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Admin History:

The Sculcoates Board of Guardians was established under the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 (4 & 5 Will. IV c.76) and superseded by the Corporation of Hull under the Local Government Act of 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. V c.17). Sculcoates Union incorporated the parishes of Anlaby, Cottingham, Drypool, Garrison Side, Hedon, Haltemprice, Hessle, Kirk Ella, Marfleet, Melton, Newington, North Ferriby, Preston, Sculcoates, Southcoates, Sutton, Swanland, Wauldby, Welton, West Ella and Willerby.

Before the Sculcoates Union was created in 1837, three parishes, Drypool, Sculcoates, and Sutton had their own workhouses. The Drypool workhouse was on Great Union Street, the workhouse for Sculcoates was in Carr Street, with Sutton's in Church Street. The workhouse for the new combined Union, also known as the Beverley Road Institution, was opened in 1844. In 1948 it was renamed Kingston General Hospital. Hessle Cottage Homes, on Hessle Road opened in 1897 was the Union's Children's Home.

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Minutes 1837-1930; Letting of property 1922-1930; Financial records: ledgers 1840-1928; collectors' ledgers 1929-1930; treasurers' ledgers 1904-1928; parochial ledger 1926-1927; relief repayment ledgers 1915-1925; Cottage Homes ledger 1898; staff services ledgers 1895-1927; Register of parish apprentices 1802-1844; Creed register 1914-1923.