Sunday, 24 August 2014

Fact 33. Gerald Thomas directed all 31 'Carry on' films.

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Gerald Thomas was born in Hull and studied medicine at Bristol and London. During the war he joined the Royal Sussex Regiment and serve...
Sunday, 17 August 2014

Fact 32. The oldest secular building in Hull.

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Other than churches The Old Grammar School South Church Side, just by Trinity Square is the oldest. It was built in 1583 as a school. ...
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Sunday, 10 August 2014

Fact 31. Springhead waterworks.

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Hull is built on very low laying land next to an estuary so water has always had to be sourced from away from the town. There were sever...
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Sunday, 3 August 2014

Fact 30. Airship R38 crashed over the Humber near Hull.

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Towards the end of the First World War the Admiralty ordered a Class of Airships that they required to patrol over the North Sea and provi...
Sunday, 27 July 2014

Fact 29. Actor John Alderton grew up in Hull.

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John Alderton was actually born in Gainsborough in Lincolnshire but moved to Hull with his family and attended Kingston High School. The ge...
Sunday, 20 July 2014

Fact 28. The most impressive equestrian statue in Britain.

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King Billy, as the statue is affectionately know, sits in the centre of the road of Low Gate in Hull. The place was actually where the bear...
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Sunday, 13 July 2014

Fact 27. Follow fish for fun. Hull's Fish Trail.

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Hull has a unique trail around the 'Old Town' that is marked by forty one sculptures of fish with every letter of the alphabet cove...