{"id":48326,"date":"2026-10-13T16:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=48326"},"modified":"2026-10-13T16:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:46:15","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-restoration-of-hulls-blitz-bombed-national-picture-theatre-is-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=48326","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Restoration of Hull&#8217;s blitz-bombed National Picture Theatre is complete\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:National_Picture_Theatre_Hull_(restored).jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/960px-National_Picture_Theatre_Hull_28restored29.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48327\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5009380863039399;width:800px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/960px-National_Picture_Theatre_Hull_28restored29.jpg 960w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/960px-National_Picture_Theatre_Hull_28restored29-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/960px-National_Picture_Theatre_Hull_28restored29-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>image:<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:National_Picture_Theatre_Hull_(restored).jpg\"> Keith D, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hull\u2019s Grade II listed National Picture Theatre is opening its doors following a huge project to restore an internationally significant piece of wartime heritage, the first time the building has been used since the wartime bombing raid, reports <em>HullLive.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><u>HullLive<\/u><\/em> writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It brings the site back into use after many years of lying derelict and is set to become a national memorial to the contribution that civilians made to the war effort. Councillors hope it will\u2026 mark the &#8216;profound impact the Second World War had on our city&#8217;\u2026 Complex jobs have included the stabilisation and restoration of the red?brick fa\u00e7ade, installation of new period-style lighting and the conservation of remaining wartime fabric\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018It has been a long journey getting here and we are very grateful for all the help that The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Hull City Council and Historic England have given us over the years, as well as the continuing help that today\u2019s volunteers are giving on the site,\u2019\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Picture Theatre was built in 1914 and designed by Runton and Barry for the De-Luxe Theatre Company, the cinema entertained audiences for nearly 30 years until it was severely damaged in March 1941 as a result of a Luftwaffe air raid\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026 Air raids on Hull went on longer than on any other British city and, out of Hull\u2019s 91,660 houses, only 5,945 survived the air raids undamaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulldailymail.co.uk\/news\/history\/it-been-long-journey-restoration-11157098\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>image: Keith D, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hull\u2019s Grade II listed National Picture Theatre is opening its doors following a huge project to restore an internationally significant piece of wartime heritage, the first time the building has been &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=48326\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48326"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48328,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48326\/revisions\/48328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}