Len Slater packs a punch in tomorrow's Sport Bygones supplement

February 12, 2015, 10:47 pm

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BOXING stalwart Len Slater straps on his gloves for a special feature in tomorrow's Sport Bygones – FREE with the Telegraph. Now 84, Len has pretty much seen it all in the sport that he loves. And tomorrow we take a look at his own promising career, during the 1940s and 50s, which was sadly cut short through injury. Meanwhile, former Grimsby Town striker Tony Rees returns to Blundell Park tomorrow And ahead of his visit for the Bristol Rovers clash, we take a look at the Welshman's...

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Louth malt kiln: 19 pictures as demolition is completed

February 13, 2015, 5:09 am

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Looking back at great days at Lloyd Cars

February 14, 2015, 5:30 am

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THE subject of Lloyd cars has proved popular with Bygones readers, including Chris Bunce, of Newstead Road, Cleethorpes.Mr Bunce, who is now 89 years of age, said: "I was a sprayer at Lloyds and sprayed a lot of cars that they sold."Mr Lloyd was a very good boss, and so was Mr Hannan."Are you a former employee of Lloyd Cars? If you have memories and photographs of your time with the company then we'd love to hear from you. Send your letters and photographs to Bygones, Grimsby...

Party at Bar Silk and Silhouettes in 2005

February 14, 2015, 11:32 pm

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February 15, 2015, 8:00 pm

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WEATHER BEATEN: This charming but undated postcard view shows a rugged-looking gentleman by the name of Barney Coy, who delivered the mail to Spurn Head and Easington.

GRIMSBY BYGONES: That's not our dad

February 15, 2015, 8:00 pm

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RECENTLY we published this photograph of a fine catch of turbots at Grimsby Docks.Peter Harrison, the secretary of the Grimsby Fishing vessel Owners Association, responded to tell us that he thought the man in the picture could be a young Tommy Walton, who was a foreman lumper for Northern Trawlers.Following this, we received an e-mail from Mrs Rita Crooks (nee Walton), who said: "Both my sister, Sheila and I don't think this is our dad, Tommy Walton."In his younger days he was more...

GRIMSBY BYGONES: Enter the dragon ...

February 15, 2015, 8:00 pm

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SOUTH Parade First School, Grimsby, was turned into a magical land of dragons, kites, flying fish and paper lanterns by children celebrating the Chinese New Year in February 1985.Children from the school had been learning about the Chinese and their traditions and at a special assembly they joined in a New Year celebration.One of the highlights of the assembly was when Hong Kong Chinese and Vietnamese children dressed up as a dragon.And all the children were asked to wear red, as it is the...

GRIMSBY BYGONES: Sportsman rewarded

February 15, 2015, 8:00 pm

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SPECIAL GIFT: The chairman of the Northern Counties Athletics Association, Mr JW Aspland presents Ted Barnott with a silver salver from the association at King George V playing fields in June 1972. Pictured, from left, are president of Grimsby Harriers, Ron Bannister, vice-president, EJ Robinson, Mr Barnott; chairman of Grimsby Harriers, GA Wright, Mrs Aspland and chairman of South Humberside Sports Council, Spencer Rudkin.

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BYGONES: When Sousa played at Grimsby

February 15, 2015, 8:00 pm

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DURING the week of November 4, 1954, America was celebrating the centenary of the birth of its famous bandmaster and composer John Phillip Sousa, the "March King".Fifty years previously ago Sousa and his band were touring this country and their itinerary included a visit to Grimsby. This was on Sunday, April 2, 1905, when the band gave two concerts in the Prince Of Wales Theatre.Sousa's musical combination was of the military band-type – a blend of brass and reed instruments...

GRIMSBY BYGONES: Pupils learn a valuable lesson

February 15, 2015, 8:00 pm

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Year 11 pupils from Grimsby's Havelock School operate a teletypewriter as used by people with impaired hearing, accompanied by Yorkshire Electricity education liaison officer Ann McCoy, rear, second from right. The machine was loaned by Peter Rimmer of Grimsby And District Deaf Centre and the picture was taken in January 1993.

GRIMSBY BYGONES: Twisted steeple marks village of Ulceby

February 15, 2015, 8:00 pm

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Here were travel back in time to 1954 and take a trip to the village of Ulceby. THOUGH lacking some of the picture postcard charm of Lincolnshire Wold communities, the village of Ulceby, set but a few miles from the waters of the Humber, has much to interest the visitor prepared to delve a little below the surface.Few people passing through this rather straggling parish and its adjoining and newer neighbourhood of Skitter would suspect that Ulceby is mentioned in the Domesday Book, or that it...

GRIMSBY TRAWLER PICTURES: Varanis brought back memories

February 15, 2015, 11:40 pm

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MICK Wright sent us this selection of trawler photographs after seeing a picture of he Grimsby trawler Varanis in Bygones recently.Mick said: "I sailed on her in 1952."I was a deckie learner and later a trimmer with E Bacons (trawlers) as a 15-year-old, after training at the Nautical School which was then in Victoria Street, Grimsby."I also sailed on other Bacon trawlers, Liberia, Empyrean and Scouter, and I did one trip to Iceland on the Spurs, which was owned by Consolidated...

How Cleethorpes used to look - bygone pictures

February 16, 2015, 7:38 am

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GRIMSBY BYGONES: Halcyon days at the Tech

February 16, 2015, 10:30 pm

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RECENTLY we published this photograph showing Grimsby Technical Secondary Grammar School from 1969.Former pupil Sylvia Ruston (nee Smith) has since been in touch to identify the teacher for us. Our thanks to her.And David Craven supplied names for some of the pupils and told us that this was class 4X of 1971.He added: "The teacher was allocated to us for this photograph."They were halcyon days."Do you have happy memories of your school days? Why not share your stories and...

Famous people that have visited our area - pictures

February 16, 2015, 3:59 am

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GRIMSBY BYGONES: On yer bikes lads!

February 18, 2015, 10:30 pm

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IN THE SADDLE: A cyclists' meet, pictured in Town Hall Square, Grimsby, in 1885.

GRIMSBY BYGONES: All hands on deck at docks

February 18, 2015, 10:30 pm

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SEEING this picture in Bygones recently prompted Ray Newcomb to get in touch with more information.Ray said: "The picture was taken around midday at Whitsun in 1955."At the time, the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) had called a rail strike, so the fish trains were stopped."Every mode of transport was used on the docks to get the fish, and other goods that were being unloaded at the time, to where they needed to be."Some fish merchants even turned up with horse boxes...

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February 19, 2015, 9:54 am

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Latest Bygones magazine is out now: Packed with Grimsby area...

February 19, 2015, 11:33 pm

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GRIMSBY docks are perhaps taken for granted nowadays but the building and opening of the new docks was a momentous affair.In the February edition of Bygones, which is in the shops now, we reproduce an enthusiastic article from a writer for the Illustrated London News on March 27, 1852, and also take a look at how Grimsby marked the opening on May 22 that year.Also in this month's nostalgia-packed publication, not a lot of people know that the character portrayed by Michael Caine in the film...

CLEETHORPES BYGONES: Not a car to be seen!

February 20, 2015, 10:30 pm

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STREET SCENE: This view down Alexandra Road, Cleethorpes, circa 1920, shows the entrance to the Dolphin Hotel on the right, the Empire Cinema further along, and a couple walking sedately over the road towards the Pier gardens and slipway. Note the only vehicle in the picture is a motorcycle and sidecar in the distance!