Local History Talks
We hold monthly talks on Wednesday mornings starting at 10.30am on the last Wednesday of the month, apart from August and December when there is no talk. Admission £3.00, pay by cash or card.
2025
Wednesday 26th February
The History of Blackburn Aircraft
Presented by Stephen Blee
Wednesday 26th March
Hull’s General Cemetery plus the new Data Base by Friends of Hull General Cemetery
Presented by Pete Lowden
Wednesday 30th April
Hull’s Georgian Suburbs
Presented by Richard Clark
Wednesday 28th May
My Life with Buses
Presented by Colin Cooper
Wednesday 25th June
Pixie Burke – Boutique Owner & Dressmaker
Presented by Tee Bylo
Wednesday July 30th
Changes in the City of Hull’s Retail Offering 1965 to 2025
Presented by Godfery Holmes
Previous Talks
Wednesday January 29th Hull’s Golden Age of Public Transport
Presented by Colin Cooper
Wednesday 27th November – Hull Civic Society DVD on Hull Transport Through the Decades
Presented by Ian Wolstencroft
Wednesday 30th October – Hull’s Corporation Pier
Presented by Mark Richmond
Wednesday September 25th – Around Hull by Trolley Bus – The rise & demise of trolley buses in Hull
Presented by Malcolm Wells
Wednesday 31st July – The History of an Industrial School – Avenues Centre, Park Avenue
Presented by Hilary Byers
Wednesday February 28th – The History of Netherhall, Sutton
presented by Mike Rymer
Wednesday March 27th – Hull Trams 1875 -1945
Presented by Malcolm Wells
Wednesday April 24th – Juxtaposition of Art in Hull
presented by Malcolm Sharman
Wednesday May 29th – Lost Hull Railway Stations
presented by Mick Nicholson