From the original negative.
The business names shown in the photo are: Ant Rich Ltd., marine and industrial painting. Keenhire. Harris & Garrod Ltd., ship repairers. ??? Supplies Ltd.
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
Looking over No. 3 Dock, Grimsby from the top of the winch house on the slips 1995
Looking across No. 3 Dock from the top of the Winch House on slips c1993
The Great Grimsby Slipway Co. Ltd. c1992
Winch houses, Grimsby Docks 1982
Grimsby Docks; a view from the waterline on the slips (2) c1993
Grimsby Docks; a view from the waterline on the slips (1) c1993
