View from Ross House across the slipways c1970.
The trawlers are:
Priscillian GY.672; built for Sir Thomas Robinson in 1961.
Boston Defender FD.163; built 1957, scrapped 1989 (Aberdeen).
Carlo GY.1407;
Iris Dean GY.701;
The trawlers are:
Priscillian GY.672; built for Sir Thomas Robinson in 1961.
Boston Defender FD.163; built 1957, scrapped 1989 (Aberdeen).
Carlo GY.1407;
Iris Dean GY.701;

“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 view from Ross House 1966

‘Ross Eagle’ (GY.656) on the Slipway, Grimsby Fish Docks – August 1966

‘Rodney’ GY.34 berthed at the fitting out jetty, Grimsby 1957

‘Ross Tiger’ GY.398 on a slip at Grimsby 1966

‘Ross Renown’ GY.666; the last Grimsby trawler to leave Iceland 1975

View of No. 2 Dock from an ice conveyor; ‘Churchill’ GY.585 in dock 1957