Wednesday, 28 January 2015

Fact 57. Winston Churchill visited hull in November 1941.

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As I am sure you will have heard this week is the 50th Anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill and his burial. Much is being made...
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Tuesday, 20 January 2015

Fact 56. The largest unspoiled railway station in the UK.

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Paragon Station, Hull as it is today. The station opened as Hull Paragon Street and then became Hull Paragon and later just Hull. Most rec...
Wednesday, 14 January 2015

Fact 55. Smith and Nephew medical equipment company is from Hull.

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Thomas James Smith was born in 1827 in Whitfield Northumberland, and trained as an pharmacist at a dispensing chemists in Grantham. In 1855...
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Saturday, 10 January 2015

Fact 54. Statue for MP of 32 years.

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Charles Henry Wilson was born in Hull 22nd April 1833 into the family of Thomas Wilson who had started in shipping in 1822. That company be...
Monday, 5 January 2015

Fact 53. Hull is a sister city to Niigata in Japan.

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Niigata is a sister city of Hull. I understands that a sister city is the same as a twin city. Niigata is the capital city of the Prefectur...
Friday, 2 January 2015

Fact 52. The world's largest manufacturer of conveyor belting is from Hull.

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In June 1861 a 25 year old currier rented a sublet building at 21 1/2  Bishop Lane in Hull. A currier is a tradesman that following the tan...
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Tuesday, 30 December 2014

Fact 51. Don Suddaby invented Lorenzo's Oil.

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Don Suddaby was a comsetic chemist working for Croda International in Hull. His was only a small part in the story, but a crucial one. ...