Carnegie Heritage Centre
Talks at the Carnegie Heritage Centre - from January 2019. We have talks on the first Sunday of the month at 1.30pm, the second Wednesday of the month at 10am and the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm
Carnegie Tuesday Talks
Tuesday 28th May
Starting at 7.30pm
Thomas Ferens
With
Melvin Johnson
Admission £2.50
Sunday Local History Talks
Sunday 2nd June 2019
Starting at 1.30pm
F.S.Smith Drawings
with
Mike Covell
Admission £2.50
Wednesday Local History Talks
Wednesday June 12th 2019
10.00 am to 11.30am
Walking the Beat in Hull
with
Gordon Acaster
£2.50 per session
Carnegie Tuesday Talks
Tuesday 25th June 2019
7.00pm start
A look at Hull's Railways
- 1840 to present day
with
Mick Nicholson
Admission Charge £2.50
Sunday Local History Talks
Sunday 7th July 2019
1.30 to 3.00pm
A glimpse of Edwardian Life with the help of the "Hull Lady" magazine
with
Michelle Beadle
£2.50 per session
Wednesday Local History Talks
Wednesday July 10th 2019
10.00am to 11.30am
Hull Music Hall in the 1900's
with
Jim Shaw
£2.50 per session
Carnegie Tuesday Talks
Tuesday 23rd July 2019
7.30pm start
Cod Wars and the Cold War
with
Lia Nici and the Carnegie Voluteers
Entrance £2.50
Previous talks...
A Headline History of Hull
Wednesday 8th May 2019
With
Malcolm Scott
The Stathers of Spring Bank
Sunday 5th May 2019
With
Pete Lowden
Big Bomb attacks on West Hull
Tuesday 23rd April 2019
with
Dennis Chapman
The Training Ship - Southampton
Wednesday 10th April 2019
with
Pete Lowden
Death and Mourning in day gone bye
April 7th 2019
With
Judy Bangs
Hull in the Sixties
Wednesday 13th March 2019
Hull in the Sixties
with
David Ostler
The White City Story
Sunday 3rd March 2019
The story of White City from 1920 - 1938
With
Alan Beadle
Sam Allon Photographs
Tuesday 26th February 2019
A fantastic collection of photographs, taken from glass slides, of buildings which have since been demolished.
With Rob Haywood
The Pease Family
Wednesday 13th February 2019
With Michael Free
War Dead of Hull General Cemetery
Sunday 3rd February2019
With Bill Longden and Pete Lowden
Hull Vikings speedway memories
Tuesday 22nd January 2019
With Alan Beadle
The History of Reckitt Benckiser
Wednesday 9th January 2019
With Steve Scott and Rosina Baxter
The Rise and Fall of Hull General Cemetery
Sunday 6th January 2019
Pete Lowden
The History of Hull Kingston Rovers
This talk was delivered by the HKR's Heritage group and gave us the history of the team.
We also had input from Keith Pollard, ex HKR player who went on to play in Australia. Keith has written a book covering his growing up on Hessle Road, his playing days and his experiences in numerous jobs around the world.
Keith is selling the book, 'Red & White Phoenix' The adventures of a Hessle Road lad, to raise awareness of the desease Alpha 1 which his son Jason died from. It is available on this site from our on line shop.
Trawlers and Trawlermen including the PQ17
This talk was given by Sheila Coates and Judy Galloway, two volunteers from the Carnegie Heritage Centre. They were assisted by other volunteers who had relatives serving in this event.
The research that they have done on this topic is still available if you come into the Carnegie Heritage Centre on a Tuesday or Friday.
Campaign for a Jack Harrison Statue
Ian gave us a fascinating insight into the life of Jack Harrison and his reasons for a statue in his memory
Public Health in the 17th Century
Mike Rymery gave us a very interesting insight into the Medical Profession in the late 17th century
Painted in Hull with Mark Richmond
The talk covered the life of Thomas Sommerscales who found fame in Chile
My Life in Books
A talk by Military Historian Barry Barnes
The R38
John Lawson showed us the destruction of the R38 and gave us the background as to why and how it was built.
The Picture House Reborn
Hilary Byers brought us up to date with the progress being made on the aquisition of the listed remains of the old Beverley Road Picture House.
Remembering Life in Hull
Mike Ullyatt talked about his new book of the same name and how and why it came about.
The Growth of Withernsea
Godfrey Robinson gave a very enthusiastic illustrated talk of the history of Withernsea along with his memories of growing up there and his later retirement to the town.
Asleep in the Deep
Diane Brian talked about her latest book about John Bennett who built up his shipping business before the start of the first world war.
From West Park to the Palace
This was an interesting talk by jim Shaw telling us about the old theatres we had in Hull, along with old photographs.
The Development of Anlaby Road
This was an experimental talk by Liz Shepherd which was based on Paul Gibsons book 'The Anlaby Road'. After a lot of re adjustment Liz will be giving this talk for the Heritage Open Days in September.
Hull & the Impact of WW1
Again, Rob Bell gave us his version of how WW1 affected Hull and its people.
Sunday Afternoon Reminiscence talks
These talks are an opportunity to hear and share memories of Hull and the people of Hull. They are held on the first Sunday of the month at 1.30pm and usually last for an hour or more, with a break for refreshments. Admission is £2.50
Carnegie Heritage Centre Ltd, 342 Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 6JA – Registered Office. Registered Charity Number 1131585 Monday 1.30 until 3 pm Family history help desk with the East Yorkshire Family History Society
Tuesday 9.30 until 3 pm Open House - pop in and see us with your queries or research
Friday 9.30 until 3 pm Open House again
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