Tram in Bargate, Grimsby c1905.
An original postcard by A. E. Shaw ‘West End Series’.
The location on Bargate (A1243) by the junctions of Abbey Road and Brighowgate, on the right, looks very similar today.
An original postcard by A. E. Shaw ‘West End Series’.
The location on Bargate (A1243) by the junctions of Abbey Road and Brighowgate, on the right, looks very similar today.

“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

Bargate, Grimsby c1904

Bargate, Grimsby c1904

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Roadworks in Bargate, Grimsby c1914

Grimsby omnibus with advertising; a photo taken at the junction of Bargate and Welholme Road c1907+

A Great Grimsby Street Tramways tram and crew; the tram is decorated for the County Show in Grimsby 1904