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Slipways at Grimsby 1991.
From the original negative dated 7th March 1991. The photo was taken from the Jubilee Cafe.
The vessels are:
‘Belton’ ‘Stella Anne’ GY.434 MV ‘Cam Spirit’ ex ‘Silver Pit’ (before 1990) ‘Recovery 2’
From the original negative dated 7th March 1991. The photo was taken from the Jubilee Cafe.
The vessels are:
‘Belton’ ‘Stella Anne’ GY.434 MV ‘Cam Spirit’ ex ‘Silver Pit’ (before 1990) ‘Recovery 2’
“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
The Great Grimsby Slipway Co. Ltd. c1992
Slipways full c1986
Grimsby Docks; a view from the waterline on the slips (2) c1993
Grimsby Docks; a view from the waterline on the slips (1) c1993
Panoramic view of the West Quay at Grimsby (15 vessels) 1984
The slipways by No. 3 Dock, Grimsby from the roof of the winch house 1990s
