Bull Ring, Grimsby from the south side 1850.

A vintage, high quality print from an original by George Skelton.

George Skelton was a landscape, architectural and historical painter in watercolours and oils. Some of his works were based on line drawings etc. from earlier times, as here. He obviously had an interest in local history as well as art, music, natural history and collecting. Some of George Skelton’s artworks are in Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre’s collection.

George Skelton was born in Grimsby on 12th September 1854. His parents were John Skelton (1800-1881), a bone merchant/land owner/gentleman/Vice-Consul to Denmark, and Harriet Skelton (née Rushby) (1818-1869) who married in 1845. George was a banker’s clerk for the Hull Banking Co. The Skelton family lived at 43 Pasture Street. George never married. He later lived at “Armathwaite”, Abbey Park Road, Grimsby together with his sister-in-law, Eliza Skelton and niece, May Skelton. It is believed that George Skelton was the cousin of George Skelton Stephenson J.P., M.D., M.B., C.M., physician and surgeon. George Skelton died on 15th July 1932. He is buried at Keelby.

Research by Grimsby & Cleethorpes Museum.