Contractor hired to restore part of city’s industrial heritage
A specialist in historic engineering projects has been appointed to restore Hull’s last remaining Scotch Derrick crane.
Hull City Council has confirmed the appointment of Mona Lifting & Engineering.
The company will dismantle the crane into sections in autumn 2021 and take it away to undertake the conservation work.
The same business has recently completed the Great Crakehall Footbridge industrial heritage project for North Yorkshire County Council, along with refurbishment of heritage hydraulic equipment at several dams.
Once complete the historic crane will return to a new location within Hull’s North End Shipyard site as part of ambitious plans to rejuvenate this part of the riverside and create a visitor attraction for the city.
The crane will have a new lease of life, thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hull City Council as part of the Hull Maritime project.
The 18-tonne Scotch Derrick crane is a rare survivor which reflects the active shipbuilding that continued in this area into the 1990s.
Councillor Daren Hale, leader of Hull City Council, said: “We are delighted to appoint Mona Lifting to conserve, repair and restore this disused crane, enabling it to become a visitor attraction in its own right at the North End Shipyard.
“The last remaining 20th century Scotch Derrick crane is a key symbol of recent maritime past and vital it’s retained as a heritage feature for future generations to discover more about its significance and the role it played.”
Work to dismantle and remove the crane is expected to get underway in the coming months.
Thanks to funding from Hull City Council and The National Lottery Heritage Fund significant improvements will be made to three important sites: the Maritime Museum; the Dock Office Chambers and the North End Shipyard and two ships – the Arctic Corsair and Spurn Lightship.
