Hull History Centre joins Google Arts and Culture!

Queen Victoria Square, 1920s (U DX336/32/9)

Throughout lockdown a small group of History Centre staff have been working to launch our Google Arts and Culture site. It went live in mid-June to celebrate the 10th anniversary of our official opening, and we're excited to be able to share some of our digitised content with you!

Initially we have about 170 images of items in our collections, which you can browse through. They mainly relate to Hull from the 1920s to the 1950s, and give a fascinating insight into how our city has changed.

Google Arts and Culture also allows us to curate stories using our content, and incorporating other features from Google such as Streetview scenes. We launched with 3 stories:

Monument Bridge, 1920s (U DX336/32/11)

Hull in the 1920s, where you can explore Hull through the lens of photographer Claude William Jamson

Petrol ration coupon (C DMX/337/18)

Transition from War to Peace, where you can find out what Hull was like following the end of the Second World War

Drawing of proposed Shopping Centre (L 711A)

and A Plan for the City, where you can discover how Hull was rebuilt after the war.

We're planning to add more content regularly so keep checking our site, or follow us on Twitter to keep up to date.