Hydraulic Power Station, Hull blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: This building operated from 1876 as the Hydraulic Power Station serving the Old Town and other areas. The first hydraulic system laid by Act of Parliament in England, it was also the first public utility in Hull. Recorded plaque organisation: Hull City Council.

The Hydraulic Power Station in Hull, operational from 1876, was significant as the first hydraulic system established by an Act of Parliament in England and marked Hull's inaugural public utility, facilitating industrial and domestic mechanization.