A large, Edwardian glass positive showing the lake with the Smethurst Memorial in the background. The glass positive is mounted on a red, material covered frame.
People’s Park was presented to the town by Lord Heneage in 1883. The memorial obelisk was erected c1892.
“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
Edwardian glass positive of People’s Park, Grimsby
Colourised – Edwardian Grimsby; Smethurst Memorial, People’s Park printed c1920
Edwardian Grimsby; Smethurst Memorial, People’s Park printed c1920
The gate at one entrance to People’s Park, Grimsby c1910 – colourised
The entrance to the brand new People’s Park, Grimsby c1885
Entrance to People’s Park, Grimsby pre-1905
