Site of Hull Castle. Henrician artillery castle of 1541 sited between two blockhouses and interconnected with them by a curtain wall. Converted to use as a magazine when absorbed into the Citadel c.1680. Finally demolished 1863. Excavation, in 1970, revealed the extent of Italian influence on this fort which was one of the last to be built in Henry VIII's reign, and almost unique in England. The pointed bastions represent an intermediate stage of development between the round flankers represented at Deal and Walmer in Kent, and the straight-sided ones built in Edward VI's reign at Berwick. A solitary bartizan, from a later fort on the site, survives although not in its original position.

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Name	Hull Castle, Kingston upon Hull
Alternative Names	The Citadel
Historic County	Yorkshire East Riding
Civil Parish	Kingston upon Hull
Type	Artillery Fort
Confidence	Certain
Remains	Nothing visible
Listed	Not listed
Scheduled Ancient Monument	No
Ordnance Survey Reference	TA104287
Eastings	510450
Northing	428740
Images of England Reference
PastScape Reference	1062074
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Books

• Harrington, Peter, 2007, The Castles of Henry VIII (Oxford: Osprey) p15-16, 28, 29
• Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles and Tower Houses of Yorkshire (Malvern) p49
• Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p285 [slight]
• Gillett, E. and MacMahon, K.A., 1989, A History of Hull (Hull University Press)
• Foreman, M.. 1987, An investigation of the archaeological potential of the Hull Citadel (Beverley: Humberside County Council)
• King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p530
• Colvin, H.M., Ransome, D.R. and Summerson, John, 1982, The history of the King's Works Vol4: 1485-1660 (part 2) p472-7
• Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p245
• Morley, B.M., 1976, Henry VIII and the Development of Coastal Defence (London) p34-5
• Allison, K.J. (ed), 1969, VCH York East Riding Vol1 p414-15 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66788
• Hirst, 1913, The Blockhouse of Kingstone-upon-Hull (London) p1-6
• Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol2 p227-8
• Frost, 1827, Notices relative to ... Hull (London) p80, 82-3
• Tickell, 1798, History of Kingston upon Hull (Hull) p851-2
• Hadley, 1788, New and Complete History ... Kingston upon Hull (Hull) p685-6

Antiquarian

• Speed, John, 1611-12, The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain [http://faculty.oxy.edu/horowitz/home/johnspeed/Cities12.htm]

Journals

• Foreman, M., 1989 Aug, ‘The defences of Hull’ Fortress Vol2 p38-40
• Cook, 1971, Post-Medieval Archaeology Vol5 p198-201 [excavation report]
• Hirst, 1895, East Riding Antiquarian Society Vol3 p24-39

Guidebooks

• Foreman, M.. 1988, Hull Citadel 1988 (Beverley: Humberside County Council)