[1] It was not rail connected, but served as a ticket office and waiting room for the Humber Ferry.

The company's offices were moved in August that year to 7 Nelson Street, a building which also contained the living quarters for the clerk in charge.

[3] The Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, one of several companies which amalgamated in 1847 to form the MS&LR, had obtained powers on 26 June 1846 to establish proper pier facilities at Hull.

These eventually lapsed without being used, and in the absence of quays which could be used at low tide, passengers were conveyed between ships at anchor and the shore in small boats.

[5][6] The offices at Victoria Pier closed on 25 June 1981,[6] with the withdrawal of the ferry service following the opening of the Humber Bridge.