The Supporters’ Trust is honoured to acknowledge Councillor Mike Ross as the inaugural member of the Spion Kop 1906 Club. Not only has Hull City Council facilitated a lease for the land containing the project but the Leader’s Contingency Fund has made the first significant contribution towards...
The college was built on land donated by Hull City Council and by two local benefactors, Thomas Ferens and G F Grant. A year later the first 14 departments, in pure sciences and the arts, opened with 39 students. The college at that time consisted of one building, now named the Venn ...