Boston, Market Place 1899
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A DOMINANT FACTOR in the life of Boston in the 20th century was Boston Dock. It attracted both of the author's grandfathers to the town! James Ainsworth was a master mariner like his father before him, and James Wright came here to work for the Great Northern Railway which itself expanded to meet the needs of the dock. In many ways, for Boston the 20th century started on 15th December 1884 when the first ship entered the dock. Boston Dock prospered throughout the 20th century and, for most of that time, was owned by Boston Corporation. In its early years it developed into a substantial fishing port with two deep-sea fishing companies, a fish quay and ice-house, and ship repairing facilities. Cargo ships no longer went upriver into the old port in the town centre; that was only used as moorings for fishing smacks.
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