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Welcome To Our Project! We're building a new history of post-war Hull, focusing on the lives and ex

22/08/2022

'Community Heritage, Place Identity, and the Built Environment'.

As we approach the mid-point of our project, we're pleased to publish our first research report, featuring key findings and examples from our work so far.

Download it here:
https://thehalflifeoftheblitz.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/reports/

22/08/2022

For her last blog post for the Half Blitz project, our own Charlotte Tomlinson has written about Hull's maritime story, sharing more quotes from our interviews and workshops this year - and also a bit of exciting personal news.

https://thehalflifeoftheblitz.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2022/08/10/you-know-if-youre-a-hull-person-born-and-bred-thats-in-you-somewhere-hulls-maritime-history-and-some-half-blitz-news/

01/08/2022

We're back from our summer break, and straight back into it with a new blog post on Hull - the cinema city.

Chock full of quotes and audio clips, this one's a real nostalgic look back at going to 'the pictures'.

https://thehalflifeoftheblitz.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2022/08/01/the-cinema-city/

15/07/2022

A double-bill of blog posts from us this week.

Today we've got a new Hull & Me blog post for you, where we talk to Alison Keld about dancing and nights out in Hull's past.

https://thehalflifeoftheblitz.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2022/07/15/hull-me-alison-keld/

14/07/2022

This time last week we were welcoming a bunch of brilliant speakers to Hull for our first project symposium.

Our PI James Greenhalgh has rounded up the day in our latest blog post, which you can catch up with here.

https://thehalflifeoftheblitz.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2022/07/14/our-symposium-understanding-place-memory-and-identity-in-the-post-war-city/

05/07/2022

Our latest newsletter was sent out to subscribers last week, but you can catch up here.

In it we chat about Hull's shops of the past, what we've been up to lately at the Half Life project, and share our most recent blog posts.

https://mailchi.mp/d9537720dab0/newslettertwo-9295257

23/06/2022

A new blog post is here, and this week we've been shopping!

From Hammonds to the corner shop to going 'on road', shops have played a huge part in so much of our research so far.

What memories do you have of shopping in the city?

https://thehalflifeoftheblitz.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2022/06/23/it-feels-as-though-the-heart-of-hull-went-when-hammonds-went-shopping-and-memories-of-post-war-hull/

Image: Hull History Centre.

17/06/2022

Great to be back with our project partners the Hull History Centre this week!

08/06/2022

Have you caught up with all of our recent blog posts?

We've got insights into our research process, a deep-dive into Hull's musical history, and several new Hull & Me posts for you to explore.

Read here:
https://thehalflifeoftheblitz.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/latest-news/

27/05/2022

Our Hull Mixtape is finally here!

Sent out to our newsletter subscribers this morning, our project playlist is made up of the songs, artists and places that have come up in our workshops, oral histories, and on social media.

Listen & find out more here:
https://thehalflifeoftheblitz.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2022/05/27/our-hull-mixtape/

24/05/2022

It was great to be back with Hull Maritime this morning for one of their Conservation in Action sessions.

It’s great to see our two projects come together through moments like this. So much to learn and share ⚓️

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