Saw my grandads trawler in this film, brought back many memories from my chlld hood. He was Skipper Les Walmsley, GY 688 Saxon Forward from her being launched until he came home from sea on the 13th December 1970 and died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 63. Thanks for the memories.
@khankrum1
3 жыл бұрын
I am not certain but I may have met him. My memory is not so sharp these days, but the name rings a bell.
@tinabarwick4143
3 жыл бұрын
@@khankrum1 Best Wishes to you.
@paulhogan2930
3 жыл бұрын
My home town. I was born there in 1943. I only have good memories. Left when I was 18 to go further afield.
@clivemaclennan3299
7 жыл бұрын
Amazing video and tribute to hard working men and women in the fishing industry.
@Karen-yr3fb
2 жыл бұрын
Just glad I got to see Grimsby fish docks as it was when a small girl,and then working at my fathers in Cross Street after leaving school.I remember all those ships. Very heartbreaking to see the fish docks now.
@jimhussey3391
2 жыл бұрын
the arsenal was my first trip as a cabin boy in april 1969 great experiance my brother graham was on it a few years later nice to see the old lady again after all these years
@brendascott1446
5 жыл бұрын
This is a wonderful clip.. very touching indeed.
@digitalzips
5 жыл бұрын
A huge dock without boats is a tragedy
@IimmanSdexterXan
3 жыл бұрын
could wait for words but tragedy holds x
@majorscope
9 жыл бұрын
Hi there, Thanks for the film. I spent many hours around the docks in the 1950s and 60s with my father. My grandfather was on trawlers in the 1920s. I have his certificate on my wall. I also have a 3ft model of the Boston Fury, the one in one of the books on Grimsby. Many thanks again.
@IimmanSdexterXan
3 жыл бұрын
xx
@ShedTorque2
8 жыл бұрын
My grandad used to work on the tugs and he also filled the ships with ice you can still see the shoots at the big obandend building iv also been on the ross tiger
@grimsbydavid
6 жыл бұрын
Nice work - brought back some memories.
@trevorfrankrising
7 жыл бұрын
Loved the film but the ending ... so sad
@khankrum1
3 жыл бұрын
Should have seen the fish docks when it was really full of boats. That was a long time ago.
@IimmanSdexterXan
3 жыл бұрын
could hop from overland to north wall and still in the early seventies... the only space i experienced were the sprat quay ... lol ??!!x. boats in n out constantly ??
@thefuzz1172
8 жыл бұрын
I had a Doctor call Cleary, back in the 60s and 70s! Nice slide show, but had to turn the "music" off, I left Town 35 years ago, and don't miss it one bit!
@IimmanSdexterXan
3 жыл бұрын
nice guess you now growin feather or fern as its not hair ty lol
@unionjakjakson
5 жыл бұрын
Don't jump down my neck with my next statement, I come from G Town and love it, but it isn't as straightforward as some would have you believe. The skippers were able to get big payments for de- commissioning their boats and then on top of that, selling their quotas to the French, Spanish, etc etc, for big money. They took the " ShIlling " and folk who think that leaving the EU will be a panacea for the problems of the UK fishing industry are living in cloud cuckoo land. There are no boats left in G town and no crew with the nous to crew them any more, they are all gone, either dead or knackered. To re-start this once great industry, and the town, will sadly not be as simple as marking a cross in a Brexit vote. UTM
@drr1083
3 жыл бұрын
Was it the Skippers who sold the quotas or was it the Owners?
@unionjakjakson
3 жыл бұрын
@@drr1083 The owners/ The skippers mostly the same. Most boats were owner operated back then.
@slickrick320
5 жыл бұрын
Looking at the series fish and ships, on KZitem. One of the fisherman summed it up quite well. The government of the time had no back bone to stand up to the Icelandic's who repeatedly increased the exclusion zones around Iceland, backed up by gun boats (cod wars). This had a devastating effect on our fishing fleet.
@khankrum1
3 жыл бұрын
It was the Americans and NATO that did that. There was a string of anti submarine listening devises from Iceland to Scotland that the Icelandic government threatened to pull the plug on.
@paulcleary1021
10 жыл бұрын
Hi Amelia, sorry if I have inadvertently used some of your pics, I made this video as a tribute to my dad but have been asked to put it onto DVD by a few people and all proceeds will go to RNLI and to Fishermans missions
@ratty632
10 жыл бұрын
the E.U caused the demise of our fishing fleet
@khankrum1
3 жыл бұрын
That, and the Cod War.
@ameilasnowden7193
10 жыл бұрын
haha a few of my photos in their nice video paul
@ianezy0828
6 жыл бұрын
Hi. Just viewed your vid. Great work. I note that the pic (30 secs in) of Freeman St Market was a postcard. I am on the lower right with my Mum and Sister on the zebra crossing 😀. I lost my copy of the postcard during house moves. Do you know where I can get a copy. Ps. I now live in Australia but was in Grimsby visiting family 2 weeks ago! Thanks.
@jimcampbell1232
6 жыл бұрын
who sings the second song and whats it called? very fitting song
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