Christopher G. Pickering (9 November 1842 – 22 December 1920) [1] [2] was a British businessman and philanthropist. He made his fortune as a merchant and ship owner, particularly in the Kingston upon Hull fish trade. In 1914 he founded a park, almshouses, church and children's home in west Hull. The park and almshouses still bear his name.
Christopher Pickering was born in 1842, the son of a tailor. In 1861 his occupation was that of a fish curer in Kingston upon Hull, and subsequently he became a fish merchant, and by 1881 a ship owner. He controlled together with a Mr. Haldane Pickering & Haldane's Steam Trawling Co. and the fish and ice merchants Pickering, Haldane & Co. [1]
He married Rachael Blakestone, lived in 114 Coltman Street, Hull, from 1874 to 1889, and moved to Hornsea in 1889 when he purchased The Hall. [1]
He founded six almshouses in Hornsea in 1908, [3] and in 1914 he built almshouses, a church, park and children's home in the west of Kingston upon Hull. [1]
He was presented with the Freedom of the City of Hull in 1920. [4]
He died in December 1920 aged 78. [1] [4]
Both the Hull Almshouses (Christopher Pickering Lodge is now a grade II listed building [5]) and the park ( Pickering Park, Kingston upon Hull) he built still bear his name, as does a local council ward (Pickering Ward). [1] The restoration of his Coltman Street home was featured in the third season of the BBC television series Restoration Home. [6] [7]
Christopher G. Pickering (9 November 1842 – 22 December 1920) [1] [2] was a British businessman and philanthropist. He made his fortune as a merchant and ship owner, particularly in the Kingston upon Hull fish trade. In 1914 he founded a park, almshouses, church and children's home in west Hull. The park and almshouses still bear his name.
Christopher Pickering was born in 1842, the son of a tailor. In 1861 his occupation was that of a fish curer in Kingston upon Hull, and subsequently he became a fish merchant, and by 1881 a ship owner. He controlled together with a Mr. Haldane Pickering & Haldane's Steam Trawling Co. and the fish and ice merchants Pickering, Haldane & Co. [1]
He married Rachael Blakestone, lived in 114 Coltman Street, Hull, from 1874 to 1889, and moved to Hornsea in 1889 when he purchased The Hall. [1]
He founded six almshouses in Hornsea in 1908, [3] and in 1914 he built almshouses, a church, park and children's home in the west of Kingston upon Hull. [1]
He was presented with the Freedom of the City of Hull in 1920. [4]
He died in December 1920 aged 78. [1] [4]
Both the Hull Almshouses (Christopher Pickering Lodge is now a grade II listed building [5]) and the park ( Pickering Park, Kingston upon Hull) he built still bear his name, as does a local council ward (Pickering Ward). [1] The restoration of his Coltman Street home was featured in the third season of the BBC television series Restoration Home. [6] [7]