Humber Hovercraft
The Humber Hovercraft
The Humber Hovercraft
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The Humber Hovercraft is an 80-page book, a creative heritage project telling the untold story of the futuristic hovercraft that linked Grimsby and Hull at the end of the 1960s.
Featuring incredible stories of ingenuity and innovation; rare archive images; and memories captured from local people.
It is not a traditional history book. It is a creative cultural document of a moment in time. A participatory publishing project that took place around Grimsby and Hull in 2024 but was shaped by big ideas from the 1960s.
The book uncovers the negotiation, challenges and incredible imagination behind the Humber Hovercraft from a deep dive into national and local archives.
The book includes creative writing, more than 100 images from the hovercraft's short existence, and special insights into this remarkable period of pioneering northern innovation.
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