Great Central Railway Company’s Docks and Property at Grimsby 1913; detail 2.
Another part of an interesting 1913 map. Note the position of the cranes.
Another part of an interesting 1913 map. Note the position of the cranes.

“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

Great Central Railway Company’s Docks and Property at Grimsby 1913; detail 1

The West Side of the Royal Dock, Grimsby; interior of the Export Shed of the Great Central Railway

Great Central Railway rulley at Grimsby c1908

Fine, old buildings on Grimsby Docks c1905

Great Central Railway; sailings between Grimsby and Germany, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Denmark, France and various West Indian ports c1903

London & North Eastern Railway – Grimsby Docks map 1940 (detail)