1866 – Exchange Buildings, Lowgate, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire
Architect: William Botterill
Design for new exchange building for Hull. This building was a centre for Hull’s commercial life when it was built in 1866 for the Hull Exchange Company. As well as a shipping exchange, it also housed a newsroom, offices, a telegraph company and had a club and refreshment room in the basement. It was described in 1891 as ‘one of the chief ornaments of the town, a lofty and imposing edifice of Italian architecture’. Converted to a courthouse 1980-81 by Fisher, Hollingsworth & Partners.
Published December 10, 2011 | Last Updated October 27, 2025

