Summergangs, Kingston upon Hull facts for kids
Summergangs is a neighborhood in Kingston upon Hull, England. It's located near the A165 road in the East Riding of Yorkshire. This area is home to a special housing development called The Garden Village. You can also find East Park here, which is a large park.
History
Summergangs has a long history! Back in the early 1300s, it was known as 'Somergang'. At that time, it was mostly open land used for grazing animals. People called it "common pasture land." There was even a cross in the area.
A drainage canal called the 'Somergangs Dike' was first dug in the 1200s. A person named Saer de Sutton created this ditch. It helped drain water from the land. This ditch also marked the border with a nearby place called Sutton.
The name 'Summergangs' might come from a few ideas. One idea is that it means a "summer road." This would be a road that was only good to use in the summer. That's because the land was often very wet. Another idea is that the name comes from "South" and "Mer," which means a lake or wet area. Both ideas point to how wet the land was. They also show that the land was mostly used during the drier summer months.
In 1748, the fields in Summergangs were enclosed. This means they were fenced off into private plots. Soon after, a large house was built. It was on the north side of the main road. This house was later called Holderness House. It was rebuilt in the 1830s. For a long time, Summergangs didn't have many houses.
By 1855, the area started to grow. There were several windmills and a brickworks. The Crown Inn was also there, along with Holderness House. East Park opened in 1887. Over the next 50 years, it grew much larger. It took up a lot of the land north of Holderness Road. By the 1890s, more houses were being built. The area was slowly changing from farmland to a town.
In 1908, The Garden Village opened. This was a special housing project. It eventually covered much of the land near Holderness House. From 1900 to the 1940s, most of Summergangs became either a suburb or a park. Since the 1940s, the area has stayed much the same.
Holderness House
After the land was enclosed in 1748, William Constable owned a part of it. This part was on the north side of the Hull to Hedon road. A house called Summergangs Hall was built there. It was updated in 1800.
In 1838, the land was sold to Boswell Middleton Jalland. He tore down the old house. Then, he built Holderness House. Today, this building is a Grade II listed building. This means it's an important historical building. It is now used as a home for ladies.
