Hull City Council remains “fully committed” to plans for a long-delayed visitor attraction on the site of a Tudor castle, its leader has said.
The South Blockhouse was built on the orders of Henry VIII between 1541 and 1543 to protect the port, but was demolished in the 19th Century.
Survey work has now started on the site of the proposed attraction, which was originally due to be completed in 2025 but suffered from a funding shortfall.
Council leader Mike Ross said: “The council remains fully committed to delivering this project and ensuring this remarkable, and largely untold, chapter of the city’s history can be shared with future generations.”
Initial investigation work is under way to determine drainage needs, the council said, and it is hoped construction might start in 2027.
Ross added: “We hope to be on site next year once the design revisions have been finalised and confirmed.”
The South Blockhouse overlooked the mouth of the River Hull and had a stone tower and platforms for cannons.
It formed part of a string of defences around Hull’s main harbour, which were later incorporated into a fortress known as the Citadel.