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Maps, photo’s and history coming soon…

Latest comment by MikeCovell 5 days ago

Thanks Christine, Susan is on the mend, and she gave me tonsilitis, which made me ill over Christmas…

I often get emails regarding Local History questions, so I have set this thread up for future questions and answers.

Group members can post questions, and when I can I will try to answer, or perhaps other group members can also offer help.

Non group members are welcome to join, and post questions.

Latest comment by MikeCovell 18 days ago

The funny thing is Ron, whilst at the library obtaining the maps, I also got some of West-street in…

Welcome to the Historical Hull user group, and feel free to post your pictures, experiences and news in the group.

This thread is devoted to new books, websites and other local history events.

Latest comment by MikeCovell 26 days ago

A big thank you to June Cook from the Garden Village Society, who has very kindly sent me the following…

Sculcoates is an ancient parish that once stood 1 and half miles from the town of Kingston upon Hull.

By 1774 and the creation of "The Old Dock" (Queen’s Garden’s) Sculcoates finally joined the town, with long elongated streets and thoroughfares.

The parish had it’s own church, named St Mary’s, and built in 1760. Sadly, the church no longer exists and a newer St Mary’s church replaced it on Sculcoates Lane.

Here are a couple of shots…

Latest comment by MikeCovell about 1 month ago

That sounds about right, the name change reffered to the drain being built at the end of the street…

Kingston upon Hull has such a long history, and over the years, it’s not just the buildings which have vanished, but customs, have vanished gone too.

With this thread I aim to provide a set of strange, amusing, poignant, and informative facts, about the City we now live in.

Latest comment by KenStarkey about 1 month ago

Mistake in my original posting should be most easterly dock moved few miles further east. Just found…

The first recorded community exsisting in the area appeared in print in 1086 in the Domesday Book. It appeared as a small community of monks living in the small hamlet of "Myton", meaning "Farm at the confluence of two rivers"

By the 12th Century, the monks of Meaux (Modern day Wawne) created a new town by the name of Wyke. Wyke is derived from the Scandinavian term VIK, meaning "A Creek", which was a reference to the River Hull.

Meaux…

Latest comment by MikeCovell 2 months ago

Craggs 1800 map of Hull shows the creation of a new dock, simply entitled "The New Dock". This is…

It is hard to keep away from the area of Sculcoates, as everytime I visit, I find something new!

It is like a treasure trail of historical buildings, mills, and industry, all tightly packed with modern businesses.

Earlier this week, I grabbed my old maps, new maps, camera, and plenty of batteries, and ventured back into Sculcoates.

Latest comment by KenStarkey 2 months ago

Just wondering if East Riding Council are still considering using converted barges on Beverley Beck…

Time capsules seem to be a trend you don’t hear of one for ages then everybody’s digging and burying.

I realised that many of these capsules would be lost or forgotten. I began to wonder where time capsules were in the area, there must be hundreds?

Is there a list anywhere, do you have to register them?

I came upon an idea of making a duplicate caslue to each one buried and displaiying it in a see through case above the original buried…

Latest comment by HelenJohnson 2 months ago

Currency’s a great idea, maybe copies of all the ID we have to carry; passports, driving licence…