Sculcoates district Hull

[postylady]

Hi

My Grandad was born and married in the Sculcoates area, His name was Alfred John Smith born at 5 Wawne Terrace, Hodgson St, and his father before him, George John Smith was down as living at 4 Durham Terrace, Hodgson St. George John married Ethel Goodison, 122 Hodgson St.

Does anyone have any old photo's of the area, and is there anyone with these people in their tree.

Thanks

Posty

[LizzieW]

Hi Patsy

Hull County Council have historic photographs.  They used to be available to view on line, but they are not at the moment.  Their website states:

Our extensive photographic collection includes photographs and postcards held at the City Archives and The Local Studies Library which provide a visual history of the City and its surrounding areas from the late 19th century to the 1980s.

The photographs include those originally taken to support the work of the Housing Department and the City Engineer providing a unique record of the slum clearance programmes from the 1930s to the 1980s and the damage suffered by the City during the Second World War.

The postcards include the highly acclaimed Renton Heathcote collection, with postcards from the early 20th century to the 1990s, as well as collections deposited by individuals over the years.

At present only the details of the photographs are included and no images are accessible from this site. However, work is on-going to attach the images to the text and we hope to have this service available in the coming months.

In the meantime, if you find a photograph you would like to view or order, please call either the Hull City Archives or the Local Studies Library for further information.

They have said "In order that staff can prepare for the move to their new home in the Hull History Centre, the service is now closed to the public".

When the photographs will be available to view on line again, I have no idea.  I see from the Hull History Centre website that the new building is supposed to be finished in Autumn 2009, so I'm not sure why they had to close the Archives service to the public so many months ago.

Lizzie

[postylady]

Hi Lizzie

Thanks for the info, suppose we'll just have to wait for them to open, got no choice really 

Posty

[LizzieW]

I bought loads of photos from them last year but, unfortunately, none of the Hodgson Street area, as none of my ancestors lived there.

Lizzie

[Danchaslyn]

Hello postylady

I have a living relative by marriage, who can reminisce all day about the Sculcoates district of Hull.  Unfortunately, he's currently laid up in the York hospital after an unexpected op, otherwise I would phone him and ask him about the areas you mention.  I will try and do this when he is better.   

In the meanwhile,  if you're interested please have a look in my thread of "Lynch of Hull".

cheers

Danchaslyn

 

[Roger The Hat]

I have recently received an e-mail from Mr Richard Hayton, who runs the Yorkshirehistory.com site, who tells me that the Hull History Centre is due to reopen its new facility in September, this year.

[postylady]

Thanks Dan, will try and do that, hope your relatives op went ok, and thanks Roger, look forward to September then 

Regards

Posty

[Holbrook]

Hi,
theres a shop in Hull that has lots of old photo's of areas of Hull they call it Memory Lane it's on Hessle Road.

[postylady]

Thanks Holbrook, will try and find this shop when i'm at that end of Hull one day.

Posty