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Hello Mrs Peel,
Unfortunately, your Dad's time was a bit before mine. I don't have any photo's.  The Queen came to Hull around 1961/2 and a little Pirate held up her car in the grounds of the homes.  That was in the Hull Daily mail at the time.  The archbishop of Canterbury came to visit too about the same time and I remember we lined up and had to kiss his big ring on his finger.  I recall his big belly was huge and the ring enormous.  Strange what you remember when a child.  I am sure that there is archive material in Hull.  If you are near there sometime them make some enquiries at the library.  They also have a new resource centre which opened very recently.  Try looking ta the Hull website. Incidentally they are preserving the front row of houses including Buckston Brown while I think that the rear will be demolished for new housing. The houses will be remodelled to rent to University students.  A few of the boys attended the Nautical School on the Boulevard. I suppose because their father's had been seamen. My mother was in the Hessle homes which I believe was the seaman's children's home prior to being moved to the Newland Homes. There was also a series of articles int he Hull Daily Mail newspaper a few years ago about the Hessle Homes. I am not an expert on these things though.

Phew, Am I relieved.  I am sending happy faces are you receiving them as they don't look like they are going on properly at this end?

Hi again Julie,
Yes this looks like the family Julie.  My 'happy faces' on the computer don't seem to be ttaching but I am jumping for joy here. Thank you.

What can I say but thank you so much for the 3 replies within minutes of my request I think that all the replies are correct and thank you to Julie for all your help.