In this blog series, we talk to people about their connections to Hull and what the city means to them. In this post we’re chatting to our very own Dr James Greenhalgh, Project Leader for The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull. First things first – tell us a bit more about you. I’m Read More…
Author: ctomlinson
‘The first band I nearly saw…’: Telling Hull’s Story Through Music
Ed Ullyart’s mural on Clumber Street, and The Polar Bear. Photos courtesy of Charlotte Tomlinson. History and heritage are embedded in the built environment of cities in lots of ways. Through Blue Plaque Schemes, for instance, which celebrate and commemorate important people who came from that place or shaped it. Or through street names Read More…
Hull & Me: Ann Jepson
In this blog series, we talk to people about their connections to Hull and what the city means to them. In this post we’re chatting to Ann Jepson, one of our wonderful oral history interviewees and a real champion of our project. We chat about moving to the area, trying new things, Hull’s chattiness, and Read More…
Hull & Me: Leigh Bird and Esther Johnson
In this blog series, we talk to people about their connections to Hull and what the city means to them. In this post we’re chatting to Leigh Bird and Esther Johnson about the power of place and the importance of the ‘Three Ships’ mosaic. Photos courtesy of Leigh Bird and Esther Johnson. Thanks for chatting Read More…
‘I’m Trying To Walk Through Hull In My Mind’: Walking As A Historical Methodology
“I’m trying to walk through Hull in my mind and think, where would we have gone and been?” This is how one of our research participants described narrating her life story in a recent oral history interview. We were sat at her dining table, in her home a few miles outside Hull, but as Read More…
Hull & Me: Paul Schofield
In this blog series, we’re talking to people about their connections to Hull and what the city means to them. In this post we’re chatting to Paul Schofield, Hull’s award-winning tour guide who has been leading tours of the city for more than three decades. Thanks for chatting to us! First things first – tell Read More…
Hull & Me: John and Janet Bark
In this blog series, we’re talking to people about their connections to Hull and what the city means to them. In this post we’re chatting to Janet Bark and John Bark, two people who’ve taken part in our workshops and oral history series. You can listen to the recording of them answering our questions, or Read More…
What We’ve Been Up To Lately – And Our First Newsletter
We’re now a few months into our project, and since the new year we’ve been really busy collecting stories of Hull’s post-war history and chatting to people about what the city & its heritage means to them today. First of all, we’ve been hosting more of our workshops, where we use historic and contemporary maps, Read More…
‘Hull is Abroad – Its Own Climate, Own Fashion, Own Kingdom!’
The Humber Bridge , and Hull’s famous Pattie, Chips and Peas (with plenty of Chip Spice). Back in November, we sat down with a group of volunteers to collect their memories of Hull and chat about what the city means to them. Over cups of tea, photos from the archives, and a range of Read More…
Hull & Me: Charlotte Tomlinson
In this blog series, we’re talking to people about their connections to Hull and what the city means to them. In our first post we’re chatting to Dr Charlotte Tomlinson, Research Associate on The Half Life of the Blitz project. First things first – tell us a bit more about yourself. Hi, I’m Charlotte, I’m Read More…