Grimsby Collection

A Fish Pontoon at Grimsby by Fortunio Matania
An illustration of what was described in the Sphere as one of the greatest fishing ports in the world. In 1790 the population was less than 1, 000 and in 1907 it was 65, 000

Grimsby No 2 Fish Dock
No 2 Fish Dock, full of fishing boats, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Royal Dock from the South, Grimsby, Lincolnshire - Valentine's postcard 1898 Date: 1898

Grimsby Street
A trolleybus and only two cars on Freeman Street, Grimsby, Humberside. Note the smartly-dressed pedestrians and litter-free street

Grimsby Street
Busy scene at the Old Market Place and Corn Exchange at Grimsby, Humberside, England

Grimsby Trawlers
Fishing trawlers at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. Date: 1930s

First locomotive, passing Great Grimsby Church
The first locomotive passing Great Grimsby Church, on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway

Fish packing shed, Grimsby, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Fishing boats, Grimsby Docks, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Firefighters outside mobile kitchen, WW2
Firefighters enjoying a mug of tea outside a mobile kitchen presented to the National Fire Service by the Order of the Eastern Star, Manitoba, Canada, during the Second World War

Naval manoeuvres on East Coast by G. H. Davis
The naval manoeuvres of 1913: the varying fortunes of the East Coast raiding parties. How the Humber Ports were raided last week by the Red fleet

Grimsby Fishermen
Early morning mist in No 2 Fish Dock, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. The large discs in the foreground are used as rollers to stir up the sea bed and catch fish

Icelandic Trawler
This British built Icelandic trawler at Grimsby docks, Lincolnshire, England, is being lifted up to examine the hull and for repainting

Grim Grimsby
A Humber storm breaking over the dock area at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. Note the rows of little back-to- back houses, interspersed with small industrial premises

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England - The Pontoon - Catch of Cod. In 1790 the population was less than 1, 000 and in 1907 it was 65, 000

Fish Dock and Trawling Fleet, Grimsby, Lincolnshire - Valentine's postcard 1898

Royal Dock, Grimsby

Grimsby Royal Dock early 1900s

River Head, Grimsby

Grimsby River Head early 1900s

Grimsby Old Market Place early 1900s

Old Market Place, Grimsby

Freeman Street, Grimsby

Grimsby Freeman Street early 1900s

Corporation Road, Grimsby

Grimsby Corporation Road early 1900s

Grimsby Pontoon early 1900s

Grimsby Docks

Grimsby Dock early 1900s

Grimsby Fair, early 1900s

1840s Victorian Map of Lincolnshire

Willingham House, Market Rasen
An oil painting of Willingham House, a country house near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. It was built circa 1790 for Ayscoghe Boucherett, member of parliament for Grimsby between 1796-1803

The Cenotaph - Grimsby, Humberside
The Cenotaph - memorial to the fallen of WW1 at Grimsby, Humberside. Date: circa 1920s

View of one of the many L. N. E. R. Dock tugs, used to take trawlers
View of one of the many L.N.E.R. Dock tugs, used to take trawlers and other dock shipping through the dock area; Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. Date: 1930s

Miles M. 14A Hawk Trainer Mk. 3 G-AJRT
Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer 3 G-AJRT (msn 7183). Previously Magister L8288 with the Royal Air Force. Withdrawn from use on 3 September 1962 when owned by Grimsby flying Club. Date: 1950s

French Leave, Prince of Wales Theatre, Grimsby, depicting the character Lieutenant Harry Graham. 1921

Grimsby - Mother and young daughter in Sunday best
Grimsby - Mother and young daughter in their Sunday best (note the fur coat and leather gloves) pose for a studio portrait photograph with some rather unusual box-shaped props/seating. Date: 1935

One of two Royal Air Force Westland Whirlwinds from ?B??
One of two Royal Air Force Westland Whirlwinds from ?B? Flight of No.202 Squadron, RAF Lecconfield, which rescued a seaman from the French trawler Batiss

Priestley / Chelsea F ball
J Priestley, Half Back for Chelsea and Grimsby Town

Grimsby Town Hall Cycling Club Victorian period

Town Hall, Grimsby

The Beach, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
The Beach, Cleethorpes, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. Date: 1960s

Boys Crabbing
Three boys in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England - skippers of the future, fishing for crabs from the pier of the Corporation Bridge across the River Freshney. Date: 1950s

Union Workhouse, Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Entrance gateway to the Grimsby Union workhouse on Scartho Road, Grimsby (then in Lincolnshire, now in South Humberside). The buildings, opened in 1894, were designed by H.C. Scaping

Back to Back Slums
Typical Victorian back to back slum houses, with tiny back yards, Bath Street area of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. Scheduled for demolition under Town Planning

Daniel Doyle, Scottish footballer
Daniel Doyle (1864-1918), who played for many football teams including East Stirlingshire, Hibernian, Sunderland, Grimsby Town, Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Celtic and the Scotland national team. 1890s

Cruises to Norway
The Orient liner Otranto in a Norwegian fjord : her home port is Grimsby, Humberside (England) Date: circa 1910

Grimsby Harbour
A view of deep-sea fishing boats lined up alongside Grimsby Quay Date: 1949

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