City's industrial heritage is brought to life

The former British Extracting Company silo

Hull will benefit from new funding that is intended to bring history to life.

The story of the city's oil-seed-crushing industry is one of 56 projects being funded by Historic England over the next two years.

Dating back to at least the 16th Century and providing employment for around 500 years, it was one of the industries on which Hull was built.

Tom Frater, regional director for Historic England, says the funding will “shine an important light on our working-class heritage”.

Oil seed crushing all but came to an end in Hull with the closure of the Cargill factory in Morley Street, which had become a landmark of the city's skyline.

The Seeds of Change project has been given £24,900 to produce an engaging and lasting legacy, which will focus on the lower River Hull, especially Wincolmlee, where many of Hull's mills were situated.

Engage with heritage

The project will feature interviews with people who worked and lived in the area and will include a heritage trail, an augmented reality recreation of a mill and a computer game.

A spokesperson for Historic England said that they hope the projects will encourage people to engage with their local heritage. “These projects will support them to tell their own stories, in their own way, and to connect with others in their local communities,” they said.

The Everyday Heritage grant programme is intended to explore the diverse stories of people and places. The project was chosen from more than 380 applications.

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