Grimsby Fish Docks

‘Meggies’ GY413 arriving at Grimsby 1950s.

Wharncliffe Road North, Grimsby Docks c1980s.

The last days of steam trawlers at Aberdeen c1959.

‘Margaret Alice’ LL.52 (Liverpool) sail trawler c1907.

Chas Jeffs Jr, fish merchant, advertising poster 1905

Moodys & Kelly advertising print 1905.

A 1905 ‘Men of Mark’ print; Henry Kelly Sr (1844-1909).

‘Favo’ GY.1219 at Great Yarmouth c1903.

‘Wolverhampton Wanderers’ GY.31 berthed at Grimsby 1959.

From the original negative. One of the famous “Cat Boats”, ‘Ross Civet’ GY.652 was built in 1960 by Cochrane & Sons, Selby for Ross Trawlers, Grimsby. In 1985, she was sold to Cam Shipping and converted to a rig standby vessel. From then, she was known as ‘Cam Civet’ and continued to operate out of […]

From the original negative. One of the famous “Cat Boats”, ‘Ross Civet’ GY.652 was built in 1960 by Cochrane & Sons, Selby for Ross Trawlers, Grimsby. In 1985, she was sold to Cam Shipping and converted to a rig standby vessel. From then, she was known as ‘Cam Civet’ and continued to operate out of […]

Close up of ‘Ross Cougar’ GY.531 1983.

‘Thuringia’ GY.321 in No. 2 Dock, Grimsby with a tug 1950s.

‘Ross Tiger’ GY.398 sailing 1958.

‘Thomas Tompion’ GY.126 in the lock at Grimsby 1950s.

A 1905 ‘Men of Mark’ print; George Moody (1859-1939).

View of the North Wall and Mudd’s factory from a coal hoist c1958.

‘Samantha’ GY.327 on the North Wall 1990s.

‘Lochearn’ GY.250 berthed in Fish Dock No. 2 c1992.

‘De Aston’ GY.497 slipped at Grimsby 1980s.

‘Andolas’ GY.1370 (once part owned by Terry Wogan) 1980s

Slipways full c1986.

Fish Dock House, East Pier, Grimsby Docks c1905.

Looking towards Fish Dock No. 2 from the top of the Dock Tower 1995.