An original cabinet card photograph.
Nothing is known about the photographer, Monsieur George of 117 Cleethorpe Road. Rembrandt Bros., photographers were at the same address in 1910. Another unlikely name!
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
Portrait of a gentleman by Osborne of Grimsby c1890s
Colourised – Portrait of a lady by Lowthian Bros. of Grimsby c1890s
Portrait of a fine lady by Audas c1890
Portrait of a Victorian lady by Henry Jancowski 1890s
Portrait of a young gentleman by A. Murray of Victor Street c1890s
A Victorian photograph album containing 112 portraits, the majority by Grimsby photographers c1870-c1890
