Exploring Bransholme

Bransholme is an area or housing estate situated on the north-eastern side of Kingston upon Hull, England. The name Bransholme comes from an old Scandinavian word meaning Brand's water meadow. This blog hopes to bring together research about the area, its history and its residents. This research will inform the arts strand of the NHS' health centre planned for Bransholme.

Friday 9 April 2010

Bransholme Library used to be a boiler room!

Blue plaque commemorating RAF Station in Bransholme's Library. The RAF station was opened in September 1942 on the location which is now the North Point Shopping Centre. During World War II the station's balloon barrage defended the Hull and Humber Area.



I looked at the 17 Balloon Centre publication by Leo Bacon, which is a detailed archive of the history of the RAF station this is also accessible online.

www.17balloons.co.uk







Bransholme Library had a really informal, friendly atmosphere and the staff seemed to encourage chatter which I thought unusual for a library!

There is a reading group which I was encouraged to attend if I wanted to discuss the project (next session being the 22nd April, which unfortunately I don't think I will be able to make) They also run creative writing classes amongst other activities for young mums, toddlers and teens.
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