The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull

Collecting Stories of Hull, 1945-2022. AHRC funded project on Hull's post-war history, urban space, memory & civic identity by @jimmygreenhalgh & @charltommo.

[The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull @HalfBlitz]

NEWS 📣

Modernist Hull is our new, free, self-guided tour of post-war Hull, based on the stories collected & research undertaken over the past three years of @HalfBlitz.

Available in print from Hull Paragon Interchange, the modernist, & other spots around Hull & E Yorks.

[Hull History Centre @Hullhistorynews]

Tomorrow Dr James Greenhalgh @unilincoln talks about "all the Hulls that could have been" post-War, including Sir Patrick Abercrombie's plan of 1945; his vision for Queens Gardens pictured. Tuesday 14 January 12.30. Admission free.
@Hull_Museums @hull_libraries @jimmygreenhalgh

[Hull History Centre @Hullhistorynews]

So, @HistoricEngland says that Birmingham rather than #Hull was the second most bombed city in the UK. Timely that Dr James Greenhalgh of @unilincoln talks here about our Blitz and its legacy Tuesday 14 Jan 12.30pm admission free.
@Hull_Museums @hull_libraries @jimmygreenhalgh

[The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull @HalfBlitz]

Our new exhibition 'The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull', is open at @Hullhistorynews now!

Tuesdays to Thursdays, 9.30am - 12.30pm. And every other Saturday.

Until 31 January.

[The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull @HalfBlitz]

Our exhibition is open today, at the Hull History Centre @Hullhistorynews, from 9.30am to 12.30pm.

Come along and let us know what you think!

[The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull @HalfBlitz]

Our new exhibition 'The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull', is open at @Hullhistorynews now!

Tuesdays to Thursdays, 9.30am - 12.30pm. And every other Saturday.

Until 31 January.

[Hull History Centre @Hullhistorynews]

We're now open after the festive break on our usual pattern - including this coming Saturday 4 January 9.30-12.30 - and the 'Half Life of the Blitz' exhibition is on until the end of the month.
@hull_libraries @Hull_Museums @HullMaritime @Hullccnews

[The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull @HalfBlitz]

Our new exhibition at the Hull History Centre is now open!

Until 31 January.

@Hullhistorynews Thanks for the coverage @BBCNews 👏👏

https://t.co/FrUv5jyQ3O

[The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull @HalfBlitz]

We’ve had a brilliant response to our new trails so far.

Over the weekend we topped us stocks at Hull Paragon Interchange, Wrecking Ball , Beasley’s, J E Books, Liquid Jade and Flour and Feast.

The guides are completely free - message us if you’d like to stock them.

[The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull @HalfBlitz]

NEWS 📣

Modernist Hull is our new, free, self-guided tour of post-war Hull, based on the stories collected & research undertaken over the past three years of @HalfBlitz.

Available in print from Hull Paragon Interchange, the modernist, & other spots around Hull & E Yorks.

[The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull @HalfBlitz]

@mjmkempson Thank you!

[The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull @HalfBlitz]

As well as being built from community stories, we’re really pleased to say that the trail has been locally designed by @josephJ_C & printed on @GFSmithpapers by @NorthendPrint 👏

Huge thanks to @ahrcpress & @Hullhistorynews for their support.

[The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull @HalfBlitz]

NEWS 📣

Modernist Hull is our new, free, self-guided tour of post-war Hull, based on the stories collected & research undertaken over the past three years of @HalfBlitz.

Available in print from Hull Paragon Interchange, the modernist, & other spots around Hull & E Yorks.

[The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull @HalfBlitz]

The earliest parts of our research were shaped by walking tours around Hull, so we’re thrilled to be returning to this format to share some of the places and spaces that people have told us make Hull what - and who - it is today.

An online version is available on our website.

[Dr Charlotte Tomlinson @charltommo]

News 📢📢

Very happy to announce a new programme of pop-up exhibitions I've been putting together at @HullMaritime.

Starting 12 April with A-Fishing-For-The-Whale, a collab with @CarolineHack & @SophiaNicolov, exploring our maritime heritage through textile art and music ✨✨

[Dr Charlotte Tomlinson @charltommo]

An absolutely brilliant couple of days at @urbanhistgroup conference.

It was a true pleasure to share our @HalfBlitz research & how it shapes the work I do at @HullMaritime, and chat about the future of urban history with so many fab people.

#UHG2023
#urbanhistory

[Urban History @UrbanHistoryCUP]

Excellent panel on built heritage, place and public engagement in 21st century Britain #UHG2023

@charltommo spoke on walking workshops, in-situ engagement (maps!) and online engagement (more maps!) for @HalfBlitz

[The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull @HalfBlitz]

This week @Hullhistorynews you can take a look at the National Picture Theatre (Bev Road) exhibition (7th-9th) to promote it, we’ve written a new Blog post on the importance of the NPT to the project https://t.co/S5lvmAv7M2

[The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull @HalfBlitz]

Great work from our very own Charlotte Tomlinson

[Dr Charlotte Tomlinson @charltommo]

Very very happy to be kicking off #WomensHistoryMonth by sharing a new piece of writing from me.

'Rethinking Wartime Citizenship through the Women's Voluntary Services'
For @I_W_M & @iwm_network.

https://t.co/YoUVno7jox

Image: IWM HU 63821.

[The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull @HalfBlitz]

Our latest blog post reflects on the methodologies we've used and changes we've made in the first year of the project and considers the next steps: https://t.co/tEH3lOGfSB

[Hull History Centre @Hullhistorynews]

For #RoshHashanah here's a report of how Jewish New Year was marked in Hull in 1963 - front page news in the Hull & Yorkshire Times, tho' the language used is rather of the period [C DJC/2/2/12/10].
@SeeTheTreasures @Hull_Museums @hull_libraries @HalfBlitz