Photo 1,533 of 2,406
Grimsby’s Dock Tower; a detail from the illuminated Councillor Franklin Thornton manuscript 1921.
See the manuscript on this page.
See the manuscript on this page.
An Imagined Blue Plaque for Fred Bacon (1874–1966), Founder of Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District YMCA
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
Grimsby Town Hall; a detail from the illuminated Councillor Franklin Thornton manuscript 1921
Grimsby Cenotaph; a detail from the illuminated Councillor Franklin Thornton manuscript 1921
Houses of Parliament; a detail from the illuminated Councillor Franklin Thornton manuscript 1921
An appreciation of Councillor Franklin Thornton’s year as Mayor of Grimsby and Chief Magistrate 1920/21
View of the Dock Tower c1985
Header; an appreciation of Councillor Franklin Thornton’s year as Mayor of Grimsby and Chief Magistrate 1920/21