Skip to main content
About

People

Please let us know if you can offer an interesting ‘exhibit’ for this page. You must own the original item and we require a good quality ‘.jpg’ image file. We cannot use images copied from other websites, books, eBay etc.

Portrait of a lady by Fred. E. Friston, carver and gilder & c., Grimsby 1871

Portrait of a lady by Fred. E. Friston, carver and gilder & c., Grimsby 1871.

A CdV portrait of a young man wearing a hat by William Garthwaite of Grimsby c1880

A CdV portrait of a young man wearing a hat by William Garthwaite of Grimsby c1880.

Portrait of a Victorian couple by C. E. Patrick of Louth 1890s (Cleethorpes connections)

Portrait of a Victorian couple by C. E. Patrick of Louth 1890s (Cleethorpes connections).

WW2 Nursing Auxiliary nurse, Grimsby 1944

WW2 Nursing Auxiliary nurse, Grimsby 1944.

Portrait of a lady by Thomas Canham of Kent Street, Grimsby c1870

Portrait of a lady by Thomas Canham of Kent Street, Grimsby c1870.

Grimsby Coxwain Richard Elijah ‘Dick’ Britton c1900

Grimsby Coxwain Richard Elijah ‘Dick’ Britton c1900.

Lady with a stonemason’s tools by Clark’s of Cleethorpes c1870s

Lady with a stonemason’s tools by Clark’s of Cleethorpes c1870s.

Girl in a swimsuit by J. W. Hardy of Cleethorpes circa early 1920s

Girl in a swimsuit by J. W. Hardy of Cleethorpes circa early 1920s.

Studio portrait of a young lady by Leonard John Watson c1925

Studio portrait of a young lady by Leonard John Watson c1925.

Albert Edward Slater and his prize chrysanthemums c1920s

Albert Edward Slater and his prize chrysanthemums c1920s.

‘The Clee Pierrots’, Cleethorpes entertainers 1922

‘The Clee Pierrots’, Cleethorpes entertainers 1922.

J. W. Hardy, photographer; 1937 advertisement

Hardy’s camera men on the promenade wore red coats! The photographer, John William Hardy, was born in Sheffield on 10th February 1876. He was the son of a newsagent. John married Minna in Sheffield in 1905. He was a photographer by then. He came to Grimsby to work at 42 Freeman Street, like a number […]

Salvation Army; ‘The Good Old Army’ raising money at Cleethorpes c1920s

Salvation Army; ‘The Good Old Army’ raising money at Cleethorpes c1920s.

Portrait of a woman by Ralph William Farmer, photographer, 3 Old Market Place, Grimsby circa late-1940s

Portrait of a woman by Ralph William Farmer, photographer, 3 Old Market Place, Grimsby circa late-1940s.

A very early studio portrait of a lady by Henry Clark, ‘On the Cliff, Cleethorps c1860s

A very early studio portrait of a lady by Henry Clark, ‘On the Cliff’, Cleethorps c1860s.

Levi Stephenson by Henry Clark c1870

Levi Stephenson by Henry Clark c1870.

Teachers at Old Clee Primary School 1960

Teachers at Old Clee Primary School 1960.

A Victorian photograph album containing 112 portraits, the majority by Grimsby photographers c1870-c1890

A Victorian photograph album containing 112 portraits, the majority by Grimsby photographers c1870-c1890.

Portrait of a young lady by William E. Sherlock of Grimsby

Portrait of a young lady by William E. Sherlock of Grimsby .

A wartime, painted photograph of a small Grimsby boy by Sid Burton 1941

A wartime, painted photograph of a small Grimsby boy by Sid Burton 1941.

In remembrance of A. E. Whiteing Christmas 1896

In remembrance of A. E. Whiteing Christmas 1896.

Portrait of a wartime policeman by B.c.c.  Studios, Grimsby 1940

Portrait of a wartime policeman by B.c.c. Studios, Grimsby 1940.

Portrait of a Victorian lady by Monsieur George, Grimsby c1900

Portrait of a Victorian lady by Monsieur George, Grimsby c1900.

An early studio portrait of a family at Cleethorpes by A. Clark c1880

An early studio portrait of a family at Cleethorpes by A. Clark c1880.