Located in Queen Victoria Square in the city centre, it is a Grade II* listed building.

[1] The hall, which was designed by Hull's City architect Joseph Hirst in the Baroque Revival style, was built between 1903 and 1909.

[2] An organ, which was built by the local firm of Forster and Andrews,[3] was installed in time for an opening concert by the composer Edwin Lemare on 30 March 1911.

[2] King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited the city to see the damage and attended a concert in the hall in August 1941.

[16] In February 2021 it was announced that the building would be used as a mass vaccination centre for COVID-19 for the city and the East Riding of Yorkshire.