WHAT WAS HERE IN HULLYWOOD?

The Hullywood Trail is now available by downloading the free ‘What Was Here?’ app. Re-live former film locations in Hull and walk in the footsteps of the stars!

Pocklington – Tour The Town

Experience the Past with the ‘What Was Here?’ app Free to download on Google Play or the App Store (search ‘what was here’) I’ve strolled around the beautiful town of Pocklington many times before, seen it’s bustling centre and quiet winding alleyways around the churchyard, but never before like this. My walk in Pocklington, using […]

Take our Survey – ‘What Was Here’ app

Download the ‘what was here?’ app (free): Google Play Store (Android) App Store (Apple, iOS) take our survey http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/WhatWasHere Cast your mind back to the year before COVID-19 (feels like a long time ago doesn’t it) and you may remember we launched a virtual ‘time machine’. It was called the ‘What Was Here’ app, free […]

Bridging The Digital Gap

Reflections on my Traineeship by Olivia Northrop (former trainee at East Riding Archives) In October 2019, I started my traineeship with The National Archives’ (TNA) ‘Bridging The Digital Gap‘ scheme, designed to increase digital skills in the Archives sector and also develop my own abilities in this area. I was seconded for 15 months to […]

Map To The Past, and Back To The Future

Last year we gave you an app to turn back time. A virtual ‘time machine’ on your smartphone or tablet device to let you see what used to be at various locations across Hull and East Yorkshire, using historic photos. Pretty cool stuff – but what if we told you that was only half the […]