We’re building a map of stories and memories of Hull from 1945 to 2022 – and we need your help!

We want to collect stories of all shapes and sizes, from large-scale city developments like post-war estates and the Humber Bridge, to shops, public spaces, homes and neighbourhoods that are meaningful and memorable to you. We’d like to collect stories about all aspects of Hull’s history in the past 80 years, including Hull Fair, Chip Spice, Princes Quay, Holderness Road, Pearson Park, your first home, your grandparents’ workplace, your local bus, and more – we want the ordinary, personal stories as well as big historical moments like the Blitz.

You can explore some of the stories already added to our ‘Memory Map’ by clicking on the icons. Add you own stories to this map by using the Comment function below, or emailing us at halflifeoftheblitz@gmail.com. Your stories can be as long or short as you like, and you can send us photos too if you want to. We’ll only use first names on the map, but let us know if you’d like your story to be anonymous instead.

You can also simply suggest and request themes, moments and places you think should feature on this map by getting in touch with us too.