Beverley Gate gave access to the town of Hull through its walled defenses. The wall was built in the fourteenth century by Edward II who was granted permission to build a defensive stone wall around the town. It was rebuilt using brick between 1330 and 1410. In 1642 King Charles I traveled from York to Hull to seize the city for its considerable arms that had been left after the Scottish War. Sir John Hotham ordered the gates to be closed refusing the King entry to the town - an act that is thought to have triggered the English Civil War. Beverley Gate was demolished in 1776 to make way for the development of Queens Dock. (Now Queens Gardens) The gate was rediscovered during an excavation in the 80s, and also uncovered were the foundations of Monument Bridge, which went over the waterway connecting Princes Dock and Queens Dock (Now Queens Gardens.) The excavation site is a popular meeting place for skaters, goths and emo kids.

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