Port of Grimsby
The Royal Dock was developed from the 1840s onwards, contemporary with the arrival of the railway – it was built on a large area of land reclaimed from the Humber Estuary north-east of the original town and harbour.As of 2015 the port is a major car importation location, as well as an offshore wind farm servicing hub, and handles other cargos including timber, minerals, metals and dry bulks.According to 19th century writers Grimsby was referenced in medieval histories as the landing place of marauding Danish armies.By the end of the 18th century the place had greatly decreased in importance as a port, and many of what remained of the inhabitants got a living from the land.That which destroy'd it was the Humber's wearing away the huge cliff at Cleythorp, and bringing it and casting it all into Grimsby haven or river, and all along Grimsby coast to the north, so that the river was not onely fill'd thereby, but also a huge bay on the north side of the town[..] The second [] was the destruction of the religious houses there [..] The third thing which occasiond it's decay was the rise of Hull, which having first of all the priviledges and advantages above other towns, and a fine haven to boot, robbed them all not onely of all their traffic, but also of their chief tradesmen.The act sought permission to create a company to fulfill these task, which would also be responsible for erection of wharfs, warehouses; maintenance; tolls and so on; and to gain authority for compulsory purchase of lands required for the works.[21] After opening there was an initial growth of the town, but from 1811 to 1841 the rate of expansion was no different from the rest of Lincolnshire;[22] the port lacked any rail connection until the 1840s.[23] By the 1850s the dock was involved in trade with the Baltic region, including timber, deal, tar, seeds, bones, and iron.[36] Contracts for handling equipment, and jetties and coal drops, as well as a swing bridge across the Old Dock's lock were let soon after.The main dock was to be connected to the Humber by a basin of 11 acres (4.5 ha) bounded by piers of open construction to the east and west each of approximately 600 feet (180 m).Rendel also suggested reclaiming and extending eastwards the shallows at the Burcom Bank shoal north-west of Grimsby to further funnel the tidal flows.[19] The company's plans were enabled by a close association with the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway (GG&SJ), a company planning to create railway lines from Grimsby and the north Lincolnshire coast to Gainsborough, and connections with the main rail network.Wild and was inspired by Italian buildings, in particular the town hall of Siena (Torre del Mangia in the Palazzo Pubblico).[68] Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort visited Grimsby on 14 October 1854, arriving from Hull on the Royal Yacht Fairy, being received at the Pier station.[79] In 2013 DONG Energy selected the Royal Dock as an operation and maintenance centre for the Westermost Rough Wind Farm.The conversion away from gates partially supported by buoyancy lifted the opening restrictions to times of high water, allowing 24hr operations.[102][map 8] The dock was enlarged to 16 acres (6.5 ha) at the southern end between 1897 and 1900;[35] the expansion scheme included the addition of two coal hoists for loading.HCA has hard-standing for yachts, a travel hoist, a fuel berth as well as a club house and bar.[113] The works included a reclamation of land to the north-east of the original fish dock, and a new river embankment of 6,800 feet (2,100 m) extending east-south-east into the district of Cleethorpes, enclosing substantial additional land in addition to the dock, including areas for railway sidings and up to 39 acres (16 ha) for industrial development.[117] The diversion of sewer, river embankment, and steel sheet pile cofferdam for construction of the new lock were all complete by May 1932.'Blows',[note 1] (underground springs) were encountered when excavating the lock's west wall foundations, undermining the work, and causing the newly laid concrete to crack.A pipe subway lined with cast iron segmental rings ran under part of the lock, carrying services (hydraulic, water, electricity).[121] Construction of the dock's quays was delayed due to the weak ground conditions encountered, necessitation a partial redesign, and increasing cost.[122][note 4] The north and south quays were supported on 14 inches (360 mm) square reinforced piles spaced laterally and longitudinally at a distance of 12.5 feet (3.8 m).Approximately 327,000 cubic feet (9,300 m3) of concrete, 1,330 tons of steel reinforcement, and 1,724 piles were used in the north and south quays combined.[123] The east quay was built with a 1-in-3 slope retained by concrete sheet piling,[124] and located three coaling stages supplied by the Mitchell Conveyor and Transporter Company, each extended into the dock on a pier.[144] The approach channel to the dock would have required extensive dredging, which may have had negative consequences on the adjacent docks; and as a consequence the Great Central Railway informed the promoters of the scheme it was to withdraw its support, unless the scheme was changed to one better positioned on the Humber, near Stallingborough, nearer to a deep water channel.[154][155] In 2016 ABP, in its role as Statutory Harbour Authority for the Humber Estuary and for the ports of Immingham, Grimsby, Hull and Goole, began work on relocating its Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) centre at Spurn Point to a new Marine Control Centre in Grimsby, following deterioration of road access to Spurn.The building dates to the beginning of the 20th century, is of red brick, and was formerly the factory of the Grimsby Ice Company Limited.The three-day event saw longships recreate the arrival of Grim and Havelock on the River Haven celebrating the town's Viking heritage and continuing links with Scandinavia.
CoordinatesHumber EstuaryGrimsbyNorth East LincolnshireManchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire RailwayGreat Central RailwayLondon and North Eastern Railway1923 GroupingBritish Transport CommissionBritish Transport Docks BoardTransport Act 1981Associated British Portsoffshore wind farmViking AgeHavelok the DaneKing JohnHenry IIIRavenseroddEdward IIRiver FreshneyLow CountriesBostonde la PrymemaltingsParliament of Great BritainLong titleCitation36 Geo. 3Royal assent39 Geo. 3Repealed byGrimsby Docks Act 1845John Rennie32 & 33 Vict.Corporation BridgeHead WrightsonTeesdale IronworksCharles SacreManchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Act 187336 & 37 Vict.Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction RailwayGreat CoatesLogan and HemingwaySouth KillingholmeImminghamCharles LiddellEdward VIIAlexandra of DenmarkSir William Arrol & Co.Scherzer rolling liftEdward VIIIVolkswagenJames RendelParliament of the United Kingdom8 & 9 Vict.Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Act 18469 & 10 Vict.Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester RailwaySheffield and Lincolnshire Junction RailwaySheffield and Lincolnshire Extension RailwayManchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire RailwaycofferdambuttressedInstitution of Civil EngineersJoseph CubittAlbert, Prince ConsortW. ArmstrongJ.W. WildTorre del MangiaPalazzo PubblicoGrimsby Docks railway stationGrimsby Pier railway stationQueen VictoriaRoyal Yacht FairyCornish enginePerran FoundryRoll-on/roll-offDONG EnergyWestermost Rough Wind FarmNetherlandsGreat Northern RailwayMidland Railwaytravel hoist2 & 3 Geo. 5Great Central Railway (Grimsby Fish Dock) Act 1912First World WarGrimsby Corporation19 & 20 Geo. 5John Wolfe BarryCleethorpesSir Lindsay Parkinsondragline excavatorScunthorpegraniteLarssen sheet pilingrail traverserLNER's power station at ImminghamElectricity substationsMetropolitan-VickersGeneral Electric Company Ltd.Sir Henry BettertonCentricaLynn and Inner Dowsing Wind FarmLincs Wind FarmHumber Gateway Wind FarmIcelandicNorth SeaImmingham DockHumber Commercial Railway and Dock Act 19011 Edw. 7StallingboroughHumber Commercial Railway and Dock Act 19044 Edw. 7Spurn Pointinterwar periodExclusive economic zonesEuropean Economic CommunityPort of HullinterbellumAlfred GelderWilliam TheedHistoric Englandflood wallCod WarIndustry of the South Humber BankArtesian Well