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Historic maps of Hull and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Hull maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of North Humberside
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Hull books
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Hull Town and City Memories
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8 Hull photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Hull
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Opening of the 'New' Hull Police Station
My great-grandfather, Richard Gillett, was an Alderman and laid the foundation stone for this building. I don't suppose that there is a photo of the Foundation Stone anywhere, is there? A member of our family has the engraved silver trowel and gavel which were presented to him at the time.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sheilaweston/gillett/Gillett%20Family%20Photographs/richardgillett.html
Sheila Weston, nee Trenbath
Shared on 05 September 2009
My Mam was from Hull and I was born there. We moved to Wales when I was three. We used to go to visit my Gran in Glebe Road, and my Aunt Hilda. We loved the patties and fish and chips. They were the best. I remember the trams, the parks and riding bikes. Us children, my brothers and I, did... [more]
Shared on 04 October 2008
My first and last jobs in Hull
This is a photo of the Derringham Branch of the Hull Savings Bank where I started as a junior bank clerk at the age of 16 on 31st August 1965, probably around the time when this photo was taken. It certainly looks right.
This was my first job after leaving Riley High School, just down the road from the... [more]
Shared on 16 August 2006
North Humberside memories
I walked and played down here. My aunty and uncle owned one of the house boats nearby and my father worked at Marshalls quarry/mill for a while. The area has changed a lot ,mostly to car parking. We rode our bikes round Little Swits and often visited Humberfield quarry to watch the train come out of the tunnel. There isn't much... [more]
Shared on 20 January 2009
Extracts From Hull & North Humberside books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Hull, inspired by Frith photos.
Yorkshire Photographic Memories
These imposing Dock Offices reinforce Hull's position as a major port. The Doric column on the right is a monument to William Wilberforce, who was born in Hull, and was responsible for the abolition of slavery throughout the Empire.
This is an extract from Yorkshire Photographic Memories.
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Nottinghamshire Photographic Memories
These imposing Dock Offices reinforce Hull's position as a major port. The Doric column on the right is a monument to William Wilberforce, who was born in Hull, and was responsible for the abolition of slavery throughout the Empire.
This is an extract from Nottinghamshire Photographic Memories.
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The statue of William III, originally erected in 1734, stands proudly in the centre, bisected by the tramlines. William has moved several times over the years; he now sits above a Gents urinal. The tower of the Holy Trinity Church peers over the fine silk and jeweller's stores.
This is an extract from Humberside Pocket Album.
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