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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II<br />
Diamond <strong>Jubilee</strong> Celebration<br />
June 2012<br />
A Commemorative Souvenir Record of<br />
Royal Visits to the University of Hull
Royal Celebration
Foreword<br />
from the Chancellor<br />
Since its beginnings as University College Hull in 1927, and receipt of its Royal Charter in 1954, the<br />
University of Hull has continued to build on a proud history of ground breaking achievements. It is<br />
scarcely surprising that we are not short of major landmarks. Some of the proudest and most<br />
memorable occasions in the University’s history are reproduced here in this commemorative record<br />
in celebration of The Queen’s Diamond <strong>Jubilee</strong>.<br />
I am extremely proud to be associated with the University of Hull as its Chancellor and am delighted<br />
to commend to you this wonderful photographic collection of some of our Royal visitors.<br />
Rt Hon Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone DL<br />
Chancellor<br />
University of Hull<br />
A message from the Vice-Chancellor<br />
As you will see when you look through this commemorative collection of photographs, the University<br />
of Hull has been welcoming Royal visitors to its campus throughout its history, from the laying of its<br />
foundation stone, the conferment of its first honorary degree to the opening of its major new<br />
buildings. We are extremely proud of these special visits, which mark major landmarks in the<br />
University’s history, and are delighted to share our reminiscences with you, in celebration of The<br />
Queen’s Diamond <strong>Jubilee</strong>.<br />
The first Royal visit was in April 1928 by The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King<br />
George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The Duke of York laid the foundation stone for University College<br />
Hull and this has been preserved for all to see at the front of the Venn Building. After the University<br />
received its Royal Charter in 1954, and was able to award its own degrees, it had the pleasure of<br />
conferring its first honorary degree upon The Princess Royal, Princess Mary, and in 1957 of<br />
welcoming Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh to its campus as part of their first visit to<br />
the City of Hull. The University was further honoured when The Queen Mother paid a second visit to<br />
the University in 1960 to mark the opening of the Brynmor Jones Library and, more recently in<br />
2008, when The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, revisited to open the Enterprise Centre.<br />
We have very much enjoyed putting together this collection of photographs in celebration of The<br />
Queen’s Diamond <strong>Jubilee</strong> and hope that you share our enthusiasm in looking through them.<br />
Professor Calie Pistorius<br />
Vice-Chancellor<br />
University of Hull<br />
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A Royal Celebration: Introduction<br />
The Queen’s Diamond <strong>Jubilee</strong> celebrations have provided a good<br />
opportunity for the University of Hull to delve through its archives and<br />
produce a commemorative collection of photographs of Royal visits<br />
since its foundation as University College Hull. What follows is a<br />
selection of just some of the images that have been captured since<br />
that time and all of which mark an important stage in the University’s<br />
development and history.<br />
It was only through the dedicated support and benefaction of its<br />
founders and the Corporation of Hull that University College Hull was<br />
established as a College of the University of London in 1927. Its first<br />
Royal visitors – the Duke and Duchess of York – came the following<br />
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II year in April 1928, when the Duke laid the foundation stone at what<br />
was then called the Administration Building. This was a momentous<br />
occasion for University College Hull and, perhaps, became more so when, in 1936, the Royal visitors<br />
became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.<br />
The official opening of University College Hull, in 1929, was presided over by Prince George (who was<br />
later to become the Duke of Kent). The students – all forty of them – were delighted to be included on<br />
this occasion.<br />
Prince Edward, The Prince of Wales, had a keen and practical interest in voluntary efforts to provide<br />
occupation for the unemployed and, in 1933, he visited the Unemployed Men’s Educational Centre<br />
which was accommodated on University College Hull’s campus.<br />
Independence to become a degree-awarding body in its own right was achieved following the granting<br />
of a Royal Charter in 1954 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The University of Hull was established –<br />
making it Yorkshire’s third-oldest and England’s fourteenth-oldest university. In 1955, on the occasion<br />
of the installation of its first Chancellor, Lord Middleton, the University of Hull conferred its first<br />
honorary degree upon The Princess Royal, Princess Mary.<br />
Only two years later the University welcomed to its campus Queen Elizabeth II (the University of Hull’s<br />
Visitor)* and The Duke of Edinburgh. The itinerary included University Officers and senior members of<br />
the University Council and Senate being presented to Her Majesty and His Royal Highness and<br />
viewing a display of models in the Vice-Chancellor’s Office showing the long-term plans for the<br />
University’s development. Five overseas students, representing the main Commonwealth countries<br />
from which the overseas students came, were also presented.<br />
Several Royals have visited the University, or its departments, on more than one occasion. Queen<br />
Elizabeth The Queen Mother returned to Hull in 1960 and opened the new library building – which later<br />
was named the Brynmor Jones Library – a model of which was viewed by The Queen and The Duke of<br />
Edinburgh during their visit a few years earlier. The Duke of Edinburgh returned more recently in 2008<br />
to perform the opening ceremony of the Enterprise Centre. Having a particular awareness of scientific<br />
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and technological research, he showed great interest during his discussions with academics and tenants of<br />
the centre, and also when he toured the Logistics Institute afterwards.<br />
The University was delighted to host The Duke of York’s Community Initiative Awards Ceremony in 2001<br />
and welcome Prince Andrew to its campus. A further visit was paid to the city by Prince Andrew the<br />
following year including to Blaydes House, home to the University’s Maritime Historical Studies Centre.<br />
The Ferens Building, named after the University’s major founder, Thomas Robinson Ferens, joined<br />
together the old School of Chemistry and the Larkin Building and was opened in 1996 by the Duchess of<br />
Kent, who, the following year, became the second Royal upon which the University had conferred an<br />
honorary degree.<br />
The Duchess had, in fact, already visited the University in May 1993 to attend a concert in the Middleton<br />
Hall, organised by the Department of Music. Later that year her husband, The Duke of Kent, also came to<br />
the University to open the Research Centre in Surface Engineering, a collaborative venture which involved<br />
some of the UK’s leading specialists at the time.<br />
The University of Hull is delighted to play its part in celebrating The Queen’s Diamond <strong>Jubilee</strong> and hopes<br />
that readers will enjoy looking through this very special collection of photographs.<br />
Footnote<br />
*A university’s Visitor, in United Kingdom law and history, is an overseer with the power to intervene in its internal affairs. The<br />
University of Hull’s charter includes these Royal words: ‘We, Our Heirs and Successors, Kings and Queens of the Kingdom,<br />
Realms and Territories aforesaid shall be and remain the Visitor and Visitors of the University through the Lord President of Our<br />
Council for the time being and in exercise of the Visitorial Authority We, Our Heirs and Successors shall have the right from time to<br />
time and in such manner as We or They shall think fit to direct an inspection of the University, its buildings, laboratories and<br />
general equipment and also an enquiry into the teaching, research, assessments and other work done by the University.’<br />
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The charter and the seal<br />
The Royal Charter of Incorporation, the founding document of the University, was presented by The Queen<br />
when the original University College Hull acquired its independent university status in 1954. The charter<br />
awarded the College the power to grant degrees and honorary degrees and to call itself a university with<br />
immediate effect. The University’s charter is authenticated with a seal. Royal seals – used to signify the<br />
Sovereign’s approval of important state documents – are made from wax melted into a mould traditionally<br />
showing the Monarch enthroned and enrobed on one side and on horseback on the other. This seal is singlesided<br />
and attached to the charter via the green ribbon shown here. Her Majesty The Queen signed a warrant<br />
authorising the preparation and sealing of the charter – hence the phrase at the bottom of the document: ‘By<br />
Warrant under the Queen’s Sign Manual’.<br />
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Laying the foundation stone of University College Hull<br />
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of York: 28 April 1928<br />
The Royal procession approaches the main building, now called the Venn Building, at the ceremonial<br />
laying of the foundation stone.<br />
The Right Reverend Joseph Malet Lambert, Archdeacon of the East Riding (and Chairman of the new<br />
University College), addresses the crowds from a podium outside the building. His Royal Highness The<br />
Duke of York (the future King George VI) is seated at the far right of this picture, HRH The Duchess of York<br />
third from the right. Between them sits The Right Honourable Thomas Robinson Ferens, the former<br />
Member of Parliament for Hull East who was the driving force behind the establishment of a university in<br />
the city – not least through his donation of £250,000 (equivalent to around £12 million in the present day).<br />
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The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of York, speaking at the<br />
foundation stone ceremony as The Duchess of York and Mr Ferens (far right) look on.<br />
The Royal party on stage with Dr Lang and Mr Ferens. Seated on The Duke of York’s left (second from the<br />
right) is Mr Arthur Eustace Morgan, the first Principal of the nascent University College.<br />
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The foundation stone is lowered into position, as The Duke of York watches. Though he would<br />
subsequently reign as George VI, His Royal Highness signed his name in the College’s visitors’ book as<br />
‘Albert’.<br />
A final tap from the Duke, and the foundation stone slots into its resting place – where it can still be seen to<br />
this day in the Venn building.<br />
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The ceremonial platform and temporary seating for the crowds, seen from Cottingham Road.<br />
The Duke and Duchess are driven away from the campus after the ceremony.<br />
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The College’s official opening<br />
His Royal Highness The Prince George: 10 October 1929<br />
Prince George (later the Duke of Kent) at the University College’s official opening, with the Principal,<br />
Mr Arthur Eustace Morgan (on his right), and the Right Worshipful Benno Pearlman, Lord Mayor of<br />
Kingston upon Hull and Admiral of the Humber.<br />
Prince George, Mr Morgan and the Lord Mayor are joined by the University College’s benefactor, The Right<br />
Honourable Thomas Robinson Ferens (front, second from the left). The undergraduates in the background<br />
represent almost the complete complement of the College, as it accommodated only around 40 students at<br />
the time.<br />
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Visit to the Unemployed Men’s Educational Centre<br />
HRH Royal Highness The Prince of Wales: 13 December 1933<br />
Edward, Prince of Wales, with the Principal of the University College, Mr Arthur Eustace Morgan (to his<br />
left), outside what is now called the Cohen Building, on a visit to the Unemployed Men’s Educational<br />
Centre (which stood on the College’s campus).<br />
Prince Edward tours the campus, flanked by Mr Morgan and The Right Worshipful Arthur Shepherd, Lord<br />
Mayor of Kingston upon Hull and Admiral of the Humber.<br />
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Prince Edward, the Principal (on his left) and the Lord Mayor (on his right) greet the crowds on their walk<br />
around the campus.<br />
His Royal Highness leaving at the end of his visit. A little over two years later, he acceded to the throne as<br />
His Majesty King Edward VIII.<br />
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Royal visit to the University campus<br />
Her Majesty The Queen: 18 May 1957<br />
Her Majesty made her first official visit to the University, which had been granted its Royal Charter (and the<br />
power to award its own degrees) in 1954. The Queen is pictured here with Dr Brynmor Jones, the<br />
University’s Vice-Chancellor. Some years later, the two met again when Dr Jones received a Knighthood<br />
from Her Majesty.<br />
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The Queen on campus. To the right of Her Majesty is The Right Honourable Lord Middleton, Lord<br />
Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire and the first Chancellor of the now-independent University of<br />
Hull. On the right is Mr Harold Loten, MBE, the Chairman of the new University Council. Just visible behind<br />
Lord Middleton is Alderman H Kneeshaw.<br />
Her Majesty, Lord Middleton, Alderman Kneeshaw and Mr Loten look on as Dr Jones outlines planned<br />
campus developments to His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The setting for this picture<br />
is the current Vice-Chancellor’s office.<br />
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Dr Jones, the Vice-Chancellor, introduces Her Majesty to some of the University’s senior staff and local<br />
civic dignitaries.<br />
Escorted by Dr Jones, Her Majesty begins a tour of the campus. Following them is The Duke of Edinburgh<br />
with Mr Loten (on his immediate left) and Lord Middleton.<br />
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The Duke of Edinburgh in conversation with Mr Loten during the campus tour.<br />
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The official opening of the University library<br />
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother: 20 June 1960<br />
The Queen Mother arrives on campus for the official opening of the University’s new library building.<br />
Her Majesty greets the crowds. In the background is Dr Brynmor Jones, the University’s Vice-Chancellor<br />
(after whom the library would be named some seven years later), and on the right is the Chancellor, The<br />
Right Honourable Lord Middleton, Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire and Mr Loten.<br />
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The ceremonial unveiling of the plaque in the new library. Her Majesty draws the curtain, with Lord<br />
Middleton in attendance.<br />
The Queen Mother shares a joke with Mr Philip Larkin, the University’s Librarian, while Lord Middleton<br />
looks on. Mr Larkin had held the post for only five years at this time but would eventually complete 30 years<br />
in the role. He later famously declined a Royal invitation to succeed Sir John Betjeman as Poet Laureate,<br />
being wary of the level of media attention associated with such a public position.<br />
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Mr Larkin watches as Her Majesty signs the University’s visitors’ book, with Lord Middleton in the<br />
background. To the right is Dr Jones.<br />
Dr Jones introduces The Queen Mother to Mr Le Guillou, the President of the students’ union.<br />
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The Queen Mother meeting representatives of the University’s international student community. Here she<br />
is shaking hands with Mr Isaac Osemwota Aluyi, an undergraduate student from Nigeria.<br />
Her Majesty found time to greet members of the University Council and Senate during her visit. Here, in the<br />
Council Room, Dr Jones introduces Her Majesty to the University Registrar, Mr W D Craig. Mr Harold<br />
Loten, MBE, the Chairman of Council looks on.<br />
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Her Majesty greets representatives of the University’s community of international students.<br />
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Her Majesty meeting members of University staff.<br />
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Dr Jones, The Queen Mother and Lord Middleton. On the table is the University’s ceremonial mace, which<br />
had been commissioned and presented to the University by Kingston upon Hull City Council in 1956 to<br />
commemorate the institution’s fully fledged university status.<br />
The Queen Mother is invited to inspect cadets of the Hull University Air Squadron (HUAS) Guard of Honour<br />
by their commanding officer, Squadron Leader A B Musgrave.<br />
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The official opening of the Enterprise Centre<br />
His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh: 11 December 2008<br />
The Duke of Edinburgh signs the University’s visitors’ book at the official opening of the Enterprise Centre,<br />
watched by the Vice-Chancellor of the time, Professor David Drewry.<br />
The Duke of Edinburgh was interested in the University’s ongoing innovations. Here, Emma Toulson of the<br />
Geography Department briefs Prince Philip.<br />
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Royal recognition: The Queen’s Anniversary Prize<br />
Her Majesty The Queen<br />
13 February 1997<br />
The University enjoyed a further royal engagement in 1996, when the Department of Social Work’s Family<br />
Assessment and Support Unit (FASU) was awarded The Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further<br />
Education, in recognition of its innovations in practice learning. Early the following year, a delegation<br />
comprising the Vice-Chancellor, Professor David Dilks, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Harris, Peter<br />
Randall, the Director of FASU, and Social Work Masters graduate Mbozi Tania Haimbe, were invited to a<br />
ceremony at Buckingham Palace to receive a commemorative gold medal and an illuminated certificate<br />
from Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.<br />
The Queen’s Anniversary Prizes honour individual universities and colleges for attaining the very highest<br />
standards of excellence in a range of activities which service and benefit the nation. The University’s social<br />
work project was one of 23 prize winners selected by Her Majesty from almost 800 higher and further<br />
education establishments invited to submit entries.<br />
In the royal citation for The Queen’s Anniversary Prize, the unit was described as being “unique and of<br />
emphatic world class”. The reference also noted that FASU “sets out a pathway in the efficient study,<br />
teaching and resolution of recurring problems in the social services field and provides an innovative<br />
practical basis for significant international research.”<br />
Her Majesty The Queen presents the commemorative gold medal to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor David<br />
Dilks. In the background, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Harris and Peter Randall, the director of<br />
the prize-winning social work unit, wait proudly to be received.<br />
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The official Diamond <strong>Jubilee</strong> emblem<br />
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