Demolishing No.1 fish market (pontoon) 1994.
From the original negative taken in April 1994.
Wharncliffe Road Cafe is in the background.
From the original negative taken in April 1994.
Wharncliffe Road Cafe is in the background.

“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

Just before the demolition of No. 2 Fish Dock; 1. upstairs at the old Fish Market 1990s

Fish merchants’ office doors before the demolition of the Pontoon c1997

Fish Market and café on Grimsby Docks 1991

Taking out the old coaling jetties-1 1994

Murray Street, Grimsby Docks 1990s

Murray Street Pontoon from No. 2 Dock 1990s