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Hessle is a small town in East Yorkshire, four miles to the west of Kingston Upon Hull. The town is perhaps best known, to those outside the area, as the site of the Humber Bridge, but it has a long and interesting history, some of which is recorded on these web pages.

Aims of the Society:

Hessle Local History Society exists to promote and encourage the history and traditions of the town of Hessle, and the study of its history.

Meetings and Activities

Society meetings take place at Hessle Town Hall from March to November:

THIRD THURSDAY of the month, 7:15 pm.

New members are very welcome.

2025 Programme

March 20  Old Postcards of Hessle - views of Hessle from 1900-1980

April 17     Hull General Cemetery, Peter Lowden

May 15 Humber Landscapes, Richard Clarke

June 19 Louise Allday, Mires Beck: origins and development

July 17 The Marfleet Murder, Mike Covell

August 21 Treasure Hunting, Richard Royal

September 18 Hull: The Gateway to America, Paul Schofield

October 16 Transport in Hessle, Michael Free

November 20  AGM followed by More From the Hessle Treasurer Hunter

Latest News

Books:  Copies of Hessle 1500-1800 are now available to members at £6 each and can be purchased at Society’s meetings or via Ian Wilkinson on 07549 027967 or Wilkinson.i1961@yahoo.co.uk 

Copies of the book are also available from HESSLE BOOKSHOP @ £7.99

Hessle in the 19th Century has also been reprinted and copies are available from Ian - and a few from Hessle Bookshop.

The next volume will be Hessle 1900-1930 and is currently being reseached and written.

Newsletter

The Society Newsletter is available to all members free of charge. Non Members may subscribe to the Newsletter by contacting Ian Wilkinson at  Wilkinson.i1961@yahoo.co.uk 

Any views expressed on this site or in the Newsletter are those of the individual contributor and not, necessarily, representative of the views of the Society.

The written material on this site is the copyright of the named individual author or Hessle Local History Society, unless otherwise stated.

All photographs and illustrations are taken from the Hessle Local History Society archive collection.

Whilst efforts have been made to establish the copyright of images the original owner has not been identified in some cases.

The Society is happy for individuals to use material published on this site for non-profit making purposes, and to promote the history of Hessle but please acknowledge HLHS as the source of the material you have used. If you wish to use material for commercial reasons a donation to the Society would be appreciated.