This imposing building on High Street now houses the Hull and East Riding Museum. It was originally the Customs House then in 1856 it became the Corn Exchange (not to be confused with Ye Olde Corn Exchange) before becoming a Museum of Commerce and Transport in 1923. Following WW2 when it was damaged by bombing it reopened as a Museum of Transport and Archaeology in 1957. It was renamed the Hull and East Riding Museum in 1983.
Due to the narrowness of the street I couldn't get a full shot of the facade but if you click here you'll get an early drawing of the building.
The doorway still has the signs of the corn merchants and traders who worked from this building.
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