Good evening! Thank you so much for over 7,500 subscribers - to celebrate, we've got a sunny walk from one of England's greatest fishing towns of all: Grimsby, which has a lot of hidden history to offer :) We talk much about the docks complex of Grimsby in this video, but the docks go far, far further than the Alexandra Dock which we see at the mouth of the River Freshney. As well as the Royal Dock and Fish Dock, there have been more and more docks built in the 20th century to accommodate Grimsby's car imports. As well as docks, the portside area of town is home to its own train station (Grimsby Docks), as well as the famous Freeman Street, host to its own market and formerly the High Street of the bustling industrial town.
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video - Grimsby certainly does have a lot going for it, from history to industry and everything in between, let's hope it keeps rising as you say :)
hi i come from a fishing family in grimsby my dad was a skipper,as were a couple of my uncles, i no longer live there and really enjoyed your walk, a bit of a tear in my eye as memories came flooding back,and i really started to feel a bit homesick. i would have loved your video to have carried on to where i always thought of as grimsby docks which was off riby square,where the dock tower stands proud.as a child i remember going to meet dads boat as he came home from a fishing trip. and can vividly remember the sounds of the men busy with unloading fish , and the smells of the fish ect and it was always so nice to see your daddy again. i remember we always had to have our best clothes on to meet him lovely memories thanks
Very much so! Sometimes it's not awfully sunny up near the Humber, but this morning in Grimsby was absolutely delightful, a great way to showcase the town at its very best :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video - Grimsby is home to some fascinating history, and the town is doing a wonderful job of showcasing it ever more :)
@@LetsWalkUK I’m a Yank, living in Virginia. My long-time partner was born near Birmingham, but also lived in Portsmouth and London. I’ve been showing her your videos, and with everyone she says, “I didn’t know that!”. We’re both thoroughly enjoying each of your outings…thank you!
Ha ha it's always nice when we get a blue sky day like this, it really makes English towns shine in a way we don't often get to see :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
The one thousand year old Grimsby Minister and the spacious St. James Square were filmed on a beautiful day. A calm day on England's legendary east coast ! Your films are leisurely without being ponderous, a delight for me living in Glasgow. There is much to see on RUclips, and I am a serious reader as well, but I look forward to discovering more Let's Walk videos.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - Grimsby is an impressive town with a whole lot of history to discover, and it looks all the more spectacular with blue skies soaring overhead :) Thank you very much for watching - do stay tuned for more videos from around the country on this channel!
First time I've ever seen Grimsby and as with so many of your films, I was pleasantly surprised. Great info, as ever. Many congrats on your 7,500 subscribers. Richly deserved for all the effort you've put in, walking towns and villages that others overlook with excellent background information. Here's to the next 7500, LW !
Indeed that was the case for me! This was my first visit to Grimsby and I too was pleasantly surprised - they're really doing a wonderful job of revamping the town centre, and celebrating Grimsby's fascinating heritage :) Thank you so much for watching and those very kind words about the videos - I'm really glad you're enjoying them and it always makes my day to hear your support! Here's to many more walks!
This popped up on my recommendations on yoytube so had to watch as I am from gy all my family are still there I moved to scunny about 10 years ago now, it's nice to see someone making a positive video about the place top work 👍
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video and the history of Grimsby - it's a fascinating place :) And yes, I was very lucky with the weather on this day - a nice blue sky always makes the towns of the UK just that little bit more spectacular :)
Nice walk of the town. I enjoyed it. Very beautiful and historical. Your history lessons are always great. And your walks are always enjoyable. Can't wait to see more soon have a great day 👍😀
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - Grimsby is full of riveting history and it's a place that looks all the better on a sunny day :)
My brother left home at 16 in about 1955 and joined the fishing fleet in Grimsby. Did that for some 20 years except for national service. Then he worked for CIBA in grimsby until he retired. He lived right next door to the Birdseye factory. Despite doing well the owners moved the work abroad and a few years later the magnificent building burnt down.
My 14 year old son and I are travelling around the UK, from home (Cornwall), in our campervan and we arrived in Grimsby this evening. I can't wait to start exploring tomorrow, especially now I've seen your video. Are you doing a walk around Scunny? Thanks!
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video - that campervan tour sounds quite spectacular, and I hope you had a lovely day exploring Grimsby too :) I will indeed be doing a walk around Scunthorpe in the future, so do stay tuned for that one!
Excellent video! Appreciate the historical info. Will put this town and Lincolnshire in general on my list of places to visit on my next trip to the UK. Cheers from the other side of the pond.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - Grimsby is a place full of a lot of surprising history, and it's well worth a visit when you're next in the area too :) I hope you enjoy your trip when you next come!
A very interesting video, I lived in Humberston for thirteen years and came into Grimsby for the shops etc, I see many changes since retiring ten years ago.
It certainly is! And with lots of work ongoing to revive the town after years of decline - there are surely bright days ahead for Grimsby :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
A well presented and fairly accurate account of Grimsby's history. Thank you! However, one glaring error is that the 'Bullring' was in the Old Market Place. This was never the case though they were linked by the two narrow streets shown in your reproduced drawing - Bullring Lane to the left and Butchery Lane/Moody Lane to the right. Just check any town map to verify this. Regards, Neville
MINE DE RIEN GRIMSBY EST UNE JOLIE P'TITE VILLE AU CHARME PARTICULIER !.. SON HISTOIRE EST CAPTIVANTE VOUS AVEZ RAISON !.. LES SCULPTURES ET LES STATUES SONT SPLENDIDES !..TRÈS SYMPA LES CYGNES AU P'TIT DÉJ !.. BELLE JOURNÉE ENSOLEILLÉE LET'S WALK !.. OH ET COMPLIMENTS POUR TOUS VOS AFICIONADOS !..
Merci beaucoup! Je suis très heureux que vous avez aimé le vidéo - Grimsby est pleine d'histoire fascinante et vous avez raison - les statues aussi sont vraiment impréssionantes :) Merci pour regarder et pour vos commentaires comme toujours - et belle journée à vous aussi!
Great film from my home town where I grew up. I'm very intrigued in your film you said the Minster was the 2nd oldest building in Grimsby? Which is the first?
Marvellous presentation . This could well entice visitors to Grimsby ! The town tends to be overlooked with many heading to areas which have received kinder publicity. Perhaps this will help to restore the balance .
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - there are certainly some wonderful places near Grimsby (I've got a Cleethorpes video coming in the near future!), but the town really has a fantastic history, and there are great efforts ongoing to revitalise it after a tough few decades - here's hoping that continues :)
That's a nice idea! There does seem to be some great creative talent in Grimsby (the Five Guardians a great example) - and that would be a wonderful way to bring the town centre even more to life :)
Trust me the place is Grim. I live there unfortunately! If you returned to the area again, you'd be surprised at the further decline. There's scaffolding all over, along Victoria Street, more empty shops boarded up and basically let to rot. The sidewalk cafe has closed, the so called regeneration work at the Riverhead (it's where the bus station used to be years ago) is absolutely dire, dull and depressing. No way did the project cost as much as the corrupt council said it did. It also took over 2 years to get the area completed. There's now Corporation Bridge all sectioned off. It's been like that for months and each time you walk around that vicinity there's barely anyone ever working there. I actually saw a couple of work men around there a couple of months ago. I asked them when they thought the bridge would re-open and asked if it was going to be 2030. They laughed and said they had absolutely no idea. While walking around, you will see so many paths/roads being dug up and the council have had the areas sectioned off for months. The work is just being delayed continuously. That in itself speaks volumes with regards to so many councils being bankrupt right across the country. I'm wondering if there is just a little bit of surplus money that is for emergency use only. The town along with Cleethorpes, Immingham has well and truly had it's day. There's no investment even being encouraged this way, no proper employment opportunities for people either. It's so sad to see the decline because Grimsby used to be a thriving, busy little town. It's such a shame and it's so heart breaking to see along with so many homeless people too.
Idk how but the town centre doesn't look half bad in this video. It was really bad during lockdown though with so many people high on spice and a drunk screaming in maccies wanting nuggets. Grimsby's not my favourite place on earth but it's definitely not the roughest place in the uk.
Good evening! Thank you so much for over 7,500 subscribers - to celebrate, we've got a sunny walk from one of England's greatest fishing towns of all: Grimsby, which has a lot of hidden history to offer :)
We talk much about the docks complex of Grimsby in this video, but the docks go far, far further than the Alexandra Dock which we see at the mouth of the River Freshney. As well as the Royal Dock and Fish Dock, there have been more and more docks built in the 20th century to accommodate Grimsby's car imports. As well as docks, the portside area of town is home to its own train station (Grimsby Docks), as well as the famous Freeman Street, host to its own market and formerly the High Street of the bustling industrial town.
Really good film showing Grimsby waking up.
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video - Grimsby certainly does have a lot going for it, from history to industry and everything in between, let's hope it keeps rising as you say :)
hi i come from a fishing family in grimsby my dad was a skipper,as were a couple of my uncles, i no longer live there and really enjoyed your walk, a bit of a tear in my eye as memories came flooding back,and i really started to feel a bit homesick. i would have loved your video to have carried on to where i always thought of as grimsby docks which was off riby square,where the dock tower stands proud.as a child i remember going to meet dads boat as he came home from a fishing trip. and can vividly remember the sounds of the men busy with unloading fish , and the smells of the fish ect and it was always so nice to see your daddy again. i remember we always had to have our best clothes on to meet him lovely memories thanks
Sunny weather and early in the mornings makes every street look pleasing.
Very much so! Sometimes it's not awfully sunny up near the Humber, but this morning in Grimsby was absolutely delightful, a great way to showcase the town at its very best :)
Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
A beautifully presented history lesson! Much enjoyed.
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video - Grimsby is home to some fascinating history, and the town is doing a wonderful job of showcasing it ever more :)
@@LetsWalkUK I’m a Yank, living in Virginia. My long-time partner was born near Birmingham, but also lived in Portsmouth and London. I’ve been showing her your videos, and with everyone she says, “I didn’t know that!”. We’re both thoroughly enjoying each of your outings…thank you!
Beautiful English weather nice video 👍👍👍
Ha ha it's always nice when we get a blue sky day like this, it really makes English towns shine in a way we don't often get to see :)
Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
thank you. I like it. I posted a video of a walk through a northern town in Russia. Enjoy watching
The one thousand year old Grimsby Minister and the spacious St. James Square were filmed on a beautiful day.
A calm day on England's legendary east coast ! Your films are leisurely without being ponderous, a delight for me living in Glasgow.
There is much to see on RUclips, and I am a serious reader as well, but I look forward to discovering more Let's Walk videos.
Grimsby Minster, I should have written : I hope to visit it for the first time.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - Grimsby is an impressive town with a whole lot of history to discover, and it looks all the more spectacular with blue skies soaring overhead :)
Thank you very much for watching - do stay tuned for more videos from around the country on this channel!
First time I've ever seen Grimsby and as with so many of your films, I was pleasantly surprised. Great info, as ever. Many congrats on your 7,500 subscribers. Richly deserved for all the effort you've put in, walking towns and villages that others overlook with excellent background information. Here's to the next 7500, LW !
Indeed that was the case for me! This was my first visit to Grimsby and I too was pleasantly surprised - they're really doing a wonderful job of revamping the town centre, and celebrating Grimsby's fascinating heritage :)
Thank you so much for watching and those very kind words about the videos - I'm really glad you're enjoying them and it always makes my day to hear your support! Here's to many more walks!
Are we ? 🙄🤣
Thank you so much for this excellent view of my hometown really miss it x
This popped up on my recommendations on yoytube so had to watch as I am from gy all my family are still there I moved to scunny about 10 years ago now, it's nice to see someone making a positive video about the place top work 👍
Great and informative video - I enjoyed it thank you!
You're welcome! And thank you very much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video, Grimsby is a fascinating place :)
Thank you for a fascinating tour. I love the history, and you had good weather again!
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video and the history of Grimsby - it's a fascinating place :) And yes, I was very lucky with the weather on this day - a nice blue sky always makes the towns of the UK just that little bit more spectacular :)
Nice walk of the town. I enjoyed it. Very beautiful and historical. Your history lessons are always great. And your walks are always enjoyable. Can't wait to see more soon have a great day 👍😀
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - Grimsby is full of riveting history and it's a place that looks all the better on a sunny day :)
Another excellent history lesson there Great video once again
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the walk - the history of Grimsby really is fascinating :)
My brother left home at 16 in about 1955 and joined the fishing fleet in Grimsby. Did that for some 20 years except for national service. Then he worked for CIBA in grimsby until he retired. He lived right next door to the Birdseye factory. Despite doing well the owners moved the work abroad and a few years later the magnificent building burnt down.
So nice place.
It certainly is! And it's a town emerging from a difficult period of history in impressive fashion :)
My 14 year old son and I are travelling around the UK, from home (Cornwall), in our campervan and we arrived in Grimsby this evening. I can't wait to start exploring tomorrow, especially now I've seen your video. Are you doing a walk around Scunny? Thanks!
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video - that campervan tour sounds quite spectacular, and I hope you had a lovely day exploring Grimsby too :)
I will indeed be doing a walk around Scunthorpe in the future, so do stay tuned for that one!
Excellent video! Appreciate the historical info. Will put this town and Lincolnshire in general on my list of places to visit on my next trip to the UK. Cheers from the other side of the pond.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - Grimsby is a place full of a lot of surprising history, and it's well worth a visit when you're next in the area too :) I hope you enjoy your trip when you next come!
A very interesting video, I lived in Humberston for thirteen years and came into Grimsby for the shops etc, I see many changes since retiring ten years ago.
Great walking tour. Grimsby is a beautiful place to live - place with such a character and charms. Thank you :)
It certainly is! And with lots of work ongoing to revive the town after years of decline - there are surely bright days ahead for Grimsby :)
Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
nice walk😎
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video - Grimsby is a fascinating place :)
A well presented and fairly accurate account of Grimsby's history. Thank you!
However, one glaring error is that the 'Bullring' was in the Old Market Place. This was never the case though they were linked by the two narrow streets shown in your reproduced drawing - Bullring Lane to the left and Butchery Lane/Moody Lane to the right. Just check any town map to verify this.
Regards,
Neville
MINE DE RIEN GRIMSBY EST UNE JOLIE P'TITE VILLE AU CHARME PARTICULIER !.. SON HISTOIRE EST CAPTIVANTE VOUS AVEZ RAISON !.. LES SCULPTURES ET LES STATUES SONT SPLENDIDES !..TRÈS SYMPA LES CYGNES AU P'TIT DÉJ !.. BELLE JOURNÉE ENSOLEILLÉE LET'S WALK !.. OH ET COMPLIMENTS POUR TOUS VOS AFICIONADOS !..
Merci beaucoup! Je suis très heureux que vous avez aimé le vidéo - Grimsby est pleine d'histoire fascinante et vous avez raison - les statues aussi sont vraiment impréssionantes :)
Merci pour regarder et pour vos commentaires comme toujours - et belle journée à vous aussi!
@@LetsWalkUK THANKS VERY MUCH YOU TOO
@@PARIS-FRANCE What's with the cap lock!
Great film from my home town where I grew up. I'm very intrigued in your film you said the Minster was the 2nd oldest building in Grimsby? Which is the first?
Marvellous presentation . This could well entice visitors to Grimsby ! The town tends to be overlooked with many heading to areas which have received kinder publicity. Perhaps this will help to restore the balance .
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - there are certainly some wonderful places near Grimsby (I've got a Cleethorpes video coming in the near future!), but the town really has a fantastic history, and there are great efforts ongoing to revitalise it after a tough few decades - here's hoping that continues :)
Any boarded up windows should be commandered to show off local creatives. Good film. Gy on the up.
That's a nice idea! There does seem to be some great creative talent in Grimsby (the Five Guardians a great example) - and that would be a wonderful way to bring the town centre even more to life :)
What's with the dubbed seagull sound effects?
Trust me the place is Grim. I live there unfortunately! If you returned to the area again, you'd be surprised at the further decline. There's scaffolding all over, along Victoria Street, more empty shops boarded up and basically let to rot. The sidewalk cafe has closed, the so called regeneration work at the Riverhead (it's where the bus station used to be years ago) is absolutely dire, dull and depressing. No way did the project cost as much as the corrupt council said it did. It also took over 2 years to get the area completed. There's now Corporation Bridge all sectioned off. It's been like that for months and each time you walk around that vicinity there's barely anyone ever working there. I actually saw a couple of work men around there a couple of months ago. I asked them when they thought the bridge would re-open and asked if it was going to be 2030. They laughed and said they had absolutely no idea. While walking around, you will see so many paths/roads being dug up and the council have had the areas sectioned off for months. The work is just being delayed continuously. That in itself speaks volumes with regards to so many councils being bankrupt right across the country. I'm wondering if there is just a little bit of surplus money that is for emergency use only. The town along with Cleethorpes, Immingham has well and truly had it's day. There's no investment even being encouraged this way, no proper employment opportunities for people either. It's so sad to see the decline because Grimsby used to be a thriving, busy little town. It's such a shame and it's so heart breaking to see along with so many homeless people too.
Idk how but the town centre doesn't look half bad in this video. It was really bad during lockdown though with so many people high on spice and a drunk screaming in maccies wanting nuggets. Grimsby's not my favourite place on earth but it's definitely not the roughest place in the uk.
Very high crime rate !
Oi somebody come lord street quick
What does that mean? Are you illiterate?
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