Newly released 1940s aerial photos show bomb damage caused by the Hull Blitz - with a comparison map showing how much the city has changed today
The Hull Blitz was concentrated on the docks, and in the photographs gaps in the rows of terraced housing where bomb sites had been cleared can clearly be seen. The comparison with the modern image shows other significant changes to the cityscape, including lost railway lines, the results of postwar slum clearance and extensive housebuilding and the transformation of the industrial wharves on the Humber.
The images were called ‘mosaics’ and were taken in the late 1940s. They were actually sold to the public until 1954, when Cold War security concerns led to them being withdrawn from sale. The 1:1,250 scale chosen for the 16 cities provides excellent levels of detail, and Ordnance Survey undertook the project as a quick interim measure before proper mapping could commence to assist with reconstruction projects in the aftermath of World War Two.
It was the first time Ordnance Survey had used aircraft for mapping, with the RAF having previously carried out such work.The mosaics were originally intended only for official use, but from 1948 copies were offered for sale to recoup costs, though they were never popular with customers. By 1950, key military installations such as airfields were being edited out.After London, Hull was the most bombed British city in the war and over 90 per cent of the inner-city housing stock was damaged.
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