Christopher Pickering

Christopher G. Pickering (9 November 1842 – 22 December 1920)[1][2] was a British businessman and philanthropist. He made his fortune as a merchant and ship owner, particularly in the Kingston upon Hull fish trade. In 1914 he founded a park, almshouses, church and children's home in west Hull. The park and almshouses still bear his name.

Pickering Park (January 2007)
  1. ^ "Christopher Pickering : A Rags to Riches Story" (PDF). Hullwebs.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Christopher Pickering". Geni.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.