From an original photographic print.
The ‘Great Northern Ry. Goods & Grain Warehouse’ was built at the end of the 19th century by GNR on the east side of the Royal Dock. The building later became a cold store. Demolished sometime after 2000.
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
Victorian albumen photograph of Grimsby’s Royal Dock taken from the Dock Tower
‘Fairtry III’ LH.371 (Leith) at Grimsby 1960
The West Side of the Royal Dock, Grimsby; interior of the Export Shed of the Great Central Railway
Industrial workshops on the old North Wall at Grimsby Docks c1900
B1 Class steam locomotive 61232 leaves Grimsby Docks 1964
Royal Dock, Grimsby 1940s
