Also known as the Hull School of Architecture, the Blundell Street School was constructed way back in 1878 with notably beautiful gothic revival styling.
The history of the building is notably hard to find due to its age, but sitting on a large green between Brunswick Avenue, Clifton Street, and Strand Close, the building’s history begins in 1871 with the constitution of the Kingston-Upon-Hull School Board who over a 31 year lifespan built 37 new schools in the city. Over the next 122 years the school operated as both a board school, the Hull School of Architecture, and “The Strand”, the University of Lincoln and Humberside’s student union venue.
It did eventually lock its doors for the final time in 1998 and in 1999 mysteriously caught fire. The University of Lincoln have attempted multiple times to propose building plans to demolish the school and been denied due to its historical grade 2 status and so the building has been left not maintained to crumble on its own. Another fire broke out on May 1st, 2016 in which an investigation was started to look into the cause, but no findings were ever released. Some might theorize the University itself is responsible, but there have been no official accusations or charges indicating such.
Many photos and videos of the school’s rotting interior and it’s decay over the years exist throughout the internet for those interested as it’s crumbling frame has caught the interest of many photographers over the years due to its eerie aesthetic beauty And shall continue to do so until the final brick falls.
- Dakota Morrill
Padoo Homes
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