Kath - Postcards From the Past

	Black Swan Public House, Grimsby (at the corner of Victoria St and Flottergate). A used postcard, postmark unreadable but probably around 1910. This building with it's "1699" plaque was, when pictured, said to be the oldest house in Grimsby. It replaced an earlier Inn (built around 1650) and was demolished in the 1920s and replaced with another Pub. However, this also went the same way in the early 70s.
	Boulevard Park, Grimsby. A used postcard dated 8 Aug 1904. Always known to us as the "Bully".
	Cenotaph, Grimsby. A used postcard dated 30 Nov 1932. This year (2008) the Cenotaph has been restored and cleaned.
	Central Market. Grimsby. A used postcard dated 28 Oct 1906. The Clock Tower was given to the town by the then Mayor, Edward Bannister (a coal merchant), of course in the name of progress it was demolished in 1959.
	Corporation Rd Lift Bridge With Marshall's Flour Mills in the background. An unused postcard, may be 1950/60s. The Bridge was opened in 1928 by the Prince of Wales who went on to become King Edward VIII.
	Car 29 of the Grimsby and Immingham Electric Tramway at Corporation Bridge. The Tramway opened in 1912 and closed in 1961. A used postcard dated 14 Sep 1952.
	Deansgate (Bargate) Bridge, Grimsby. A used postcard dated 9 Dec 1904.
	Grant Thorold Park, Grimsby. A used postcard dated 18 Jul 1911. The land to gifted to the Town by Alex Grant-Thorold. On the opening day in 1904 the famous "Buffalo Bill" Cody's travelling Wild West Show was camped in the next field.
	The "old" Grimsby General Hospital. An unused postcard from around the 1900's? Opened in 1877 the site eventually was outgrown and now given over to housing.
New Dec 08	A better view of the General Hospital. Taken from the Earl St bridge over the River Freshney also showing part of the Bouvevard Gardens A used card dated 10 Jul 1904.
	Another view of the General Hospital. With the River Freshney in the foreground.and a Church od Chapel on the right? A used card dated 2 May 1910.
	Marshall's Victoria Flour Mills, Victoria St. A used postcard dated 1907. Probably the most impressive set of buildings in Grimsby at the time now sadly reduced to the two blocks in the centre foreground (without the clock tower) and the taller main building in the background.
	The Palace Buffet Public House (on the left) and the Palace Theatre (on the right), Victoria St, Grimsby. An unused postcard from around 1907. The Theatre was demolished in 1979 and the Palace Buffet was converted into retail outlets in 2005. Note the Marshall's Mill chimney alongside in the background, see the card above.
	The "New" Post Office, Victoria Street, Grimsby. An unused postcard possibly around 1910. The building still stands today but has been converted into an Argos store.
	The Royal Hotel, Cleethorpe Rd, Grimsby. A used postcard dated 19 Apr 1905. Note the style of card with the message on the front. Another building sadly no longer standing having been demolished in 1966.
	Town Hall, Grimsby. An unused postcard from the early 1900's? The building was opened in 1863, it has a central courtyard which was used for prisoner exercise when the cells below the building were in use. The cells now form part of a "Time Trap" museum.
	Town Hall, Grimsby. A "night-time" view. An unused postcard from the early 1900's?
	"Union Gates" Scartho Rd Workhouse, Grimsby. A used postcard date unreadable but probably around 1908. For once, still standing and forming part of the Diana Princess of Wales Hospital site.
	Grimsby Riverhead Shopping Centre Building started in 1967 but in 1989 along with other demolished properties in the area it was revamped into an enlarged Freshney Place Shopping Centre An unsued card probably 1980s
	Various Scenes. A used postcard dated 18 May 1910. Includes - Old Market Place, Royal Dock, Park Gates and the Fish Pontoon.
	Three Scenes. A used postcard dated 16 Oct 1910. Includes Welholme Congregational Church, the Municipal College and Hainton Avenue.
	Two Scenes. The Corn Exchange and The Parish Church of St James. A used postcard dated 26 Aug 1911.
	Various Scenes. Includes - Docks, Freeman St, Old Market Place and People's Park. A used postcard dated 21 Aug 1948.
	Various Scenes. Includes - Victoria St, People's Park, Freeman St and the Docks. An unused postcard from around the 1950s.
	Various Scenes Includes - People's Park, Corporation Rd Bridge, Marshall's Victoria Mill, Old Market Place and St James Church. An unused postcard from the 1950s.
	Various Scenes. Includes the Docks, St James Church and the Top Town shopping precinct (before redevelopment into Freshney Place). A used postcard but without a postmark - probably around the mid 1970s.

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