William Winstanley Hull

Alongside his vicar brother, William Winstanley Hull produced a petition on liturgical reform which was presented to the House of Lords.

Alongside a similar pamphlet by Edward Berens also published in 1828, Hull's proposals were described by the High Church magazine The British Critic as "pilot balloons" in determining public opinion on reforming the liturgy.

He also wished to alter the statements made by ordinands regarding what understanding of the Bible and remove suggestion that knowing Latin was a prerequisite for ministry.

[4] He drew upon John Jones's 1749 Free and Candid Disquisitions in proposing that the three Sunday morning services—Morning Prayer, the Litany, and Holy Communion—be combined into a single, shorter rite.

With his brother, John, the vicar of St Chad's Church, Poulton-le-Fylde–William Winstanley created a petition for liturgical reform which was presented to the House of Lords in 1840 by Whately, the Archbishop of Dublin.

His search for the 1662 prayer book's original manuscript is credited with leading to Arthur Penrhyn Stanley discovering the document at Westminster Hall.

[2] A memorial to William Winstanley Hull and other members of his family is located on the interior south wall of St Chad's Church, Poulton-le-Fylde.