Our August newsletter is here. A bumper edition of blog posts, report launches, and a reflection on the last twelve months from Charlotte. Catch up here and subscribe through our bio! mailchi.mp/7d146139e0e5/n…

It's great to hear how people are responding to our first report, and even putting some of the findings into action already. We've had messages from historians, heritage practitioners, and artists so far. So exciting to see what influence this might have!

It's our Dr Charlotte Tomlinson 's last day tomorrow - catch up on her last blog post, on saying goodbye (ish) to the Half Life, and hello to Hull's maritime history. Including stories of River Hull bargees, banana boats, & being 'water people'. #Hull #MustBeHull #HullHistory

New blog post! Reflections on our symposium one month on. …alflifeoftheblitz.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2022/08/26/our…

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The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull Anyone else recall the strangely comforting sound of the foghorn? I could hear it from my Greatfield bedroom...alas, foghorns have mostly gone from our coasts

'People often say "Hull is a village" because you always end up seeing someone you know, and that’s certainly the case for me now.' Catch up on our latest newsletter, looking back over the first twelve months of the Half Life project, here: mailchi.mp/7d146139e0e5/n…

3 September is #NationalCinemaDay2022 - so here's our own National Picture Theatre, photographed 20 Mar 1941, a few days after being bombed. Now to be restored by National Civilian WW2 Memorial Trust Hull City Council Hull Museums Hull Libraries The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull

We wrote a Blog post on why this categorisation means so much in Hull history …alflifeoftheblitz.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2022/02/02/his…

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]. Hidden Treasures Hull Museums Hull Libraries The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull

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: …alflifeoftheblitz.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2022/11/09/a-r…

Great work from our very own Charlotte Tomlinson

This week Hull History Centre 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 …alflifeoftheblitz.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2023/03/06/the…

Excellent panel on built heritage, place and public engagement in 21st century Britain #UHG2023 Dr Charlotte Tomlinson spoke on walking workshops, in-situ engagement (maps!) and online engagement (more maps!) for The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull

An absolutely brilliant couple of days at Urban History Group conference. It was a true pleasure to share our The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull research & how it shapes the work I do at Hull Maritime, and chat about the future of urban history with so many fab people. #UHG2023 #urbanhistory

News 📢📢 Very happy to announce a new programme of pop-up exhibitions I've been putting together at Hull Maritime. Starting 12 April with A-Fishing-For-The-Whale, a collab with Caroline Hack & Sophia Nicolov, exploring our maritime heritage through textile art and music ✨✨

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.