Joseph Hirst

Joseph Henry Hirst (1863-1945) was a leading architect of the post-Victorian era. For 1900-1926 he was the City Architect of Kingston upon Hull and "the man who more than any other designed the face of the modern city". He was responsible for some of Hull's best-known buildings, among them the City Hall, swimming baths, schools and housing estates.

Buildings designed by Joseph Hirst

• Trinity market hall near Holy Trinity Church, Hull
• Beverley Road baths
• Hull Central Fire Station
• the Carnegie Library near West Park
• Hull Municipal Training College(uncertain)
• Residences on Hymers Avenue, Hull, near Hymers College

Hirst's Publications

• (1913) The block houses of Kingston-upon-Hull and who went there: A glimpse of catholic life in the penal times and a missing page of local history. Hull: A. Brown & Sons.

• (1916) The Armorial Bearings of Kingston Upon Hull. Hull: A. Brown & Sons.

Links

• His 1911 census record
• Reminiscence of the War, largely relating to his son, who served in France as a 2nd Lieutenant with the East Yorkshire Regiment. See also at Hull Local History Centre.