"dairycoates lodge" was constructed 1809 by antony atkinson, merchant. only three persons were recorded at dairycoates in edward baines' 1823 gazetteer: two persons involved in brick and tile manufacturing including anthony atkinson, and a farmer. hawthorn avenue (then chalk lane) was built sometime after 1824. the hull and selby railway was constructed through the area in the 1830s. in 1846 a branch line, the hull and bridlington branch line was constructed from the hull and selby line at a junction at dairycoates.