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Grimsby Town Football Club 1906-1907; two players and cup

Grimsby Town Football Club 1906-1907; two players and cup.

Fishing smacks and the Dock Tower, Grimsby c1910

Fishing smacks and the Dock Tower, Grimsby c1910.

Grimsby Harriers; start of the Senior Championship 1926

Grimsby Harriers; start of the Senior Championship 1926.

L.A.S. County Show decorations, Grimsby 1904; looking through the mock gateway in Pasture Street

L.A.S. County Show decorations, Grimsby 1904; looking through the mock gateway in Pasture Street.

Old signal box block instrument shelf plate “PASTURE STREET”

Old signal box block instrument shelf plate “PASTURE STREET”.

Coronation Day 1911; children outside “Park Villa”  on Eleanor St. – Freeman St. corner

Coronation Day 1911; children outside “Park Villa” on Eleanor St. – Freeman St. corner.

The opening of Corporation Bridge, Alexandra Dock, Grimsby by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales K.G. on 19th July 1928

The opening of Corporation Bridge, Alexandra Dock, Grimsby by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales K.G. on 19th July 1928.

Strikers’ families at Grimsby waiting for the distribution of food from London 1901

An original, antique print taken from The Black and White: A Weekly Illustrated Record and Review was a British illustrated weekly periodical founded in 1891 by Charles Norris Williamson. In 1912 it was incorporated with The Sphere. During the Great Strike at Grimsby in 1901, steam trawlers were laid-up for 13 weeks. Food was sent […]

A young mandrill at Beechfield Zoo, Grimsby c1930s

A young mandrill at Beechfield Zoo, Grimsby c1930s.

Beechfield Zoo’s Sousie by S.J. Warren c1930

Beechfield Zoo’s Sousie by S.J. Warren c1930.

Receipt from the Caledonia Tavern, Grimsby signed by Clayton Croft 1818

Receipt from the Caledonia Tavern, Grimsby signed by Clayton Croft 1818.

Victoria Street, Grimsby c1890

Victoria Street, Grimsby c1890.

W. H. Purdon, tailor and outfitter, Hainton Street (Avenue), Grimsby by Edwin Noble c1905

W. H. Purdon, tailor and outfitter, Hainton Street (Avenue), Grimsby by Edwin Noble c1905.

The Lodge, Scartho Road by S. J. Warren c1925; colourised

The Lodge, Scartho Road by S. J. Warren c1925; colourised.

Guy and Smith, drapers and complete furnishing warehousemen, 19/21 Victoria Street Grimsby c1910

Guy and Smith, drapers and complete furnishing warehousemen, 19/21 Victoria Street Grimsby c1910.

Charles France, fish and game dealer, 18 Victoria Street West c1902

Charles France, fish and game dealer, 18 Victoria Street West c1902.

Philip Altman L.C.V., watchmaker & jeweller and dealer in violins and accessories, Cleethorpes c1912

Philip Altman L.C.V., watchmaker & jeweller and dealer in violins and accessories, Cleethorpes c1912.

PS ‘Lincoln Castle’ returning to Grimsby’s Royal Dock after a pleasure cruise September 1975

PS ‘Lincoln Castle’ returning to Grimsby’s Royal Dock after a pleasure cruise September 1975.

Wallace Burton Smith, newsagent and stationer, 54 Pasture Street, Grimsby 1901

An original photograph mounted on card. The photographer is unknown. Wallace Burton Smith was born in Leicester on 25th May 1875. In 1881 and 1891, he was living with his grandfather, George Burton, who was a clothier in Louth. His mother, Betsy Smith, was also living at the same address. She was a widow by […]

Grimsby pork pies to London c1940s

A heavy-duty, cardboard box made for shipping a large pork pie by train. The quality pork pies were made by Albert Heward Parker (1875-1957) and his wife Lizzie (1877-1977). The couple moved from Alford to live at 122 Victoria Street and then, in 1922, the family moved to ‘The Laurels’, Abbey Road, Grimsby.

Posters on the end wall of the Prince of Wales Theatre, Freeman Street c1910

Posters on the end wall of the Prince of Wales Theatre, Freeman Street c1910.

An interesting structure within Freeman Street Market c1905

An interesting structure within Freeman Street Market c1905.

Bull Ring, Grimsby from the south side 1850

Bull Ring, Grimsby from the south side 1850.

Grimsby road workers by J. S. Bullen 1927

Grimsby road workers by J. S. Bullen 1927.