St. Andrew's Dock was originally designed for the coal trade but by the time it opened in 1883, it was earmarked solely for the use of the fishing industry which, with the development of steam powered trawlers and of the railway network, was undergoing a period of rapid expansion. By the 1930s road transport was challenging rail and the last fish train ran in 1965. The last boom period in the fishing industry was in the early 1970s but by this time the buildings in fish market were in need of repair and operations were moved to the new buildings at Albert Dock in 1975 and St. Andrew's dock was closed.
A few buildings remain in use here but there are many derelict buildings and the whole area is very run down. Plans were put forward by the current owners of the Lord Line building to pull it down but local opposition was fierce due to the areas connection to Hull's deep sea fishing industry. Plans were submitted in 2003 to convert the building to flats as part of a regeneration plan but so far nothing has changed and the area is in steady decline.
This was a really special explore for us (Me, Dr. Doo, MagooČ and Scary Mary) as we've been trying to get in for ages with no luck. It nearly came to abrupt end though, when a police helicopter was spotted heading towards us on the roof
This place is completely stripped but had several great staircases in various states, for once it was lovely to be in a steel reinforced concrete building, it felt very safe and there were no dodgy floors to worry about. Just an awful lot of pigeon shit.