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George Lawson, draper c1900.
Believed to be George Lawson’s workshop. George Lawson was a draper at 115 Garden Street, Grimsby and 86 Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes.
A photo by Lowthian Bros.
Believed to be George Lawson’s workshop. George Lawson was a draper at 115 Garden Street, Grimsby and 86 Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes.
A photo by Lowthian Bros.
“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
A Victorian unofficial farthing issued by Lawson & Waby of Grimsby 1880s
Cover (envelope) from Market Rasen addressed to Mr Gee, draper of Freeman Street, Grimsby 1877
Portrait of a Grimsby fisherman c1900
W. H. Purdon, tailor and outfitter, Hainton Street (Avenue), Grimsby by Edwin Noble c1905
The skill of our Victorian photographers; Dr Joshua Law Kerr by C. Lowthian of Cleethorpes 1890s
Wallace Burton Smith, newsagent and stationer, 54 Pasture Street, Grimsby 1901
