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BBC News
31-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Exhibition captures Hull's lost Victorian streets
Drawings of Victorian Hull are to go on show to mark the centenary of an artist's Schultz Smith sketched streets and buildings across the city – many now vanished – from the 1880s onwards.A collection of his art is housed in the archives at Hull History is now holding an exhibition of his work to commemorate his death in 1925. Councillor Rob Pritchard, portfolio holder for culture and leisure, said the drawings "increase our understanding of the development of the city"."FS Smith's drawings preserve a Hull that has now largely disappeared," he added."An early Victorian town of narrow streets and surviving medieval buildings on the threshold of the great changes that Edwardian redevelopment and the Second World War would bring."The exhibition is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays until 28 to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and iPad or Google Play for Android devices.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Film shows how city marked VE Day
Hull History Centre is marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two with a film showing archive footage of celebrations in the city. VE Day (Victory in Europe) followed the unconditional surrender of German forces to the Allies on 8 May 1945. Archivists said it was an opportunity to see how the people of Hull marked "this momentous day". There will also be a display of original photographs and documents from the time, with a number of free screenings taking place on 3 May. German bombing raids on Hull killed 1,200 people, injured 3,000 and made more than 150,000 homeless. About 87,000 houses were damaged. The National Picture Theatre on Beverley Road was badly damaged during a German air raid in 1941. The building is now being turned into a heritage centre. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Exhibition tells how city rose from the Blitz Work begins on cinema damaged in Blitz New Hull Blitz memorial to remember those killed Hull History Centre
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Film shows how city marked VE Day
Hull History Centre is marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two with a film showing archive footage of celebrations in the city. VE Day (Victory in Europe) followed the unconditional surrender of German forces to the Allies on 8 May 1945. Archivists said it was an opportunity to see how the people of Hull marked "this momentous day". There will also be a display of original photographs and documents from the time, with a number of free screenings taking place on 3 May. German bombing raids on Hull killed 1,200 people, injured 3,000 and made more than 150,000 homeless. About 87,000 houses were damaged. The National Picture Theatre on Beverley Road was badly damaged during a German air raid in 1941. The building is now being turned into a heritage centre. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Exhibition tells how city rose from the Blitz Work begins on cinema damaged in Blitz New Hull Blitz memorial to remember those killed Hull History Centre
BBC News
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Archive film shows how Hull marked VE Day
Hull History Centre is marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two with a film showing archive footage of celebrations in the Day (Victory in Europe) followed the unconditional surrender of German forces to the Allies on 8 May said it was an opportunity to see how the people of Hull marked "this momentous day".There will also be a display of original photographs and documents from the time, with a number of free screenings taking place on 3 May. German bombing raids on Hull killed 1,200 people, injured 3,000 and made more than 150,000 homeless. About 87,000 houses were National Picture Theatre on Beverley Road was badly damaged during a German air raid in 1941. The building is now being turned into a heritage centre. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
