Moss Road Power Station Cooling Towers, Grimsby, probably early 1970s

Taken from Abbey Road, this photograph shows the cooling towers of Moss Road Power Station, one of Grimsby's most recognisable industrial landmarks during the mid-twentieth century. The towers dominate the skyline above the surrounding houses and trees and remained a familiar feature of the town until their demolition later in the 1970s.

On the right is Ainslie Street Park, occupying the site of the former Ainslie Street Cemetery. Following the Butterfly Bomb Raid of 14 June 1943, the cemetery became too dangerous to enter because of unexploded SD2 anti-personnel bomblets scattered across the site. It was subsequently closed and later converted into the public park seen today.

This photograph is an important record of a vanished Grimsby landscape, capturing the contrast between the town's residential streets, its industrial skyline and a site forever associated with one of the town's most significant wartime events.

Photographer: Unknown amateur photographer Date: Probably early 1970s