An original Bryant & May match book, dated 1929.
Thomas Brown was still working as a chemist, aged 96, at 384 Victoria Street, Grimsby. He died, aged 100, in 1933.
There must be something in the water in Grimsby. England’s oldest dentist, J. Campbell Keay of Grimsby, retired in 2002, aged 91. He died in 2004. His surgery was in Dudley Street.
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
“Colyton” 4, Park Drive, Grimsby c1917
Fairbank Kirby (Grimsby) Ltd. 1936
Frederick Lake Marris, chemist, 19 or 17 Corporation Road, Grimsby c1910
A fine bowler hat supplied by Thomas Dutton, 90 Victoria Street, Grimsby c1905-1920 (possibly 1930s)
A collection of many antique Grimsby cheques and letters etc. from 1796
William Goulder Robinson M.Ph.Sc., pharmacist, Grimsby; engraved copper plate c1910
