The Fountain, Cleethorpes by S. J. Warren c1930.

This beautiful, ornate, cast-iron fountain was presented to the town of Cleethorpes by the Grant family to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The fountain was originally erected in front of the Dolphin Hotel at the Alexandra Road / Market Street / Sea Road junction. In the early 1900s, it was moved to this location near Brighton Slipway. In 1949, a couple of the pillars were damaged by a car and the fountain was subsequently removed. What happened to it then? Surely, it could’ve been repaired?

An original, real photographic postcard by Stanley John Warren. Stanley Warren moved from Eastbourne to Grimsby in 1926 or 1927, so the photo can’t pre-date this. Much more about the life of Stanley John Warren can be found on this site.