Friday, 30 December 2016

Fact 84. Model Makers Magic, from Hull

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Humbrol started out in Kingston upon Hull, or just plain Hull, in 1919, under the name of the Humber Oil Company. It started as a maker of ...
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Thursday, 22 December 2016

Fact 83. Ronnie Hilton was the cover version king.

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Ronnie Hilton was born in Hull on 26th January 1926. I have seen his father as being a soldier or a seaman, but he left Paisley Street Scho...
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Monday, 5 December 2016

Fact 82. St. Mary's Lowgate, is the oldest in Hull.

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The full name of the church is St Mary's the Virgin, Lowgate, and it is the oldest church in Hull. It is first in the records as a Chap...
Thursday, 1 December 2016

Fact 81. Scale Lane swing bridge is 'ride on'.

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Scale Lane Swing Bridge is a pedestrian and cycle bridge across the River Hull. This river was the reason for the development of the City o...
Monday, 21 November 2016

Fact 80. Albert Dock was the first Western Dock.

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As Trade increased, and vessels got larger there was already calls for dock space in Hull as early as the 1830's. Even when Railway Doc...
Sunday, 13 November 2016

Fact 79. John Enderby Jackson, impresario.

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John Enderby Jackson was born in Hull in 1827, Myton Gate. His father was a tallow chandler and soap manufacturer and as the business had b...
Thursday, 10 November 2016

Fact 78. Seven Sea started in Hull.

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It had long been known by fishermen that cod liver oil was very good for the treatment of bone disease, rheumatism and malnutrition, but th...