Hornsea and District Civic Society

Hornsea and District Civic Society Hornsea and District Civic Society seeks to encourage appropriate preservation, development
and improvement of the area in which we live.

Member of:
Yorkshire & Humber Association of Civic Societies (YHACS)
Civic Voice (National Civic Societies Organisation)
National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)
We seek to stimulate the interest of residents and visitors in the history and heritage of the town.

On a good day this is clearly visible from the seafront at Hornsea and many people must have wondered what it is.It is i...
25/05/2026

On a good day this is clearly visible from the seafront at Hornsea and many people must have wondered what it is.
It is in fact the seawater inlet/outlet which was used in the excavation of the underground gas caverns at Aldbrough.
This photograph was taken in 2006 from the site of the Ringborough gun battery on the cliffs above it.

This photograph is of "Burnside" on Eastgate.Originally a private house, and now converted into flats.This was the prope...
25/05/2026

This photograph is of "Burnside" on Eastgate.
Originally a private house, and now converted into flats.
This was the property in which Winston Churchill stayed overnight whilst he was visiting the area in 1941, having flown into Catfoss airfield.
At this time it was owned by Colonel and Mrs Wellstead.

We don't have a date for this photograph of the Wrygarth Inn at Great Hatfield, but it is certainly an early one and the...
22/05/2026

We don't have a date for this photograph of the Wrygarth Inn at Great Hatfield, but it is certainly an early one and the building is much changed since then.
Unfortunately, although the building is still there, it has been closed now for some time, and is now a private residence.

Many of you will remember the Wakefield Seaside School on Hull Road. This photograph dates from April of 2007.The school...
22/05/2026

Many of you will remember the Wakefield Seaside School on Hull Road. This photograph dates from April of 2007.
The school was opened in 1938 by the then Wakefield City Council with the intention of providing healthy education at the seaside during the summers for some of the disadvantaged children of their area.
The school was used by some of the Free French Army during WW2 before re-opening as a school after the war.
The school closed altogether in 2011, and was eventually sold and demolished.
A Care Home and some housing now occupy the site.

18/05/2026

This page was started for the Hornsea and District Civic Society in December of 2012 and has been run continuously since then.
The number of followers has grown steadily over the years, and we are now within sight of reaching 6,000 followers. We only need 60 more to reach this target, and it would be nice to reach this in our 60th year of operation as a society.
We ask that if you are viewing this page, you actually become a follower, so that you receive all post notifications, and that you ask your friends and relatives to follow us too.

This photograph was obviously taken in the car park of the Marine Hotel, but we are not sure of the year. Probably 1990s...
17/05/2026

This photograph was obviously taken in the car park of the Marine Hotel, but we are not sure of the year. Probably 1990s.
This was a Charity Pram Push. Did you take part in this or do you recognize anyone?

This was a familiar enough sight back in 2003 when this photograph was taken, with Kemp's shops on the left behind which...
17/05/2026

This was a familiar enough sight back in 2003 when this photograph was taken, with Kemp's shops on the left behind which the post office obviously had a substantial slope backwards when compared to the other buildings.

By the looks of the caravans on this photograph, of Beachbank Caravan Site at Ulrome, it probably dates from the 1950s.T...
14/05/2026

By the looks of the caravans on this photograph, of Beachbank Caravan Site at Ulrome, it probably dates from the 1950s.
The bungalows on the extreme left and right of the photo were very near to the cliff edge even then.

Over the 60 years of our operation, the Civic Society has been involved in many project around the town.This photograph ...
14/05/2026

Over the 60 years of our operation, the Civic Society has been involved in many project around the town.
This photograph shows members Sam Bardsley, Edgar Myers and Wally Gardiner having a rest, whilst engaged in setting cobbles in the entrance to the school on Eastgate.

This is quite an old photograph of The Round House on Seaton Road.All the members of the family seem to be in front of t...
11/05/2026

This is quite an old photograph of The Round House on Seaton Road.
All the members of the family seem to be in front of the house and it looks like the 2 ladies are seated at a table.

This unusual photograph of Kirkholme Point at The Mere dates from 2021 and was a drone photo taken by Archie Mond.It cle...
11/05/2026

This unusual photograph of Kirkholme Point at The Mere dates from 2021 and was a drone photo taken by Archie Mond.
It clearly shows how shallow parts of the water are, particularly to the right of the point and to the left of the boat landings

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