The Garden Village Society

Public group created by June 6 months ago, with 22 members and 34 posts.
In category Heritage.

For anyone, residents or not, who are interested in Garden Village, past, present and future. Upload your stories, pictures and share your ideas.

About The Society

In August 1971, the City Council published a planning application to build houses and bungalows in Acacia Drive, where the prefabs had been demolished. Local people were concerned about this as, the area had been designated as…

1. Heritage Open Weekend

   written 2 days ago by June

   one of the sites you can visit is the Clubhouse Elm Avenue, Garden Village. During the weekend of 13th and 14th September the building will open its doors to the public for the first time as part o…

2. Happy Birthday Garden Village

   written 2 months ago by oval

   Garden Village is 100 years old today. The opening ceremony took place on Wednesday 1st July 1908 in ideal weather. On the 27th July 2008 there will be the unveiling of a plaque followed by the r…

Carnegie Heritage Action Team

Public group created by Chat about 1 month ago, with 3 members and 4 posts.
In category Heritage.

We are a group of volunteers who began by wanting to preserve the Carnegie Library near the Anlaby Road entrance to West Park as an asset for the community, the old library is now open two and a half days per week as a heritage centre.

1. Heritage Open Days

   written 24 days ago by Chat

   Along with many other old buildings that form part of Hull’s heritage the Carnegie Heritage Information Centre will be open to the public for four days during September giving everyone an opportuni…

2. Sunday Afternoon Group

   written 24 days ago by Chat

   On the first Sunday of every month the group meets for a relaxed and informal discussion about local history. Very often there is a speaker, the most recent was a Hull lady who has written and publ…

Hull's Maritime Heritage & History

Public group created by Roberto 7 months ago, with 9 members and 1 posts.
In category Heritage.

Forum for people with an interest in the Maritime heritage of Hull and the Humber wether its Trawlers, Tugs, Ferries or whatever. Anything to do with our great maritime history.

1. Forgotten Heroes of the Merchant Vessels

   written 7 months ago by Roberto

   With the recent press coverage of the Hull Triple Trawler Tragedy refreshing our memories once more, I would like to make a point that without coverage by our local newspaper many important milesto…