The Ice Factory in Gorton Street, Grimsby Docks c1992.
From an original negative.
The iconic conveyors were removed in 2018.
From an original negative.
The iconic conveyors were removed in 2018.

“On Joe Nickerson page Paul. Just checking you got a comment through ok.”
Dave Smith, 23 August 2026

“A very interesting read: 'Roots in the Soil: An Adventure in Agriculture' (1987) is actually a biography detailing the life and work of the prominent British agriculturist Sir Joseph Nickerson, written by the well-known agricultural journalist and author Ralph Whitlock.”
Admin, 3 August 2026

“Note: James William Eason was mayor of Grimsby in 1914.”
Admin, 21 August 2025

Gorton Street, Grimsby Docks 1990s

The Ice Factory viewed from Murray Street c1997

Grimsby Ice Factory; a view of the Fish Dock Road side 2009

Grimsby Ice Company’s factory, Fish Dock c1928

The Murray Street-Gorton Street junction on Grimsby Docks c1930

The Murray Street-Gorton Street junction on Grimsby Docks c1930 (detail)