2-911-127 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

Burton, Alfred Gelder Street, Kingston upon Hull, 1970-1990. The Burton store at 68 Alfred Gelder Street and 34-35 Whitefriargate, seen from the west showing the impressive black granite facade and gold metalwork details. Burton opened a store on the site in 1931; the store shown in this photograph opened in 1935. The building is considered to be an important and unusual example of Burton in-house architectural design. Granite facades featured on around 15 Burton stores, with the granite for the Hull store being supplied by Fenning & Co of Hammersmith.