Untold Hull

17/01/2018

It's archive release day! Latest Hull oral history can be found here, featuring parties in the street and elephants in the road...

Here you can listen to some of the latest additions to the archive. This page will be updated on a regular basis as new recordings are released.

10/01/2018

Latest additions to the oral history archive are live! Weird accents, schools as battlefields and nit nurse dreams are all featured, plus plenty more!

Here you can listen to some of the latest additions to the archive. This page will be updated on a regular basis as new recordings are released.

13/12/2017

New additions to the Untold Hull oral history archive today! Tales of 'Doll's house' bomb damage, love at the ice cream factory and voting day donkeys...

Here you can listen to some of the latest additions to the archive. This page will be updated on a regular basis as new recordings are released.

06/12/2017

The Untold Hull oral history archive is now live! Head over to our website to listen to the first full batch of archive recordings from ordinary Hull people telling their extraordinary stories! We'll be adding more recordings here on a regular basis too, so keep your eyes peeled for additions in the near future...

Untold stories from the people of Hull

30/11/2017

We have over 250 hours of oral history in our archive and counting. Can't wait to start sharing it with you when we launch next week!

Untold stories from the people of Hull

22/11/2017

News Flash! We are going to start launching our brand new oral history archive on the 6th December. Check our website from that day on for the first batch of full length recordings. We will be adding more on regular basis from then and onwards into 2018. We will also be holding a special celebration event on 1st March next year. More details soon!

Untold stories from the people of Hull

24/10/2017

Come and share your story with us today at Ings Library or any of these other dates coming soon. Everyone welcome!

07/09/2017

New Story! Lorraine talks about old Hessle Road and finally getting electricity in her childhood home

Lorraine describes the “old fashioned” look of Hessle Road and how she remembers her house finally getting electricity.

03/08/2017

Ahmed & Parah talk about first impressions of hull and it's "special accent"

https://t.co/xINiLux080

Ahmad and family talk about fleeing from the fighting in Syria, their first impressions of Hull and difficulties with it's 'special accent'

27/07/2017

NEW STORY!
Pat talks about bombing raids, as well as life as a police woman.
Hull Libraries (Hull City Council)

https://untoldhull.org/2017/07/25/pat-3/

Pat tells us what happened the night her house was hit by a bomb during the Second World War. Pat tells us a few stories from her time working as a police woman, from her first day to how sh…

19/07/2017

New: Come look at the Nuns of Hull collection here!
https://untoldhull.org/2017/07/19/nuns-of-hull/

‘Nuns of Hull’ A project by Dr. Lee Karen Stow, was inspired by the work of Sister Anna and Sister Josie of St Stephen’s Church on Greatfield Estate in East Hull. The project is about the stories a…

06/07/2017

New Story! Robert tells us about wartime budgie subterfuge and wonky theatre stages http://ow.ly/zV5b30doyjZ

Robert tells us about the time during the war when his father had to get creative with the truth to save the family budgie Here Robert tells us a story from his time working at the New Theatre, whe…