FOUR NEW WAYS TO EXPLORE HESSLE ROAD
Made of memories.
Full of life.
The roar of the crowd.
The coins on the counter.
The streets that made us.
Step into four new chapters of our shared story. Watch a film, explore a matchday, fill a shopping basket — and see how much you remember.
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CHAPTERS
RUGBY • FAMILY • BELONGING
Down the
Boulevard.
You never forget your first walk to the ground.
The scarf pulled tight. A programme folded in a pocket. The same familiar faces on the way. This chapter brings the Boulevard’s history together with an invitation to preserve the matchdays that mattered to you.
OPEN A CHAPTER IN THE STORY
More than a ground.
A place in people’s lives.
1895A new home in West Hull
Hull FC moved to the Boulevard in 1895, the year of the Northern Union breakaway. Their opening visitors were Liversedge; Hull won 3–0.
Hull FC · club history ↗1914The first Challenge Cup
Hull’s first Challenge Cup win came in 1914: a 6–0 victory over Wakefield Trinity at Halifax.
Hull FC · club history ↗1936A song becomes a tradition
The club history records “Old Faithful” being sung at the Boulevard in September 1936, in tribute to Joe Oliver.
Hull FC · club history ↗1956 & 1958Championship years
Hull won the Championship in 1956 and 1958, with Tommy Harris and Hessle Road’s Johnny Whiteley among the great names of this period.
Hull FC · club history ↗2002Farewell to the old ground
On 22 October 2002, Hull FC marked their farewell to the Boulevard with a match against the touring New Zealand side.
Hull FC · history of grounds ↗What would you keep?
A ticket. A shirt. A programme with a team change scribbled inside. Objects that seem ordinary can carry a whole afternoon’s story.
When you share one, tell us the fixture and date if you know them, who went with you, and what made that day stay with you.
Historical milestones: Hull FC · club history ↗ and Hull FC · history of grounds ↗. The matchday scene is an imagined tribute, not a reconstruction of the old stadium. This is an independent community feature, not an official Hull FC page.
THE SHOPS • THE COUNTER • THE WEEKLY SHOP
A basketful
of memories.
Come down the shops. Bring your old money.
The everyday things are often the ones that take us straight back: the weight of a shopping bag, the coins counted out, the familiar person behind the counter. Explore the money and a real historical price comparison below.
TRY THE HISTORICAL SHOPPING BASKET
Same basket. Two moments in time.
Change the quantities to compare 16 June 1970 with 16 October 1973.
UK average retail prices from a parliamentary answer, published 23 November 1973. These are national context for Hessle Road memories, not verified prices from a Hessle Road shop. Both columns use decimal pence, including the converted 1970 figures.
| In your basket | 1970 | 1973 | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sliced white loaf1¾ lb wrapped loaf | 9.0p | 11.3p | |
| Ordinary milk1 pint | 4.6p | 5.5p | |
| Large eggs1 dozen | 22.1p | 44.2p | |
| Granulated sugar2 lb bag | 7.4p | 10.2p | |
| Tea · medium priced¼ lb packet | 7.8p | 8.3p |
UK Parliament · Food Prices, 23 November 1973 ↗. This selected basket is not a measure of all food inflation and does not adjust for wages or purchasing power.
CAN YOU STILL RECKON IN £ s d?
Twenty shillings.
Two hundred and forty pennies.
Before Decimal Day on 15 February 1971, £1 contained 20 shillings, each worth 12 old pence. A sixpence was 6d; a half-crown was 2s 6d.
This is a currency conversion, not today’s buying power. The Royal Mint · decimalisation ↗The receipt is part of the story.
A dated receipt can tell us the shop’s name, its address, a product and a price. A remembered price is valuable too, but we will label it as a memory until it can be checked.
What to send with an old price
- A clear picture of the whole receipt or advert.
- The shop name and address, if known.
- The date and the amount or weight being sold.
- Who owns the original, and permission to publish.
PHOTOGRAPHS • FILM • THE PEOPLE BEHIND THEM
The streets
remember.
Take a seat. There’s a little of home in every frame.
Our Picture House begins with a short heritage film made from photographs contributed to the HessleRoad.com project. Pause on a detail, step into a chapter, or watch it through and see what you recognise.
HESSLEROAD.COM PRESENTS
The Streets Remember
Approximately 48 seconds · colourised photograph montage
Based on photographs supplied to the project. Colour and visual enhancement are interpretations; this is a modern photo montage, not original motion-picture footage. Individual dates, locations and photographer credits will be added as they are verified.
Choose a moment
Tap a frame to move to that part of the film, then press play.
Look a little closer.
Shop signs, upstairs windows, clothes, vehicles and advertisements can all help unlock a photograph. A face in the background might mean little to one visitor and everything to another.
If you recognise something, tell us the film time and which detail you mean. Please distinguish what you know from what you think might be right.
TEN QUESTIONS • NO TIMER • JUST FOR FUN
Know the road?
Have a go.
Bring your local knowledge. Leave with a new story.
Rugby, fishing heritage and a little old-money arithmetic. Try our first ten-question round, then open the answers and follow the sources. It’s a friendly way to explore, wherever you come from.
Your score stays on this page. No name, login or email is needed.
A GROWING COMMUNITY ARCHIVE
Your road.
Your stories. Our future.
New content is added to HessleRoad.com every week. Keep coming back for more memories, photographs and discoveries — and help us decide what comes next.
Heritage that gives back.
HessleRoad.com is part of Hull Creative Skills and Heritage CIC. Profits from merchandise sales are put back into the community and community projects.
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