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…
Updates & Blog Posts
‘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…
History of Hull: Walking in Hull Pt.2 – A North East Coast Town
In this blog post our project leader Dr James Greenhalgh explores more findings from our ‘walking workshops’ and interrogates the notion of Hull as a ‘forgotten city’ – referred to only as a ‘North East Coast Town’ and eclipsed from popular memory of the Second World War. Of all the memories and points of interest 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…
History of Hull: Walking with our Volunteers pt.1 – Chicken George & Old Mother Riley
On 22nd November we held our first workshop for the project, which involved getting a group of volunteers together at Hull History Centre for a range of activities. These activities are part of the research design of the Half Life of the Blitz project and involve shaping the project’s focus around a collection of Read More…
Our First Workshop
The Half Life of the Blitz project is all about people and the stories they tell about the places they live. Talking to people is at the core of our project, as we create a new history of post-war Hull built from people’s experiences, their memories, and what matters to them. With that in mind, Read More…
History of Hull: Max Lock and the Hull Regional Survey
Anybody who has lived or worked in Hull will almost certainly be familiar with the claim that Hull was forgotten about after the Second World War, despite its exceptionally heavy bomb damage for a city of its size. Against a national memory of the Home Front that has a great deal to say about the Read More…
Booking For Our First Workshop Is Now Live
Booking for our first workshop on 22nd November is now live! As part of the project we’re holding public workshops which will help shape the directions of our research. We want to hear people’s stories of living in the city, understand more about what matters to people in Hull, and use this to inform Read More…
History of Hull: Ferensway
In this series of blog posts James and Charlotte are going to be looking at some of the interesting projects and developments that have occurred in Hull during the twentieth century as a means to stimulate debate around the urban history of Hull. This first post concerns arguably Hull Corporation’s first really bold scheme to Read More…
Welcome to the Half Life of the Blitz
Welcome to the Half Life of the Blitz, an AHRC-funded project run by James Greenhalgh and Charlotte Tomlinson from the University of Lincoln. We are looking for volunteers to participate in the project, so please look at Aims and our Contact page to get in touch with us if you are interested in participating in Read More…