcher - 4 storey block with large flat-arched windows some now blocked. Short stubby clock tower. Painted white to imply the concrete structure as opposed to the red brick all around.

Falconer described the site as - "In 1900 the long established engineering firm of Rose Downs & Thompson & Co Ltd constructed for their own use at their Caroline and Cannon Street premises a ferro-concrete building which was the first of its kind in England. To do so they had to obtain a licence to use the techniques developed by Monsieur Hennebique."

The building is still standing (2016) but in a state of considerable disrepair.

Further Reading and References:-
YAS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher J, The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire, Phillimore, 1985
Falconer K, Guide to England's Industrial Heritage, 1980
https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Rose,_Downs_and_Thompson

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