The Hull People's Memorial DVD Department

Hull at War part 1

Hull at War Part 1
The Blitz

A moving account of Kingston upon Hull during the bombings of World War Two. Drawing heavily on original archive ciné film, this is the story of a city whose suffering and struggle for survival had to remain anonymous until well after the end of the war.

Hull at War part 2

Hull at War Part 2 Beginning of The End

Illustrated by original archive footage of events at home and abroad, this is a story of courage and determination dedicated to all the men and women of Hull who served their country during World War II.

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There is a War on You Know

A series of interviews which reveal the memories of the children of the Sculcoates area of Kingston upon Hull during the second World War. The majority of the interviews were recorded during the 70th aniversary of Hull's worst nights of the war.

A supporting booklet is also available using the drop-down menu, left.

Yorkshire at War

Using rare archive footage brought together for the first time, join us as we explore the history of Yorkshire at War.

 

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Hull Bygone Days Volume 1

Nostalgia at its best: this is the city of Hull as seen through the eyes of the local movie makers of yesteryear who, with their hand-cranked and clockwork cameras, captured the life and times of our foerbears.

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Hull Bygone Days Volume 2

Nostalgia at its best: Hull Bygone Days DVDs, Volumes 1 and 2, contain some of the rarest and most spectacular images of Hull and district ever released.

Hull Story DVD

The Hull Story

Join us for a journey through time tracing the origin of Hull from the Monks of Meaux to modern times. This film was inspired by the late Peter Richardson whose collection of rare archive ciné material is released on DVD for the first time


Charlie Board - Trawler Spy

Charlie Board

 

Trawler Towns - Hull and Grimsby

Trawler Towns
Hull and Grimsby

 

Coventry at War

Coventry at War

Conventy, in spite of all of the publicity, was far from being the worst bombed city in the UK - that dubious honour belongs to Kingston upon Hull. However, the bombing of Coventry was truly horrific and this DVD tells that story in detail.

The Glasgow Story

The Glasgow Story

 

The Manchester Blitz

The Manchester Blitz

The Sheffield Story

 

Sheffield at War

Sheffield at War