Marshall, Knott & Barker Ltd. of 155 Victoria Street were timber importers. Hewson, Chapman & Co. Ltd. of Victoria Street were also timber importers.
The vessels in the photo include GY.41 (Silverna?), and H.295 (Catherine Charlton?).
An Imagined Blue Plaque for Fred Bacon (1874–1966), Founder of Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District YMCA
Grimsby
“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
The opening of Corporation Bridge, Alexandra Dock, Grimsby by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales K.G. on 19th July 1928
Victorian albumen photograph of Grimsby’s Royal Dock taken from the Dock Tower
Finnish timber ship in Alexandra Dock, Grimsby 1960s
Victoria Street, Grimsby with South Dock Street on the right c1906
Alexandra Dock and Corporation Swing Bridge, Grimsby c1920
Grimsby Docks; from a Victorian newspaper c1895
