HERITAGE

Giving a passing nod to accountant Fred Lutkin, fish and oyster merchant Alf Clayton stops for a quick chat with Mr Cutting the boxmaker before continuing his daily graft.

It is 1923 and Henderson Street, located in the Kasbah, is a hive of activity; a busy neighbourhood filled with retail outlets, smokehouses, warehouses, sail makers and more.

Today, entrepreneurs, creative minds and their customers have the unique opportunity to walk in the footsteps of our forebears to visit a shop, wave to a neighbour, and to play a part in remaking the Kasbah into a bustling, productive, 21st century community.

A new project to capture and celebrate the stories of the people who worked on the Port of Grimsby, in particular those who worked in the buildings which now form the Kasbah Conservation Area.

These are the stories of those who worked in or visited the buildings here, including the banks, post office, clog makers, shops, trawler-makers & boat builders, cafés, sail lofts, fabricators, fish merchants and so on, rather than the already well-known stories of trawlermen and those who worked out at sea.

In October 2017, the Kasbah was designated a conservation area and soon thereafter included in the 2018-2023 Greater Grimsby Heritage Action Zone bringing hope, protection, and funding opportunities to this historic site.

A number of renovation projects, involving up to 20 buildings, are currently in progress.  For more information visit: https://www.creativestartcic.org/the-great-escape     https://www.ggift.co.uk/inspirational-projects/          https://www.investnel.co.uk/kasbah     https://www.we1groupheritage.co.uk/heritage-services

As plans become reality, this is your chance to be a part of the ever-evolving story of the Kasbah, taking your ideas to new levels at one of the coolest addresses in town!