Corporation Pier station was the

Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) was formed in 1847 when the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway joined with authorised but unbuilt railway companies, forming a proposed network from Manchester to Grimsb ...

's booking office for their ferry service between Corporation Pier, Hull and in Lincolnshire. It was not rail connected, but served as a ticket office and waiting room for the

Humber Ferry The Humber Ferry was a ferry service on the Humber between Kingston upon Hull and New Holland in Lincolnshire which operated until the completion of the Humber Bridge in 1981. History The Norse-derived names of North Ferriby and South Fer ...

. After a visit by

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in 1854 the station and pier were renamed Victoria Pier station in her honour. The name may have stuck to the pier, but it never did to the station. The building itself, and references to it on maps and tickets referred to "Corporation Pier" until closure 117 years later. The station closed in 1985 with the end of the Humber ferry service.

History

The

(MS&LR) opened their line from to on 1 March 1848, and from the outset this ran in conjunction with a ferry service between New Holland and the

port of Hull The Port of Hull is a port at the confluence of the River Hull and the Humber Estuary in Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Seaborne trade at the port can be traced to at least the 13th century, originally cond ...

. The MS&LR operated their own fleet of steamships for the service. The first MS&LR offices in Hull, at Walkington's Lodgings, were purchased in January 1849 for £850. The company's offices were moved in August that year to 7 Nelson Street, a building which also contained the living quarters for the clerk in charge. These offices expanded into the adjacent building in May 1854. The

Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway The Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway was an early British railway company which existed between 1845 and 1847 with the intention of providing rail services between Grimsby, New Holland and Gainsborough in the county of Lincolnshire. ...

, one of several companies which amalgamated in 1847 to form the MS&LR, had obtained powers on 26 June 1846 to establish proper pier facilities at Hull. These eventually lapsed without being used, and in the absence of quays which could be used at low tide, passengers were conveyed between ships at anchor and the shore in small boats. Soon after April 1856,

Edward Watkin Sir Edward William Watkin, 1st Baronet (26 September 1819 – 13 April 1901) was a British Member of Parliament and railway entrepreneur. He was an ambitious visionary, and presided over large-scale railway engineering projects to fulfil his b ...

, the MS&LR General Manager, offered the Mayor of Hull £40 per annum towards the maintenance of the

Corporation Pier, Kingston upon Hull The Port of Hull is a port at the confluence of the River Hull and the Humber Estuary in Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Seaborne trade at the port can be traced to at least the 13th century, originally con ...

in return for the use of that pier. This was then used, not just for the New Holland ferry service, but also for services to

Barrow Haven Barrow Haven is a hamlet and small port in North Lincolnshire, England. It was the site of a former ferry crossing that spanned from the Humber Estuary to Hull, serving as a place for ships and boats crossing the Humber to moor away from the t ...

and

Barton-upon-Humber Barton-upon-Humber () or Barton is a town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 11,066. It is situated on the south bank of the Humber Estuary at the southern end of the Humber Bridge. It is ...

. On 13–14 October 1854,

visited Hull, and on the morning of 14 October sailed for Grimsby from Hull Corporation Pier, which the following day was renamed ''Hull Victoria Pier''. The offices at Victoria Pier closed on 25 June 1981, with the withdrawal of the ferry service following the opening of the Humber Bridge.

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*{{citation, url = http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/hull_corporation_pier/, title = Hull Corporation Pier, work = www.disused-stations.org.uk Disused railway stations in Kingston upon Hull Former Great Central Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1981 British Rail ferry operations 1849 establishments in England

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