Work starts on restoring landmark dockside pub
The Earl De Grey pub was once popular with sailors from Hull's docks
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The Earl De Grey pub in Hull was once popular with the docks' sailors
Tiles from its exterior were previously removed and stored
The £2m office development, which will incorporate the pub's frontage, is set to open in early 2025
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Work has started on a £2m project to restore the frontage of a landmark Victorian pub in Hull.
The Earl De Grey and the adjoining Castle Street Chambers offices have stood empty for years.
In 2020, the tiled exterior of the Grade II-listed pub was removed and placed in storage before work started on expanding the nearby A63.
The exterior of the pub, which was once popular with sailors, will be incorporated into a new office development.
'Complex and challenging'
The Castle Buildings will create more than 6,000 sq ft (557 sqm) of commercial space next to the city's marina.
Developer Wykeland said it had liaised with National Highways, Historic England and Hull City Council to bring the scheme forward.
The firm's development director Jonathan Stubbs said it was "one of the most complex and challenging restoration projects we’ve undertaken".
“Having been unused for decades, the building is understandably in a very poor condition," he added.
Work has started on the £2m development
The redevelopment received £162,000 from the government's Levelling Up fund and work is expected to be finished in early 2025.
The pub, built in the 1840s, had a colourful past and spawned numerous stories, including many about a talkative parrot that frequented the bar.
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- Published19 October 2020
- Published8 April 2019
