From an original photographic postcard by an unknown publisher.
Scottish herring girls taking a break and doing some knitting whilst working on Grimsby Docks. These hard-working women were in Grimsby to gut, salt and pack herrings. Wherever they travelled to, on the East Coast, they spent any free time knitting.
“On Joe Nickerson page Paul. Just checking you got a comment through ok.”
Dave Smith, 23 August 2026
“A very interesting read: 'Roots in the Soil: An Adventure in Agriculture' (1987) is actually a biography detailing the life and work of the prominent British agriculturist Sir Joseph Nickerson, written by the well-known agricultural journalist and author Ralph Whitlock.”
Admin, 3 August 2026
“Note: James William Eason was mayor of Grimsby in 1914.”
Admin, 21 August 2025
