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Grimsby, The Docks 1893
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There was a time in the 19th century when the powers that be in Hull looked upon the needs of the fishing industry as little more than a nuisance and a hindrance to commercial traffic. Not so Grimsby, where facilities were improved, and Hull trawler owners were offered inducements to cross the river. By 1891 the Grimsby fleet numbered 800 sail and 35 steam vessels; yet by the beginning of the 20th century it had changed to 500 steam and 34 large sailing trawlers.

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A Selection of Memories from Grimsby

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Grimsby

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A Tragic Accident
Sometime around the late 1950s my uncle was at the docks and was killed when a tractor was being loaded onto a ship. A cable broke and the tractor fell and killed him. Does anyone have any memories of this?
Grimsby, Fish Docks c1965
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Public Health In Grimsby.
I was a Public Health Inspector in Grimsby from 1950 to 1954 when I moved to Suffolk. I remember going to the old and new slaughterhouses to do meat inspection, working all hours and getting nothing for it ! We had to take 'overtime' as time off when it suited the boss, Harold Parkinson, NOT when it suited us ! We were busy surveying all the old houses for clearance but remember the ladies all having a rail ...see more
Grimsby, Fish Docks c1965
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Times In Sidney Park
1950's: As a young lad I lived just a few minutes from this park (which is in Cleethorpes not Grimsby) and so spent a lot of time there. This pond was home to many hundreds of small fish, which I assume to be sticklebacks and minnows. We couldn't afford nets or rods so we fished using a jam jar attached to a length of string. The water was clear and we could see the fish so we would lower the jam jar to the ...see more
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Old Market Place, Grimsby.
Anyone remember the name of the café in the market place? used to go there upstairs, juke box days! also would frequent the pub opposite St.James church, name evades me now, many moons ago.[white heart?]
Grimsby, Bull Ring c1965
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