The Hull City Council has released an update about the work in Queen's Gardens in the city center.
Queens Gardens has been a comprehensive renovation in a project since 2022, which is now expected to cost more than £ 21 million.
With the project, which is scheduled to be completed at the end of 2025, the Council gave a current work before the gardens are reopened in the coming months.
The Rose Bowl fountain at the eastern end of the gardens compared to the Maritime Museum has undergone complete restoration. Work on the fountain included reposing surrounding walls, new paving and installing a new filter system. The Council has confirmed that part of the Rose Bowl area and the fountain is expected to be reopened next month.
The two large ponds in the gardens have received complete renovation work. Each of the ponds was drained, cleaned and equipped with new filtrations and fountain systems. As part of this process, thousands of fish were temporarily restored in ventilated tanks and have now been safely returned to improved pond habitats.
Maritime public empire
The Queen's Gardens sits in the heart of the broader project “Hull Maritime”, which continues in various parts of the city. The gardens serve as a connection between two other important maritime projects that are currently not yet completed in the city center. The Gardens Link Hulls Maritime Museum, which will be opened again in spring 2026, into the new home in the legendary Artic Corsair on the North End Shipyard. This link has been reinforced by the recent reopening of the footpath of the Guildhall Road with new paving, street furniture and tailor -made lighting, which reflects the maritime legacy of the region. The new lighting tries to replicate the cranes, load and unload the ships as what Queen's Garden is now a dock.
- After his renovation, Queen's Gardens will be in a state to become an important event room in the city. The renovation of the gardens included the infrastructure that is needed for large events, and it is to be hoped that the space and events he houses will help to bring visitors to the city and to strengthen the local economy.
- The border walls of the gardens had to have been rebuilt in order to clear up health and security concerns.
- Fully accessible ramps and paths were added to improve accessibility in the gardens.
- In the meantime, 450 trees have been planted in and around Queen's Gardens, which support urban green spaces in the city center.
The project was financed by capital financing that is money that has to be spent on long -term projects and assets such as the renovation of the Queen's Gardens, and not for daily services such as bin collections or social care.
The leader of the city council of Hull, Cllr Mike Ross, promised the residents that “the wait will be worth it” when the light appears at the end of the queen's gardens. He said: “The intentions of the works in Queen's Gardens were to create a long -lasting future for an important green area within the city center.
“This is a space that has a real meaning for the people in Hull – a place where you can enjoy, reflect and come together. The improvements have already changed the gardens and, after completing the area, bring new life and purposes and make it equally safe, environmentally friendly and better inviting for residents, workers and visitors.
“I know that people strive to completely reopen the gardens, but the work of this scale and quality takes time. There are not only new features, but in the long-term future of space-sex sustainability, the biological diversity and accessibility. From restoration of the ponds and the rose shell bruners to hundreds of trees and creation of new access spaces.
“Waiting will be worth it. If it is complete, it will be a living and popular green area right in the heart of our city-a one that everyone can enjoy in the coming years.”