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Today is so here is a carving from a Batak bark book from Northern Sumatra. Dated to 18th-20th century it records star signs, symbolic animals and days of the week. Part of the Centre for South East Asian Studies, University of Hull
Things Hull Students Don't Say in the 1960s.

A great turnout yesterday for our Lunchtime Talk by Victoria Dawson. Looking at the Laundresses' Strike in 1920. An excellent account of unsung women activists fighting to improve their pay.
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As it's in the US, here's a nice engraving from 1829 showing the lighthouses on Spurn Point. On the left stands John Smeaton's light of 1776 which was replaced by the present lighthouse in 1895. On the right is John Shaw's light which was decommissioned soon after the engraving. The remains of its replacement can still be seen today.
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Join us on 25 August for 'Words of Wisdom: Proverbs, sayings and commonplaces, from Shakespeare to the present', a free public event featuring a talk and workshop led by Dr Mel Evans and Dr Richard Meek. Further details and link to booking form available on our Current events page!

Check out our most recent addition to the Hull The Hull Story !

The ghostly monks of Bransholme — The Hull Story By Neil Chadwick , archivist/librarian Ghost stories have long formed part of local folklore, and one of the most persistent tales connected with Bransholme concerns sightings of mysterious monks across the estate and surrounding area. These apparitions are often linked to Meaux Abbey, a major me

in 1834 the foundation stone for William Wilberforce’s statue on Monument Bridge was laid. It was the same day the Slavery Abolition Act came into force, just over a year after his death.

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August 1st Lego & Craft Club - Come and make marine themed paper animals and Lego boats, all materials provided. Under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. 10am -12pm, Free, no booking required Hull Museums Hull Libraries

165 years ago the ‘Hero of the Humber’ John Ellerthorpe, carried out his 39th and final rescue. He was twice awarded a medal by the Royal Humane Society for his efforts.
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Drypool Bridge has reopened so many times in the last couple of years, we're running out of historical photos to mark it with! It reopened again a few days ago and I don't think we've used this 1958 view yet!
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A nice bit of industrial archaeology. The old footbridge over the Foredyke Drain at Montrose Street can be seen with the lighter patch of grass. The bridge was probably left in situate when the drain was filled in, hence the visible patch Hull Libraries Hull Museums Humber Field Archaeology