RESOURCES

North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) Archive

‘The Women They Left Behind’ contains recollections of net braiding.

‘Distant Water – Stories from Grimsby’s Fishing Fleet’ includes memories of the Trawler Owners’ Club on Fish Dock Road, and accounts of selling fish on the Pontoon.

Format: Audio

Access: Through hardcopy transcripts and on CD-ROM. Can be searched through the catalogue via the Lincs Inspire website. To listen to the recordings, these have to be requested through NELC Archive.

The Kasbah

Recollections from Peterson’s Smokehouse on Grimsby Docks. A variety of memories based on what life working in the smokehouse was like.

Format: Audio

Access: Through Memories of the Docks section of The Kasbah website.

Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre

A variety of memories recorded from the 1990s, which includes oral histories of various areas relating to fishing and including life on the docks. There is content on the ‘Lumpers yard’ and ‘back yard area’ which cover what the lumpers did day to day as well as home life and going to work on the docks.

Format: Audio

Access: By contacting Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre, via email, phone or visiting in person.

Precious Voices

An interview with Bill Hardy former Grimsby Dock’s Policeman interview by Michael Field in 1993.

Format: Audio

Access: Listen now on SoundCloud.

English Heritage

An article written by English Heritage on the development of Grimsby, with a specific focus on Grimsby Docks.

Format: PDF document

Access: Via the Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust website.

Lincolnshire Life

An article written by Lincolnshire Life focusing on Grimsby’s fishing heritage.

Format: Online article

Access: Via the Lincolnshire Life website.

Grimsby Docks, written by Ian Gouge

An examination of modern-day industrial landscape through photography and poetry of Grimsby Docks.

Format: Book

Access: Available on Amazon and in some libraries.

The Francis Frith Collection

Article that gives context to Grimsby’s history and specifically the fishing industry and docks.

Format: Online article

Access: Via The Francis Frith Collection website.

Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust

Educational resources created by GGIFT focusing on the making of ice at Grimsby Docks.

Format: Mix of written, visual and audio

Access: Via the Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust website.

Lincs Inspire Libraries

Books, articles and resources about the history of Grimsby and Grimsby Docks.

Format: Mix of written, visual and audio

Access: Online collection can be searched or visiting the library and speaking with a member of staff. Further information relating to the Local History Library, can be found the website.

The Women they Left Behind

‘The Women They Left Behind: Stories from Grimsby’s Fishing Families’ by Nick Triplow (Author, Editor), Tina Bramhill (Author) and Jade Shepherd (Author).

Format: Book

Access: May be available in some libraries / institutions or on Amazon.

BBC News

Article featuring commentary from Grimsby Fisherman focusing on what the fishing industry has been like throughout history.

Format: Online article

Access: Via the BBC News website.

Grimsby: A Fishing Heritage

A short 10 minute video which provides a great introduction to Grimsby’s Fishing Industry and Heritage, including life as a fisherman, working on the docks, the decline of the industry and the future of Grimsby fishing industry.

Format: Video

Access: Via YouTube website.

Fish Town: The History of Grimsby Docks

2 minute media clip sharing photographs and the video recording of an interview with fish filleter, Steve Thornton.

Format: Video

Access: Via YouTube website.

East Midlands Oral History Archive

A joint project to conserve and develop oral history resources in the East Midlands.

Format: Audio

Access: Via University of Leicester website.

Special Collections Online

Online heritage collections.

Format: Various

Access: Via University of Leicester website.

Oral History Society

The Oral History Society promotes the collection, preservation and use of recorded memories and plays a key role in facilitating and developing the use of oral history.

Format: Various

Access: Via the Oral History Society website.

The British Library on Soundcloud

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s greatest libraries.

Format: Audio

Access: Listen now on Soundcloud.

Scottish Oral History Centre

The Scottish Oral History Centre was set up to support the use of oral history within the academic community and in the cognate areas such as archives and museums.

Format: Audio

Access: Via the University of Strathclyde website.

National Life Stories

National Life Stories was established in 1987 with the mission to record and preserve a wide range of voices through in-depth biographical accounts, to make them available and inspire their use.

Format: Audio

Access: Via the National Life Stories website.

Untold Hull – Fishing

Listen to ex-trawlermen, their families and others with memories relating to the fishing industry in Hull.

Format: Audio

Access: Via the Untold Hull website.

Imperial War Museum

This consists of the largest oral history collection of its type in the world, with contributions from both service personnel and non-combatants as well as significant holdings of speeches, sound effects, broadcasts, poetry and music.

Format: Audio

Access: Via the Imperial War Museum website.

Oral History Association

OHA engages with policy makers, educators, and others to help foster best practices and encourage support for oral history and oral historians.

Format: Audio

Access: Via the Oral History Association website.