Tresco (Cornish: Ynys Skaw), is the second largest island of the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, UK. It offers a variety of scenery, from the rugged granite outcrops and heathland of the wild north coast to the magnificent shell-strewn beaches in the east and south. The variety of its scenery and geomorphology is in part down to the effects of the last ice age, when the Devensian ice sheet clipped the north side of the island leaving deformation till deposits. The island belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall and is leased to the Dorrien-Smith estate, which runs it as a timeshare business. The main habitations are the villages of New Grimsby and Old Grimsby in the centre of the island, where there is a shop and post office, an art gallery, a pub, and an hotel, all of which are owned and run by the Tresco Estate. In the south of the island are the famous sub-tropical Tresco Abbey Gardens and a heliport.
Photo of Grimsby, The Old Market Place c.1965
old wine pipe
53°34'30.9"N 0°04'03.3"W Riby and Kesgrave Streets, Grimsby England Urbex Abandoned Building
The Grimsby Ice Factory was the largest producer of ice in the world. Compressors from the 1930s are still in place and are the oldest and largest example of such to remain.
Take a look through our gallery below to see how Grimsby and Cleethorpes has changed over the years
Women sit and braid trawler nets at a warehouse in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. According to the original caption, "the mesh is widest at the entrance of the trawler, is finest at the tapered end. The open end of the trawler consists of the square (at top) and wings (at side), the tapered centre section is called the belly and baiting, the closed end where the fish is held is the codend".
The statue of a young girl. Beneath the statue the name ‘Savoy Picture House’ is set in tiles Sorry to say it's now a Junk food outlet
These two photographs were shown to us by Ray Newcomb, who said: “Any information on the pictures from Bygones readers would be gratefully received.”
Today the Bull Ring is a cut through area to shops, hotels and businesses - with pavement fountains being the only real feature of the open air space
While two are set to have a new future, something must be done to address the decline of the rest:
How times have changed!
This wonderful selection of Grimsby Docks pictures was shown to us by Richard Herron. Our thanks to him.
Historical pictures of Grimsby Fish Docks
We have trawled the archives to chronicle the amazing change Grimsby has experienced since the 1970s
The outdoor bathing pool was open to the public for over 50 years
Grimsby & Cleethorpes History Club, Grimsby. 27,468 likes · 6,132 talking about this. A Collection of Old Grimsby and Cleethorpes Photographs sourced...
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