Levelling Up cash to return historic property to its former glory

Hull city centre’s Jubilee Church will receive an upgrade thanks to support from the Levelling Up Funding (LUF).

A total of up to £187,000 has been awarded by Hull City Council from the Government’s LUF towards the £374,000 project.

The church will use the funds to re-fit the former banking hall and vault of the King Edward Street building, as well as restoring the building’s Edwardian 1902 façade and repairs to the currently leaking roof.

The ground floor former banking hall and basement former banking vault will then be turned into a community café with accessible toilets. Meeting rooms will be re-introduced on the first floor.

Full planning permission was approved back in June for the change of the space to allow for mixed use including community facilities, café, meeting rooms and event space.

Councillor Paul Drake-Davis said: “Jubilee Church is a fantastic multi-use, community and events space right in the heart of the city.

“This grant will not only help refurbish the building’s exterior and return it to its former architectural glory but will also repurpose the inside so its operators can make it do more for the people of Hull.”

Dan Fryer, from Jubilee Church, said: “We are pleased with the award from Levelling Up funding.

“We have been working in the city centre for the last 11 years and this project will help us provide a great space for the local community and help us support even more people.”