32 Pearson Park, Hull

32 Pearson Park is a grade II listed building in Hull. The semi-detached house is notable for its connection with the poet Philip Larkin who lived in the top flat.

During the 1950s, when Larkin moved to Hull, the house belonged to the University of Hull, his employer. The top flat at No. 32 was Larkin´s home for 18 years from 1956. It overlooks Pearson Park and its views may have inspired the poetry collection "High Windows". Larkin moved out in the 1970s when the university decided to sell the property.

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