The Market Hall of 1887, Architectural Archaeology in Kingston upon Hull, Images
The Market Hall of 1887 in Kingston upon Hull
Architectural Archaeology, England, UK – article by D.H. Evans
22 Aug 2016
The Market Hall of 1887
Article: D.H. Evans
Sir William Alfred Gelder (1855-1941) was the last of Hull?s celebrated Victorian architects, and established one of the largest architectural practices in the city; he went on to be Lord Mayor of Hull five times. One of his first major design projects was Clarence Mills, begun for Joseph Rank in 1883; but, he is perhaps better known today for his work after 1892, when Llewellyn Kitchen joined him first as an assistant, and then later as a full partner; together, they were responsible for many public buildings in the city, as well as prominent mills, factories, breweries, and places of worship. Pevsner was relatively dismissive of his designs, stating that Gelder was responsible for many indifferent chapels and business premises in a debased Italianate style, but other commentators have been rather more charitable ? particularly in regard to his later work with Kitchen. Perhaps inevitably our view of Gelder?s legacy today tends to be coloured by those buildings which have chanced to survive (e.g. Paragon Arcade of 1892, Gelder & Kitchen?s Hepworth?s Arcade of 1894, or Alfred Gelder Street of 1899-1900); but, some of his other celebrated buildings perished during the war. One of these was the Market Hall which he developed ...