December 29, 2013, 11:30 pm
WE visit Canon Ainslie for this week's school picture selection. The school, which used to stand on the corner of Garden Street and Abbey Road, welcomed its first pupils in 1878 and closed in 1973. It was demolished in 1979.These photographs are undated, but the majority appear to have been taken in the 1950s or 60s.If you can identify anyone pictured, or have school photographs of your own that you'd like to share with our readers, then please get in touch. The address is Bygones, Grimsby...
![Back to school at Canon Ainslie]( "Back to school at Canon Ainslie")
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December 29, 2013, 11:30 pm
WINTER SCENE: THIS picture, which was taken in March 1970, shows a snow-covered thatched cottage at East Ravendale.
![A winter wonderland at Ravendale]( "A winter wonderland at Ravendale")
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December 29, 2013, 11:30 pm
MENTION 1947 to anyone who was around at the time and their thoughts turn immediately to snow drifts, frozen pipes, biting winds and huddling round a flickering fire trying to keep warm.It was the year that had that yardstick of all winters. The winter of mile-long snow drifts. The winter of trains stranded on blocked lines. The winter when the wind always seemed to come out of the east and bring fresh blizzards.People were marooned for days on end and even Grimsby Town's players were stranded...
![The winter of mile-long snowdrifts]( "The winter of mile-long snowdrifts")
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December 30, 2013, 11:30 pm
THIS selection of photographs of Grimsby Docks was shown to us by Jean Massey, of Acorn Court, Cleethorpes.Jean told us that the pictures were taken by her cousin, Edward Tems in 1963 after he took up photography as a hobby.We have no other details for the photographs, but if you can tell us more about them 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
![Capturing life 'down dock']( "Capturing life 'down dock'")
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December 31, 2013, 11:30 pm
RECENTLY we published this photograph of a 1953 Coronation party that was held for the children of Patrick Street and Heneage Road.We asked if readers could identify the little girl on the left at the front, wearing a ribbon in her hair, and Jenny Knight (nee Green) has done just that.Jenny explained: "The girl is Janet Whitehead. The girl with the ribbon in her hair at the back on the left is Jennifer Green with her sister, Delna Green next to her."If you have party photographs to...
![Coronation party time]( "Coronation party time")
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January 2, 2014, 11:30 pm
RECENTLY we published this photograph of what we thought showed Welholme School boys from just before the Second World War.Now, Carol Ford has been in touch to put the record straight. She explained: "My late husband is in the picture, on the second row from the top, sixth from the left ."He was born in January 1945 so I would suggest the picture was taken in the 1950s."His name was Keith Ford and the family lived at 120 Lambert Road. He sadly passed away in May 2013 aged...
![Husband in school group]( "Husband in school group")
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January 3, 2014, 11:30 pm
THIS photograph of the South Killingholme football team of 1946/7 was shown to us by Mr Herring.Mr Herring has also asked if Bygones readers have any memories of the Immingham tugs after the war.If you can tell us who the players are in this photograph, or have memories of the Immingham tugs, then we'd love to hear from you.The address is Bygones, Grimsby Telegraph, 80 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN31 3EH. Alternatively, you can e-mail bygones@grimsbytelegraph .co.uk
![Forties soccer line-up]( "Forties soccer line-up")
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January 3, 2014, 11:30 pm
RECENTLY we published this photograph that was taken at the 1982 Humber Marathon, and asked if readers could identify anyone pictured.Linda West got in touch to tell us that runner number 2607 is Roz Harrison. Our thanks to her.
![Lady on the run identified]( "Lady on the run identified")
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January 6, 2014, 11:30 pm
RECENTLY we published this photograph of Edward Street Junior School, Grimsby football team of 1950/51, that was sent in by Bernard Shephard, in Perth, Western Australia.Now, Stuart Ridley, of Terrington Place, Cleethorpes, has been in touch to put names to the rest of the faces for us. Our thanks to him.Nita Sadler also got in touch. She said: "I live in Perth, Western Australia and was interested to see the photograph, which was sent on to me by an old school friend, Beryl...
![Treasuring memories]( "Treasuring memories")
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January 6, 2014, 11:30 pm
HAPPY Birthday Bygones!Our massively popular bi-monthly Bygones publication is celebrating its 250th edition this month.Packed with photographs and memories from around the area, it's proved a huge hit from day one – prompting a 12-page special in the Grimsby Telegraph every Monday.This month's standalone edition is available from retailers this weekend.Telegraph editor Michelle Lalor said: "Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham and the surrounding areas have a rich history, of which we...
![Celebrating 250 editions of our bi-monthly Bygones]( "Celebrating 250 editions of our bi-monthly Bygones")
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January 7, 2014, 11:30 pm
THIS photograph, showing pupils of Grimsby Grange School, was published in Bygones recently and we asked if readers could identify anyone.Janet Barber (nee Dixon) of Binbrook Way, Grimsby, did just that.She identified herself, as well as Steven Sharp and Susan Burns.Sadly, Janet told us that Susan is now deceased.Don't forget if you have old photographs to share with readers, you can send them to Bygones, Grimsby Telegraph, 80 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN31 3EH or you can...
![Grange pupils are named]( "Grange pupils are named")
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January 8, 2014, 11:30 pm
IT'S hard to believe that these two photographs show the same stretch of road.What we now know as Kingsway, Cleethorpes, was Sea Bank Road back in 1902 when the first picture was taken. Not that there was a sea bank. The sea had its own way in 1902.And those who dared to venture out at night ran the serious risk of being swept away by a hungry and insatiable sea.Erosion, well known today on the Yorkshire coast, was a nightmare with which Cleethorpes people lived uneasily.But when matters reached...
![Fighting back the sea]( "Fighting back the sea")
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January 9, 2014, 11:30 pm
MRS Margaret Buffam, of Clee Road, Grimsby, recognised a familiar face in this picture when it was published in Bygones recently.It shows the Clee Cons Victors pool team, who were premier division champions in June 1990, and Margaret's nephew, John Rudrum, is standing on the far right of the back row.If you can tell us who the rest of the team are, then we'd be delighted to hear from you.The address is Bygones, Grimsby Telegraph, 80 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN31 3EH or...
![Pool-ing their resources]( "Pool-ing their resources")
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January 10, 2014, 11:30 pm
IT'S hard to believe that in one year alone 30 million herring were landed and processed on Grimsby Fish Docks.The trade in the "silver darlings" has all but disappeared from the port but once it was a major factor in the development of the town's fishing industry.You can read all about it in a fascinating article by local fishing historian, Tom Wood, in the 250th edition of Bygones.As usual, Bygones is crammed with all manner of nostalgia, from the birth of the Grimsby Amateur...
![250th Bygones edition]( "250th Bygones edition")
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January 13, 2014, 11:30 pm
READERS responded after we published this photograph that was taken at British Road Services, Grimsby.Ann Harrison (nee Whelbourn) got in touch to identify herself and a few others in the pictures. She said: "It was stated that the picture showed the company's drivers at a good driving awards ceremony."It was actually a presentation to three members of staff who were getting married. And the group includes general staff and mechanics as well as a few drivers."The man in the suit,...
![BRS employees identified]( "BRS employees identified")
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January 14, 2014, 11:30 pm
MELISSA Whiteman (nee Fairfield), who lives in Barnetby, contacted us after this photograph was published in Bygones recently.Melissa explained: "My granny, Kathleen Fairfield, spotted my head peeking out in the middle on the left, from behind the boy with his hand up – well spotted for a 79-year-old I think."I remember having the photograph taken and can remember some of the names."I also remember us making the Christmas hampers and delivering them to the elderly."They...
![Spotted by her granny!]( "Spotted by her granny!")
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January 15, 2014, 11:30 pm
HOLIDAY camps were all the rage back in the 1950s and you can see just how popular they were in this photograph that was sent in by Jim Matthew, of Cleethorpes.Jim, who appears on the photograph, explained: "They were exciting times to us. If you wanted to taste the wild side of life, no doubt you would head to an island in the Mediterranean, but back then the only option was somewhere like Butlin's holiday camp."This picture was taken at Butlin's in Filey, Yorkshire. The three of us...
![Happy times in the Fifties]( "Happy times in the Fifties")
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January 16, 2014, 11:30 pm
DAVID Fitzgerald got in touch after seeing this photograph from South Parade School, Grimsby, in Bygones in December.David said: "I am one of the boys in the picture, which ironically was published the day before my 60th birthday."Most of our mothers and fathers went to war and returned to a land still in poverty for most, with rationing still going on."The school catchment area included the many terrace houses which were built around 1890, with no inside toilets or bathrooms, no...
![The days of rationing and using outside toilets]( "The days of rationing and using outside toilets")
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January 17, 2014, 11:30 pm
KEN Lammin telephoned us after we published this photograph of the South Killingholme football team and appealed for help with their names.Mr Lammin, who is 81 years old and used to play football for Immingham Town and Brigg, named three of the players for us. Our thanks to him.Barry Robinson, of Manby Road, Immingham, also got in touch. He named everyone in the team for us. Barry explained: "My uncle, Charlie Robinson is standing on the far left of the back row and my father, Herbert...
![Players are identified]( "Players are identified")
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January 17, 2014, 11:30 pm
GONE FISHING: The Grimsby steam trawler Australia (GY 456). She was built in 1892 for the International Steam Trawling Co, she went to Hagerup and Doughty North Eastern Sea Fishing Co, and, in 1912, to the Consolidated Whaling Co. Soon after the outbreak of the First World War, in 1914, the trawler sailed for South Africa.
![Steaming out to sea]( "Steaming out to sea")
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