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Publications for Sale

The following publications are available for sale.

 

A GrimsbyLass

 

Salmon, the Whale and Immer

 

Before the Bulldozer

 

Sand on Silk

 

BlackpoolPhoenix

 

Sea Fishing Apprentices of Grimsby

 

Bizarre Tales

New 2005 

The Creation of a Seaside Resort 

 

Dutch Connection

 

The Dragon in Cleethorpes

 

Dynamic Estuary - Man, Nature and
the
Humber

 

The HumberRegion At War: 1793 - 1815

 

Enclosures of Scartho 1795-1798 &
Grimsby1827-1854

 

Troll Release

New 2005

Fisher-Folk-Tales

 

Wicked Tales for Kids

 

Grimsbyand the Haven Company

 

 

 

GrimsbyRemembered

 

 

 

Havelok The Dane - The Legend of Grim

 

 

 

Journal of Surgeon Cass 

 

 

 

Place Name of Lincolnshirepart 2-
the place name of Yarborough Wapentake

 

 

 

  Key rings of local scenes

 

 

 

 

 

 




A Grimsby Lass
by Joan Barker
Price: £12.00 + p&p
Written by a local author about her aunt, including recollections of local events.

Before the Bulldozer
Dr Margaret Gerrish
Price: £6.99 + p&p
Through the use of words and photographs the familiar sight, sounds - and even the smells - of streets, shops and shopping are brought alive. It shows what Grimsby was like before the bulldozers moved in and knocked the heart out of the town.

Bizarre Tales
by Grimsby Writers' Group
Price £4.00 + p&p
Short stories

Dutch Connection
by David Neave
Reduced price of £1.00 + p&p
The Anglo-Dutch Heritage of Hull and Humberside.

Dynamic Estuary - Man, Nature and the Humber
Edited by N.V. Jones
Reduced price £5.00 + p&p
The Humber is a classic example of an estuary, learn more about it with this book.

Enclosures of Scartho 1795-1798 & Grimsby 1827-1854
By E.E. Gillett, Rex C. Russell, E.H. Trevitt
Reduced price of £1.00 + p&p

Fisher Folk Tales
Grimsby Writers
Price: £3.95 + p+p
Stories about the characters in the National Fishing Heritage Centre

Grimsby and the Haven Company
by Gordon Jackson
Price: 75p + p&p
'There are two dates of outstanding significance in the history of modern Grimsby: 1796 and 1846. The first witnessed the birth of the Grimsby Haven Company; the second, its metamorphosis into the Grimsby Dock Company. During its half century of life the Haven Company built a dock and laid the foundations - however imperfect - on which the town of Grimsby was to develop.'

Grimsby Remembered
By Brian Leonard
Price £10.99 + p&p
Fascinating collection of memories gathered from ordinary folk who have lived and worked in the town during peace and war. Illustrated with 100 old photographs.

Havelok The Dane - The Legend of Grim
by Charles W Whistler, MRCS
Price: £10.00 + p&p
A legend of old Grimsby and Lincoln journeying back in time to the sixth century.

Journal of Surgeon Cass
Edited by A.G. Credland
Reduced price 75p + p&p
Aboard the Whaler "Brunswick" of Hull 1824.

Place Name of Lincolnshire part 2 - the place names of Yarborough - Wapentake
Price £30.00 + p&p

Salmon, the Whale and Immer
Price: £5.00 + p&p
Stories around the oldest house in Immingham.

Sand on Silk
Driftnet Poets
Price: £4.99 + p&p
Formed in 2001, the Driftnet Poets put in verse their thoughts and ideas about local people and places.

Sea Fishing Apprentices of Grimsby
by David Boswell
Reduced Price: £3.00 + p&p
A book of historical and social interest. 'Readers will see that the Apprenticeship system was as much a 'Peculiar Institution' in Grimsby as was slavery in the United States.

The Creation of a Seaside Resort
Alan Dowling
Price: £15.99
Historical book about Cleethorpes

The Humber Region at War 1793-1815
by Edward Gillett
Price: £4.99 + p&p
Press gangs, Privateers, pensioners, poverty and politics all in one book.

TITLES FOR CHILDREN

Blackpool Phoenix
by June Vernau
Price: £4.50 + p&p
"When a fiery-winged phoenix from a fantasy website appears in Blackpool, Jayne's seaside holiday turns into a fantastic Internet adventure".

The Dragon in Cleethorpes
by June Vernau
Price: £4.99 + p&p
A story to delight children, a blend of fantasy and reality.

Troll Release
by June Vernau
Price: £4.99 + p&p
"A troll released in Grimsby - the key to his freedom lies in the power of the internet and Grimsby Town football club.

Wicked Tales for Kids
by Grimsby Writers' Group
Price £3.50 + p&p
Stories with a local flavour.

 


If you would like to order any of the publications listed please contact us .
Cheques must be made payable to North East Lincolnshire Council.
We regret we cannot accept credit card payments.


 Key rings with local scenes.

Photo of key-rings
Key ring sales poster

 

Boy with the Leaking Boot, Grimsby Dock Tower, Cleethorpes beach £1.50 each. Available from the Reference Library . They are also available by post from the Central Library - postage and packing will be extra depending on the number purchased and the destination.

You may also be interested in the publications for sale at the British Library. Please use the website link below;

British Library


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