Join landscape historian Richard Clarke to uncover the fascinating history of a prominent Hull site. Suffolk Palace was one of a number of terms used to identify a complex of buildings and associated formal gardens, initially built in the 1380s by Michael
de la Pole, 1st Earl of Suffolk. Situated in the northern part of the walled town, it seems likely that most of the buildings had been demolished by the late 17th century, although remnants of the gardens survived well into the following century. In 1513, after the execution of Edmund de la Pole, the manor
had reverted to the Crown, and King Henry VIII stayed there briefly in
1539. The
Merchants' Exchange and the Town Hall were built on part of the site but were later demolished in the construction of Alfred Gelder Street. It is currently occupied by the old Main Post Office (now The Three John Scotts) built on the corner of Lowgate in 1909.
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