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The tower Old Market Place, Grimsby 1950s.
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From an original photographic positive.
There used to be a Christmas tree in the tower. It looked wonderful!
Sadly, the tower was demolished in 1960.
From an original photographic positive.
There used to be a Christmas tree in the tower. It looked wonderful!
Sadly, the tower was demolished in 1960.
“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
Old Market Place, Grimsby c1920s
Demolition of the Corn Exchange (detail) c1952
Old Market Place, Grimsby; an artwork based on a 1905 albumen photograph
Old Market Place, Grimsby by Doncaster Rotophoto c1920
Looking across the Old Market Place, Grimsby in February 1964
Old Market Place, Grimsby; a Valentine postcard registered in 1938
