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Admin History:

As the town of Hull grew and developed suburbs, like many other religious groups in the area, the Presbyterian Church in England established churches in these areas. A congregation for the east of the town was set up in 1872, where in the early days, it shared a minister with a church in Edinburgh. Building work on the new church on Holderness Road, designed by W.H. Kitching in a Gothic style, was completed in 1874. It had seating for 1100 people. This building was damaged by bombing in 1941 after which services were held in the Sunday school until 1949. To replace the old building, the congregation purchased 2 houses at 440-442 Holderness Road which were converted into a church.

In 1972, the Presbyterian Church in England came together with the Congregational Church in England and Wales, to create the United Reform Church. This resulted in various changes to the church’s governance, where, for example, Deacons were no longer required. Holderness Road continued as a church until 2014 when it closed, with members transferring to St. Ninian’s and St Andrew’s Church, Princes Avenue, Hull.

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Session minute books, Deacons Court minute books and marriage registers