A couple of weeks ago, we marked the blitz of Plymouth down here. Two great cities united by a common - though horrific -experience. Both survived and have grown and thrived. I'm sure the people of Plymouth wouldn't object to me passing on their good wishes to the great people of Hull.

The really sad thing is that there's no guarantee it won't ever happen again. You do wonder about mankind sometimes.

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I grew up not far from there and you might be thinking of the old Co-Operative building opposite NT. The original entrance is now incorporated into the flats that were built there.

I seriously doubt that mate.

I can remember real bomb sites in the 1950s, including concrete reservoirs to draw water from to help put out fires. The city then kicked into overdrive in the 1960s to regenerate.

What you probably remember is demolition sites caused by businesses closing wholesale, as a result of Thatcher's policies

She did manage to do what the Germans couldn`t.

Glad to be corrected, thanks guys. I clearly saw rubble, knew we'd been bombed and just put two and two together as a kid.

I shall take my mum to task next time I speak to her!