The original, large, Victorian photo mounted on card by the respected photographer, Charles William Eastoe of Castle Hill House, Caistor.
Regarded by some as one of the very best, old Caistor photographs to come to light.
“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 Legend of the ‘Sack Stone’ or ‘Stone Sack’, Fonaby near Caistor c1890
Horse and cart in an unknown lincolnshire location c1910
Portrait of a Victorian couple by C. E. Patrick of Louth 1890s (Cleethorpes connections)
‘Lord Roberts’ bred by Henry Dudding of Riby Grove 1900
Cleethorpes Water Chute, c.1908
Chapel Lane, Swallow c1905
