Grimsby Local History Library

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Picture postcard showing the opening of St Luke’s Church, Heneage Road, Grimsby, 18th October 1912. Private Collection.S...
28/08/2026

Picture postcard showing the opening of St Luke’s Church, Heneage Road, Grimsby, 18th October 1912.

Private Collection.

See more pictures of St Luke's Church on 5th September.

Church of St Andrew with St Luke and All Saints – 60th Anniversary Celebration 🎉

Saturday, 5th September 2026 | From 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Join us as we celebrate 60 years of St Andrew’s Church at its current home on the corner of Albion Street and Garibaldi Street. The foundation stone for the church was laid on 2nd June 1966 by Gudmundur Gudmundsson, the Icelandic ambassador to Great Britain.

The day will feature a free exhibition of church history and local heritage, including displays of memorabilia and artefacts from St Andrew’s. The exhibition will also include items relating to the demolished churches of St Luke and All Saints on Heneage Road. In 1994, the new parish of St Andrew with St Luke and All Saints was formed to include the area that was formerly served by these two churches. The exhibition will include items from the collections of North East Lincolnshire Archives and Grimsby Local History Library.

Known as the Fishermen’s Church, our church is dedicated to St Andrew, the Patron Saint of Fishermen, and the event will highlight Grimsby’s proud fishing heritage and the community that has grown around it.

We warmly invite everyone to bring along memories, photographs, and stories to share. There will also be a performance by East Marsh United's Peace Choir. Light refreshments will be served throughout the day. Doors open at 10:00 AM, continuing until 4:00 PM.

Come along, meet Focal Minister Jenny Watts and the team, and be part of this special milestone in our church’s history.

166 Freeman Street, Grimsby, 2023.Some past occupants of 166 Freeman Street:1880. Robert Mason, bootmaker. Numbered as 1...
28/08/2026

166 Freeman Street, Grimsby, 2023.

Some past occupants of 166 Freeman Street:

1880. Robert Mason, bootmaker. Numbered as 154.
1881. Robert Mason, bootmaker.

Occupants of 154 Freeman Street recorded in the 1881 census:

Robert Mason (51 – born in Butterwick), Elizabeth Mason (42 – born in Wrawby) and their son, George (21).

1891. William Heath, dock foreman.

Occupants recorded in the 1891 census:

William Heath (38 - born in Brighton), Emily Heath (36 - born in Greenwich) and their children: Joseph (13), Thomas (9), Ann (6), Charles (4) and Emily (7 months).

William Heath, dock foreman at the Alexandra Dock, died of consumption on 1st June 1895 and was buried in Scartho Road Cemetery four days later.

1893. Mrs Maria Boyce, wardrobe dealer.
1895. Mrs Maria Boyce, wardrobe dealer.
1898. Mrs Emily Heath, wardrobe dealer.
1902. Alfred Patterson, confectioner and café proprietor.
1906. Archie Bent Shatford, boot maker.
1910. Archie Bent Shatford, boot maker.
1912. Archie Bent Shatford, boot maker.
1923. E Greetham, general dealer.
1935. S Morris, confectioner.
1958. S Morris. Sweets and to***co.
1971. S Morris. Sweets and to***co.
1972. A J Richards, television and radio.
1993. Vacant.
2014. Wilmot’s. Kits, games and puzzles.

The Cleethorpe Road flyover under construction, November 1967, with the Customs House and The Oberon public house in the...
28/08/2026

The Cleethorpe Road flyover under construction, November 1967, with the Customs House and The Oberon public house in the background (see previous post).

The statue of Prince Albert can be seen in the foreground on the left.

Find more images of the flyover on Lincs Inspire's digital photography site: https://lincsinspire.com/.../digital-photography-collection

The Customs House, Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, when it was occupied by Chicago's American Restaurant, c1996. The Oberon pu...
28/08/2026

The Customs House, Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, when it was occupied by Chicago's American Restaurant, c1996.

The Oberon pub can be seen on the far right of the photograph.

Hugh Winfield Collection (1475/1/19/11).

Plans for three pairs of semi-detached houses on Laceby Road, Grimsby, 1946.Later numbered as 472-480 Laceby Road. North...
28/08/2026

Plans for three pairs of semi-detached houses on Laceby Road, Grimsby, 1946.

Later numbered as 472-480 Laceby Road.

North East Lincolnshire Archives Reference: 3/708/13032.

St Giles’ Church, Scartho, 2021.See more pictures of Scartho Church on 18th and 19th September.Join us at Grimsby Town H...
28/08/2026

St Giles’ Church, Scartho, 2021.

See more pictures of Scartho Church on 18th and 19th September.

Join us at Grimsby Town Hall on Friday 18th September and Saturday 19th September (10am – 4pm) for a free exhibition on the religious architecture of North East Lincolnshire. The exhibition will include photographs, documents and artefacts relating to the area’s monastic houses, Anglican churches, and nonconformist chapels. Some of the region’s lost churches and chapels will also feature, including Grimsby’s Baptist Tabernacle, St Stephen’s Church (Roberts Street), St Paul’s Church (West Marsh), and Trinity Methodist Church (Cleethorpes).

The exhibition will also tell the fascinating story of Grimsby’s synagogue, which first opened for worship in 1888. This part of the display will also shed light on the lives of Jewish people in the town, their service in both World Wars, and the businesses they established, which played an important part in Grimsby’s development from the late 19th century onwards.

Plans showing the proposed conversion of a private air raid shelter into a summer house. For Mr J Duke of 121 Waltham Ro...
28/08/2026

Plans showing the proposed conversion of a private air raid shelter into a summer house. For Mr J Duke of 121 Waltham Road, Scartho, June 1945.

North East Lincolnshire Archives Reference: 3/708/12727.

Freeman Street Market, 2024.
28/08/2026

Freeman Street Market, 2024.

Freeman Street Market, 1993. Crikey! What on earth was in the boot of that Es**rt?
28/08/2026

Freeman Street Market, 1993. Crikey! What on earth was in the boot of that Es**rt?

Plans for proposed alterations to a fish frying saloon at Freeman Street Market, 1946.For S Cox & Son.North East Lincoln...
28/08/2026

Plans for proposed alterations to a fish frying saloon at Freeman Street Market, 1946.

For S Cox & Son.

North East Lincolnshire Archives Reference: 3/708/13037.

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