Upper Spring Street, Grimsby – Street Sign

Date: October 2026

This aluminium street sign, measuring almost 1.5 metres in length, once marked Upper Spring Street in central Grimsby. The street ran between Victoria Street and Queen Street, with Spring Street Chapel standing on its western side and its frontage facing Upper Spring Street.

The sign is believed to date from the 1950s and appears to have been in place by 1960. Its surviving surface displays distinctive crazing and extensive weathering, recording the effects of age and exposure.

Upper Spring Street no longer exists officially. The surrounding area has since been redeveloped, substantially changing the townscape. The former railway corridor, which lay immediately to the east of the street, is now occupied by Peaks Parkway.

The sign fell from its original position when the building on which it was mounted was being painted black. It had been held in place by just one screw. As the street it identified no longer exists, it was not returned to its original position.

Instead, it was saved as a local heritage item. It preserves the name of a vanished Grimsby street and provides a tangible reminder of the town’s former streetscape.