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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.

Latest News

Books:  Copies of Hessle 1900-1930 are now available to members at a

discounted rate and can be purchased via Ian Wilkinson on 07549 027967

or Wilkinson.i1961@yahoo.co.uk 

Copies of the book are also available from HESSLE BOOKSHOP @ £10.99

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.

2026 Programme

March 19  Victorain Music Hall, Michelle Beadle

April 18     Hessle in the 1930s, Ian Wilkinson

May 21 Grave Robbing in Hull and the E R, Peter Lowden

June 18 Allotments in Hull and the E R, Paul Leaver

July 17 Women of Hessle, Eve Johansson

August 21 Christopher Pickering, Marie Nicoll

September 17 Tranby Revisited, Michael Free

October 15 Highwaymen, Alan Beadle

November 19  AGM followed by Paul Schofield: A Journey Down Beverley Road, Hull

This will be the last meeting of the year. 

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.