Early history to 1860 The Beverley-Hull road, which passed through Newland was
turnpiked by an act of Parliament of 1744, the
Kingston-upon-Hull and Beverley Road Act 1743 (
17 Geo. 2. c. 25), with a toll bar established at Newland, at a place called
Newland Bridge. In 1764 the act was extended in duration, with the road from Newland Bridge to Cottingham added to the trustees' responsibilities. In around 1797 the area of Newlands (Newlands Tofts and Newland Fields) was described in ''
The Gentleman's Magazine as "low and flat, but exceedingly rich pasture ground, producing plenty of milk and butter, which affords the best supply for Hull market"
; in the same Newland was described as a "Neat little hamlet"''.
Etherington House, a former farmhouse turned small manor house, is a private residence north of Newland and dates to the mid 18th century when built by wealthy local landowners and philanthropic
Etherington family in the early part of the 18th century. are well protected with high brick walls established trees and shrubs which include a tennis, croquet and bowls lawn. The gardens surrounding the house also include herbaceous borders and rose beds, small garden kitchens a traditional Victorian era
greenhouse and
vinary and two concrete air raid shelters. The house, which is listed under section 32 of the
Town and Country Planning Act 1932 as of Historic or Architectural interest and is probably unique within the Hull City boundary. An act of Parliament for the enclosure and drainage of Cottingham, the
Cottingham Inclosure Act 1766 (
6 Geo. 3. c.
78 ) was passed; the Beverley and Skidby Drain was enabled by the
Beverley and Skidby Drainage Act 1785 (
25 Geo. 3. c. 92); and the
Beverley and Barmston Drain was built after the
Beverley and Barmston Drainage Act 1798 (
38 Geo. 3. c. lxiii). The Cottingham Drain improved the marshy land in the area. The Barmston, and the Skidby Drains were built primarily for areas beyond Newland. At the point the drain passes under the Beverley Road "Bridge End Cottage" (1785) is still extant. By this time Newland was considered a suburb of Hull. In 1871 the road through Newlands became un-tolled. In 1909 the
Hull Corporation Trams had reached the Newland crossroads on Beverley Road, and a tram depot was established on Cottingham Road.) also a temporary church. Sidmouth Street Primary school, within the new housing west of Newland Avenue had been built 1910, and opened 1911 – it consisted of two large red brick blocks, each built in the style of a large early 18th century building.
1940–2000 During the
Second World War an
anti-aircraft battery was on the Chanterlands Avenue side of the Northern Cemetery; A fire station was built on Clough Road in 1959. In 1963 the Frederick Holmes school (handicapped) was established on a site on Inglemire Lane. In 2004 the Sailor's Orphan Homes were closed following a decline in use. The school was leased to Hull City Council and the houses repurposed as student accommodation. Newland primary school closed 2006, as was later used by the council and community groups. In 2006 planning permission was given for 45 houses on the former Marist College school site. (Developed as
Scholar Court.) Croda installed a 2 MW
REpower MM92 wind turbine north of its chemical works in . In 2012 St Marys, Newland Girls, and Frederick Holmes schools were given funding for redeveloped facilities or new buildings as part of the
Building Schools for the Future programme. The work at Frederick Holmes included the demolishing of much of the existing school with the adjacent Oakfield school relocated to east Hull in 2013. At St Mary's a three-storey replacement main school building was to be built to the front the site of a previous school front buildings, and a two-storey sports facilities added. At Newland Girls the work included a two–storey extension to the rear of the eastern wing of the original 1914 building, and a new sports hall to the rear of the school – as part of the plan many later additions and the schools existing sports hall were required to be demolished. Also in 2012
Humberside Police began relocated to a new £32 million headquarters built on Clough Road. On the former Humberside University site planning work began in 2014 for a 'Health Campus' – several low rise buildings were to be demolished and replaced with a five-storey building for use by the
Hull York Medical School, the Loxley building was also to be modernised. Work on the new building began early 2016. In 2015 a fire gutted the then derelict Lambert Street chapel. As a result of the fire much of the church were required to be demolished, with the remaining front facade requiring scaffolding support to prevent collapse. ==Gallery==