Since opening back in 1989 - Hull's Streetlife Museum has been a fan favourite. I last stepped foot in the place for the first time probably 20 years ago now. Back then, The Deep was freshly opened, yet wandering around cars, trams and trains back from the 19th century would be my favourite way to spend an afternoon.
I recently visited the Wilberforce House Museum as it reopened last year for the first time since before the pandemic. Although time was against me, I vowed to spend an afternoon in what was once my favourite place in the city centre. Read more: Historic 150-year-old Hull clock once again ticking in city centre Works set to start on Hull's Henry VIII fortress project with date set for completion Strolling through the gardens of the Museum Quarter, something that I took for granted was just how peaceful the place is with the greenery and little benches ideal for a museum day picnic.
The shutter doors that were so distinctive bright yellow against the otherwise brown building made me feel like a kid again. The nostalgia was once again ramped up as I walked into the immersive sets as dummies shouted down from the top deck of a tram. Whereas in my youth I would've had a sensory overload and got lost in the world - in my mature years I was able to read up on the actual history.
I found out that the tram that welcomes the thousands of guests a year was Tram 132 - the only surviving double-decker tram from Hull. The beast was built in 1909/10 at Liverpool Street, just o.
