Modernist Hull : A walking guide to the post-war city

Free - postage payable only.

This trail is based on research, stories, and memories collected through a project called The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull, which has been led by the University of Lincoln since 2021. This guide has been designed as a self-directed walking tour taking approximately one hour to complete. Please take care when exploring the city.

Between 1939 and 1945, wartime air raids changed the face of Hull forever. Second World War bombing campaigns destroyed landmark buildings and beloved public spaces, and also kickstarted an era of rethinking the city that would last for decades to come.

On this tour you’ll learn more about the buildings that ‘rose from the ashes’ of the war in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, and post-war places that local people still think make Hull what - and who - it is today.

The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull is a project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The guide has been put together by Dr Charlotte Tomlinson and Dr James Greenhalgh, and designed by Joseph Cox, with thanks to Hull History Centre, Hull Daily Mail, and RIBA.

Published by the University of Lincoln