Portrait of a fine lady by Audas c1890.
An original cabinet card portrait by the respected photographer William Audas of 42 Freeman Street, Grimsby and The Promenade, Cleethorpes.
An original cabinet card portrait by the respected photographer William Audas of 42 Freeman Street, Grimsby and The Promenade, Cleethorpes.

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

Unknown mayor, possibly Sir Henry Bennett (timber merchant), by Audas c1890

W. Audas, Grimsby photographer; studio CDV portrait of a couple in a ‘rowing boat’ c1880s

Portrait of a Victorian lady by Monsieur George, Grimsby c1900

Four children; a group portrait from the Audas family’s Cleethorpes studio c1905

Portrait of a gentleman by Osborne of Grimsby c1890s

‘Lady with hat’; a portrait by Lowthian Bros. c1890s