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School revisited Victorian era for 125th anniversary

August 21, 2013, 11:30 pm
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BOOTS, braces and breeches for the boys, and bonnets, pinafores and pantaloons for the girls were the "uniforms" at East Ravendale School for the day in October 1982.As part of celebrations for the Ravendale 125th Jubilee, the Church of England Primary school held a Victorian open day, reconstructing academic life in the mid-19th century.Staff and children dressed in period clothes – some genuine and some specially made in Victorian styles – to complement the original...

School revisited Victorian era for 125th anniversary

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Pupils were a jewel in the school's crown

August 22, 2013, 11:30 pm
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BACK IN March 1992, these Waltham Toll Bar pupils were busy making their first million, although they still managed to fit in school lessons.Under a national scheme to teach pupils about business the girls had set up their own jewellery company, Beadazzle.And although pupils were not allowed to wear jewellery at school, outside it was all the rage.

Pupils were a jewel in the school's crown

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Mistake that cost five lives

August 22, 2013, 11:30 pm
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THE Grimsby trawler Clitus sank outside Blyth harbour on April 15, 1908 – because the hatches had not been properly closed.Five crewmen lost their lives and another seven were lucky to escape.First news of the disaster broke in Grimsby when a telegram was received by the vessel's owners, the Orient Steam Fishing Company.The Selby-built trawler, skippered by Robert Reynolds had landed fish in Grimsby on Monday morning and sailed the following day for the Icelandic grounds.The plan was to...

Mistake that cost five lives

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Bowled over by cricket photographs

August 23, 2013, 11:30 pm
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THIS week's selection of photographs from the Grimsby Telegraph archives feature local cricket.If you played for a local team then maybe you'll be pictured here.And if you can put names to the faces of any of the players, or have photographs of your own that you'd like to share with Bygones readers, then please get in touch.The address is Bygones, Grimsby Telegraph, 80 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN31 3Eh or you can e-mail bygones@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk

Bowled over by cricket photographs

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Faces and places from family album

August 23, 2013, 11:30 pm
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THIS wonderful selection of photographs was sent in by Mary Saunby. The colour photographs were taken by her aunt, Mrs Mary Wilkinson, who was a music teacher at Thrunscoe School, Cleethorpes.It is believed they were taken in the late 1950s or 1960s.If you can tell us more about them, or put names to any of the faces, then please let us know. The address is Bygones, Grimsby Telegraph, 80 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN31 3EH or e-mail bygones@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk

Faces and places from family album

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On their way to breakers

August 23, 2013, 11:30 pm
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THE Alexandra Dock was once the hub of Grimsby's timber trade... but it was to become the first step to the breaker's yard for many of the port's elderly trawlers.In the 50s and 60s it was used to accommodate fishing vessels which had reached retirement age, which could be anything from 20 to almost 50 years.This particular photograph from our archives was taken from Marshall's Mill, looking across the dock towards the Top Town area.The timber yards were on the spot now occupied by Sainsbury's...

On their way to breakers

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'Biggest ever' a massive event

August 23, 2013, 11:30 pm
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GRIMSBY'S 'biggest ever' parades used to be a popular annual event, and thousands of people jammed the six-and-a-half mile route of the first post-war parade which was held on Friday, June 5, 1953.The Telegraph reported: All available policemen and policewomen – plus the Special Constabulary – were drafted onto the streets to control traffic, and as the long carnival wound its way around the town traffic was halted altogether in parts.Police sealed Freeman Street from the market...

'Biggest ever' a massive event

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Appeal for help

August 23, 2013, 11:30 pm
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DO YOU have any information about the Waltham tannery? A reader who wishes to remain anonymous said: "I would like to ask if Bygones readers have photographs of the old tan yard or Waltham tannery, or if they know of anyone that does?"If you can help, then please write to Bygones, Grimsby Telegraph, 80 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN31 3EH or you can e-mail bygones@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
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Ticket to ride – or not – back in 1948

August 23, 2013, 11:30 pm
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IT WAS 1948 before Grimsby and Cleethorpes got the benefit of Sunday morning buses. And even them some people were not happy with the service they were getting from the local transport concerns.In January that year a petition was handed in to the Grimsby Corporation Transport from villagers in Great Coates asking for a better bus service. At that time, they said, the only bus to serve Great Coates was provided by the Enterprise Passenger Service and it was, they said, "totally...
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Local pub was a real family affair

August 23, 2013, 11:30 pm
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A GRIMSBY institution disappeared in the late spring of 1966, flattened by a bulldozer to make way for the town's controversial Cleethorpe Road flyover.The Barrel, one of the town's most famous public houses, finally closed on March 31 after being in the same family for 77 years.It was right opposite the Oberon and unbeknown to most people who frequented it over the years it wasn't called The Barrel at all... but the Exchange Hotel.Its popular name came from the barrel which hung outside for as...

Local pub was a real family affair

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Life down Fish House Lane

August 23, 2013, 11:30 pm
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FISH HouseFish House Lane was a thoroughfare which once ran from the corner of Columbia Road along what is now Ladysmith Road.It got its name from a series of fish huts erected for the drying of salted cod. They were known as "inkies," small wooden towers where the fish would be hung on racks to dry.Fish House Lane was a narrow, cobbled road which also housed the town's skating rink, a popular spot for the town's youngsters.There was an allotment site, later occupied by a Findus...
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Edward Heneage School pupils learnt their lessons very well!

August 24, 2013, 11:30 pm
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EDWARD Heneage School, Grimsby, is the subject of this week's school photographs feature.If you are a former pupil then you may well be pictured here.And don't forget you can share your school photographs with us - whatever year they were taken. Send them to Bygones, Grimsby Telegraph, 80 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN31 3EH or you can e-mail them to bygones@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk

Edward Heneage School pupils learnt their lessons very well!

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Appeal for Coronation Capers

August 27, 2013, 11:30 pm
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DO YOU recall the Coronation Capers? If you do, then Frank Thompson would like to hear from you.Frank said: "Is there anybody out there who remembers 'Aunt Sue' (Susan Elizabeth Wilson) and the Coronation Capers of Grimsby's West Marsh area?"We were a song and dance troupe who put on shows around 1953, raising money for Grimsby General Hospital."The shows were put on in various church and community halls around the town, at a time when we could knock on doors and sell 6d tickets...

Appeal for Coronation Capers

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Captain Classified pops in for a visit

August 28, 2013, 11:30 pm
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HELLO THERE: THE Grimsby Telegraph's Captain Classified visited the children's ward at Grimsby Hospital in July 1990 with balloons and badges. Here he meets some of the young patients and nurses (from left): Hazel Knight, Anthony Holmes, Lee Boyington, Paul Barber and Diane Love.
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Snatched from the Bear

August 29, 2013, 11:30 pm
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THE fight to save the crew of the trawler Howe stranded on the rocks of Bear Island, inside the Arctic Circle remains one of the greatest rescue operations in the history of seafaring.And it showed the close comradeship which exists between fishermen of all nationalities.Skippered by George McGregor (Russian George), the Howe, pride of the Grimsby fleet, had been driven ashore at 3.45am on November 19, 1931.The 15 soaked and shivering crewmen took refuge on the bridge as huge waves forced the...

Snatched from the Bear

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A great 'deal' of timber

August 30, 2013, 11:30 pm
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HEADING out of town today on the A180 West Marsh Relief Road past acres of new cars, it's hard to imagine that 50 years ago various timber merchants had their premises close to the Alexandra Dock, writes Jeff Beedham.I remember Bennetts, Greens, Grimsby Timber Company, Hewson Chapman, Marshall Knott & Barker, AV Norths, Ogles and Wintringham & Son that had sawmills and cavernous open-sided drying sheds in which timber was left to season.The new Alexandra Dock was opened on July 22, 1879,...

A great 'deal' of timber

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On track with local athletics photographs

September 1, 2013, 11:30 pm
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LOCAL athletics is the subject of this week's sports section. If you've taken part in the sport over the years then maybe you'll be pictured here.And if you can put names to the faces of any of the players then please let us know.If you have photographs of your own that you'd like to share with Bygones readers, then we'd love to see them. The address is Bygones, Grimsby Telegraph, 80 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN31 3EH or you can e-mail bygones@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk

On track with local athletics photographs

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Enjoying Michael's tales of the sea

September 1, 2013, 11:30 pm
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I HAVE to say how much me and my workmates enjoy reading the Bygones in the Grimsby Telegraph and the Bygones paper too, writes Mark Tench.But most of all we enjoy reading stories by ex-deep water fisherman Michael Sparkes, because being an ex-North Sea trawlerman myself I enjoy reading about how things really were back in those heydays when my dad was at sea.Myself and my workmates would love to read more of Michael's stories.
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Galley boy looked like a cross between a bridegroom and Worzel...

September 1, 2013, 11:30 pm
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BACK in the fishing heyday here in Grimsby, there were one or two companies that had some outstanding ships which sailed deep water, writes Michael Sparkes.Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd though had more than most of these fine trawlers. Ships like the Boston Concord, Boston Boeing, Boston Weelsby, Boston Comanche and the Prince Phillip, to name but a few, were all outstanding vessels.But they had another big sidewinder that was exceptional, which I had the privilege of becoming bosun of for two...

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Way out West-ern

September 1, 2013, 11:30 pm
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THIS week's school photographs are from Grimsby's Western School and Western Primary School. So if you're a former pupil maybe you'll be pictured here. And don't forget you can share your school photos by e-mailing them to bygones@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk or you can send them to Bygones, Grimsby Telegraph, 80 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby DN31 3EH.

Way out West-ern

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