The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull
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@HalfBlitz
Collecting Stories of Hull, 1945-2022. AHRC funded project on Hull's post-war history, urban space, memory & civic identity by @jimmygreenhalgh & @charltommo.
What’s Buried Beneath Festival House? @hulltourguide Paul Schofield is out and about getting wet again, this time doing some digging for treasure. Supplementals: tinyurl.com/32awf4tr @hull_libraries
Birmingham was the second most bombed city in the UK during the Second World War. More than 12,000 homes were destroyed. Over 4,000 prefabs were built across the city as part of the Temporary Housing programme. 🛠️ Many remain and 16 on Wake Green Road are Grade II listed.
Our new exhibition at the Hull History Centre is now open! Until 31 January. @Hullhistorynews Thanks for the coverage @BBCNews 👏👏 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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.
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.
NEWS: Hull Maritime launch a new series of summer pop-up exhibitions, starting with A-Fishing-For-The-Whale. Featuring work by textile artist @CarolineHack, the first exhibition opens in @PrincesQuayHull ONE WEEK TODAY, 12 April. Read more loom.ly/xx9THGg
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. iwm.org.uk/blog/partnersh… Image: IWM HU 63821.
