October 19, 2014, 11:30 pm
RECENTLY we published some photographs of Royce Exton's garage in Cromwell Road, Grimsby, and asked if Bygones readers remembered it.This prompted Iain Reynard, of Waltham, to get in touch.Iain said: "My father was fairly friendly with Royce. In about 1948 or so – just after the Second World War, and at a time when cars were in short supply and new cars just about impossible, my father wanted a car."Great excitement – very few people had cars then and we were going to get...
![Dad's Jaguar was a gorgeous beast]( "Dad's Jaguar was a gorgeous beast")
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October 19, 2014, 11:30 pm
SIXTIES SCENE: Bargate, Grimsby, in the mid-1960s. This view is looking towards Deansgate Bridge. St James' School is out of view on the left.
![Quiet view of busy thoroughfare]( "Quiet view of busy thoroughfare")
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October 20, 2014, 11:30 pm
HERE we have a superb photograph of the Grimsby trawler Passing (GY 877)In her day she was the biggest trawler in the world.We believe this picture was taken when she arrived new in Grimsby.Built in 1913 by Cook, Welton and Gemmell of Beverley, for the South Western Steam Fishing Company she weighed in at 459 gross tons and was more than 160 feet long.She was then transferred to A Black (1913) and then back to the South Western Steam Fishing Company (1914).In 1917 she was transferred to the...
![New town trawler was the biggest in the world]( "New town trawler was the biggest in the world")
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October 20, 2014, 11:30 pm
BEVERLEY Drinkall responded after we published this photograph of a Glentons bakery staff Christmas party.Beverley recognised her nana, Violet Drinkall, who is on the far left of the picture, and her aunty, Ivy Naylor, who is on the far right.If you can put names to any of the other faces then please let us know. You can write to Bygones, Grimsby Telegraph, 80 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN31 3EH or you can e-mail bygones@grimsbytele graph.co.uk
![Grandmother and aunty were at Glentons Christmas party]( "Grandmother and aunty were at Glentons Christmas party")
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October 21, 2014, 11:30 pm
STREET VIEW: Freeman Street, Grimsby, looking from Wellington Street to Hainton Square, in February 1993.
![Down 'Freemo']( "Down 'Freemo'")
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October 21, 2014, 11:30 pm
THESE two photographs from the Technical School in Eleanor Street, Grimsby, were shown to us by former pupil Russ Carrick.Russ said: "I am sorry if there are any wrong names, and for the people I can't remember. Perhaps someone can fill in the blanks?"If you recognise any of the pupils pictured, then please get in touch. You can write to Bygones, Grimsby Telegraph, 80 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN31 3EH or e-mail bygones@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
![Tech pupils in spotlight]( "Tech pupils in spotlight")
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October 23, 2014, 11:30 pm
MRS B Gilliatt, of Withern Road, Grimsby, wrote to us after seeing this picture in Bygones recently.It was taken at a Hereford School, Grimsby, production of The Importance Of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, which students performed in June 1994.Mrs Gilliatt said: "How proud I was to see my granddaughter, Kelly Zarzyna (now Oldham), in the picture. She took the part of Lady Bracknell."They had all the audience stood up, clapping. She was a star at 14-years-old."Since then she has...
![A proud grandmother]( "A proud grandmother")
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October 24, 2014, 11:30 pm
FORMER pupils of Macaulay School, Grimsby, who left the school in 1961, are being invited to attend their next reunion which will be a Christmas dinner.It will be held at the Hainton Inn in Weelsby Road, Grimsby, on Wednesday, December 10, at 7.30pm.Organiser Maureen Edwards (nee Ellerby), said: "We are hoping to recruit more former pupils to attend our reunions."Should anyone wish to book a seat for dinner, a non-returnable deposit of £5 is required by Wednesday, November 5.If...
![Calling former pupils for a Christmas dinner date]( "Calling former pupils for a Christmas dinner date")
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October 28, 2014, 12:30 am
READERS responded after seeing Dave Dobbs' article on a visit to Doigs shipyard in 1960 and how he watched the Grimsby trawler Lofoten being launched.Steve Farrow said: "The Lofoten was actually built in Lowestoft, along with her sister ship the Loveden, in 1962."My guess is that Dave is referring to Lucerne or Longset, both of 1959."Some of the other builds around that time were the Atlantic Seal, Atlantic Dolphin, Balmoral, Dominica, Barbados, Saxon Onward, Saxon Progress,...
![Lofoten not built at Doigs]( "Lofoten not built at Doigs")
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October 29, 2014, 12:30 am
HAVE you heard of the Steamboat Stomp?Geoff Rhodes called us recently to ask if Bygones readers have any memories of the events.He said: "The Stomps were dances that were held on the Humber ferries, which left from the Royal Dock basin and travelled around Spurn."I only ever went to one of the events once, but I remember that everyone had a great time."Do you have memories or photographs of the Steamboat Stomps? Send them along to Bygones, Grimsby Telegraph, 80 Cleethorpe Road,...
![Remember the Stomps?]( "Remember the Stomps?")
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November 2, 2014, 11:30 pm
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
![Cricketers bowl a maiden over!]( "Cricketers bowl a maiden over!")
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November 2, 2014, 11:30 pm
Here, ex-deep water fisherman Michael Sparkes, right, shares another fascinating tale of his life at sea. This time we join him on a hazardous voyage on board the Huddersfield Town.AFTER having a two-week break ashore I felt refreshed and ready for sea again, so I had a decision to make – should I remain in British United Trawlers where my last ship had been the impressive Black Watch, or should I make my way back to Consolidated Fisheries, the company where I'd spent most of my fishing...
![Fishing trip really put the wind up us]( "Fishing trip really put the wind up us")
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November 2, 2014, 11:30 pm
THREE chorister brothers definitely hit the right chord when each of them won scholarships to some of the top schools in the country in March 1988.Andrew, Daniel and Matthew Connell, of Abbey Park Drive, Grimsby, amazed their parents when they were inundated with offers from three cathedrals and one of the country's best schools to specialise in music.The youngest brother, eight-year-old Andrew, has been offered a place at Canterbury Cathedral's choir school, St Edmunds.He was in no doubt why he...
![Brothers sung their way to success]( "Brothers sung their way to success")
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November 2, 2014, 11:30 pm
DAVID Vinter, who lives in Grimoldby, e-mailed us after we published this photograph showing pupils and teachers of King Edward VI Grammar School in Louth.He said: "The picture is dated wrongly. It is not 1926. It is, in fact, 1948, and I can be sure as I am on it, bottom left."The headmaster at the time was Hedley Warr. Many of the boys I remember by sight and a few by name."
![Back to school]( "Back to school")
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November 2, 2014, 11:30 pm
GRIMSBY'S involvement with the surrounding farming community was considerably diminished when the town's cattle and livestock market at the end of Cromwell Road closed.Until then, and for many, many years, there had been at least a weekly "invasion" of town by the farmers, cattle dealers and butchers.Two areas were well known to them ... the old market in Brighowgate, abandoned to become a bus station for the country buses (the link, therefore, with the rural community was maintained...
![The end of a market town]( "The end of a market town")
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November 2, 2014, 11:30 pm
THESE two photographs were shown to us by Allan Mumby, of Kirkgate, Waltham.One of the pictures shows a VE party in Eleanor Street, Grimsby, where the Mumby family lived.The other photograph is a bit of a mystery and Allan would like to ask for help from Bygones readers.It was obviously taken around the time of the First World War and shows a wedding party.Allan thinks that the seated couple could be Towriss Mumby and his wife, Harriet (nee Cash), of Eleanor Street. But who are the soldier and...
![Do you remember Mumby family of Eleanor Street?]( "Do you remember Mumby family of Eleanor Street?")
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November 2, 2014, 11:30 pm
THIS super picture takes us back to November, 1959. John Lowden, a machinist of Convamore Road, Grimsby, was preparing to take the 1902 Quadrant on the world-famous London to Brighton Run.He was going along with Alf Grundy, of Laceby Road, the owner of the Quadrant, who, for the second year in succession was on the cumbersome 1900 Progress.Mr Grundy had bought the Progress two years before. It was one of only two in existence with the other being in the Kensington Science Museum.The machine was...
![Brighton here we come!]( "Brighton here we come!")
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November 4, 2014, 11:30 pm
HIGH FIVE: Grimsby police ambulance team were the only representatives of a borough force to reach the last round of the countrywide Pim Trophy Police Ambulance Competition in 1953, and they won fifth place among the 13 finalist teams at London's Porchester Hall in February of that year. Chief inspector CC Hill told a Grimsby Telegraph reporter that the Grimsby force was very proud of the members of its ambulance team and their trainer, Mr Oliver Wilson, of Cooper Road, Grimsby. The Grimsby...
![Chief inspector proud of his team]( "Chief inspector proud of his team")
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November 4, 2014, 11:30 pm
DIANE Lant (nee Todd) e-mailed us after we published these photographs, which show pupils of Grimsby Technical School in Eleanor Street.Diane identified herself on one of the pictures, as well as Julia Adams and Monica Birchall.Diane added: "Takes me back a long way, that's for sure. Thanks for the memories."Bob French also got in touch to tell us his sister, Denise Coulbeck (nee French) is on the 1968 photograph.Our thanks to him.Don't forget to send us our school photographs. You...
![Thanks for the memories]( "Thanks for the memories")
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November 6, 2014, 11:30 pm
A S THE nights now pull in and winter starts, the weather can become very cold and the water pipes in your home can freeze.This can lead to a burst pipe in the thaw, which can cause a lot of damage to your home and belongings. Here are some helpful tips this winter ...Leave the central heating on for short periods of time throughout the day.Let warm air into your roof space by keeping the trap door open.Keep the cupboard door under the sink open.Keep room doors slightly open to allow the warm...
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