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Portrait of a young Grimsby man by Lowthian Bros. c1890s.
An original carte de visite (CdV) portrait by the Lowthian Bros. Art Studio at 144 & 146 Freeman Street, Grimsby.
An original carte de visite (CdV) portrait by the Lowthian Bros. Art Studio at 144 & 146 Freeman Street, Grimsby.
“I wrote about this being my grandfather's boat - he was the engineer. It was first registered as INS 11 and is pronounced Pit-gay-vnay not Pit-gav-enny.”
Libby Lamb, 21 October 2026
“My grandfather was the engineer on this drifter when she was fishing out of Lossiemouth and then working as a minesweeper at Scapa Flow from 1915.”
Libby Lamb, 20 October 2026
“Stuart sent me a framed photo of the above photo. He was a dear friend of many years through first knowing his dear wife and lovely son.It is with great saddnessto learn of Stuarts death we emailed regularly ,he was a humble lovely person.I am chronically sick and bedbound ,Stuart's emails were always a pleasure to read and reply to.He was a nan of great integrity and humilityand the world has been better for him being part of itHow lovely ifa BleuePlaque could be erected fir himit is richly deserved.A lovely man who will be n greatly missed”
Cathy James, 19 October 2026
Portrait of a young Grimsby man by Lowthian Bros. (detail) c1890s
A rare, Victorian CdV portrait by Charles Lowthian; possibly of Elizabeth Ann Eskriett c1890s
Unknown Victorian boy by Lowthian Bros. c1890s
Victorian lady; a CDV by Lowthian Bros of Grimsby
Fisherman by Lowthian Bros. c1890s
Unknown Victorian boy by Lowthian Bros. c1890s (colourised)
