Parliament Street is a short pedestrianised road in

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a historic maritime city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Est ...

East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, often abbreviated to the East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, S ...

, England, running northwards off

Whitefriargate Whitefriargate is a pedestrianised street in the ''Old Town'' area of Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. During the 20th century, it was one of the main shopping streets in the city centre, but some of the major store ...

in the centre of the city. It is noted for its

eighteenth century The 18th century lasted from 1 January 1701 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCI) to 31 December 1800 (MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the Atlantic Revolutions. Revolutions began to cha ...

buildings and has been described as "the most complete Georgian street in Hull". Authorised by an act of Parliament, the ( 35 Geo. 3. c. 46), it was constructed to link Whitefriargate with the newly constructed Princes Quay dock. A number of buildings in the street are now listed.

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* Neave, David & Pevsner, Nikolaus. ''Yorkshire: York and the East Riding''. Yale University Press, 1995. * Tyack, Geoffrey. ''The Making of Our Urban Landscape''. Oxford University Press, 2022. {{Kingston upon Hull Geography of Kingston upon Hull Streets in England Roads in Yorkshire Streets in Kingston upon Hull