Based on Saner Street, this stone has both intrigued and fascinated me and lead me to look further into the history of the Coltman's.
Coltman Street itself was named after the Coltman family who owned the land. Reverend Joseph Coltman of Beverley left this land to his son, Sir Thomas Coltman, a Judge, when he died in 1837.
The street was developed in the 1840's from the Hessle Road end and was a thriving community, with Greek Revival style houses and a Gothic style Trinity Wesleyan Chapel, with an added Sunday School in 1895, which was unfortunately destroyed in the II World War and demolished in 1953. The Coltman Street Day Hospital later occupied the site.
As there is already lots of information about this street and it's colourful past, I have provided some links here:-
Coltman Street History
Coltman Conservation
Coltmanstreet Directory
In 2013, BBC2's "Restoration Home" with Caroline Quentin featured a house on Coltman Street being renovated to its former glory. Built in 1953 and once home to Christopher Pickering, A fish merchant, trawler owner and philanthropist, who also gifted Pickering Park in 1911.
In 1921 it became The City of Hull School Clinic until 1970.
The Kelsey Family now own this property and are currently in the process of renovating this grand building .After being turned into 5 flats the couple wanted to return the house back into a single dwelling, and after meeting with the council their plans have been approved.
Please check out their FB page below to see how they're getting on.
114ColtmanSt
1853, not 1953
ReplyDeletePlease note: You are quoting from a misinformed source regarding the rev. Coltman! The land was originally left to Sir Thomas by his cousin (Heather Green? Can't remember her name & Hull Libraries have all the records now), and I am fairly certain that, due to the uncertaitny of women bequethals, Thomas and his BROTHER, the Rev. Joseph, did a little sleight-of-hand deeding so that Josepph became the owner as Sir Thomas was working in London as a barrister - but the streets were named after Thomas's residences/workplaces in and around London: Queensgate, Kings Bench Street, Bacheler Street etc.!
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