Grimsby Ice Factory

The Grimsby Ice Factory is a former factory located in Grimsby, England, that was constructed from 1898–1901 to provide crushed ice to preserve fish stored in ships at Grimsby's seaport.

Photo: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Building
Description: former factory in Lincolnshire, England, UK
Also known as: “The Grimsby Ice Factory” and “The Grimsby Ice Factory including railings”
Address: Grimsby, DN31 3RP

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Grimsby Docks railway station and New Clee railway station.

Grimsby Docks railway station

Railway station

Photo: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grimsby Docks railway station serves the Freeman Street area of Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, England. This is one of the oldest parts of the town, close to the Freeman Street Market and the town's docks both commercial and fish, the railway entrance to both being over the level crossing at the Cleethorpes end. Grimsby Docks railway station is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Grimsby Ice Factory.

New Clee railway station

Railway station

Photo: John Beal, CC BY-SA 2.0.

New Clee railway station serves the suburb of New Clee, Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, England. New Clee is measured 110 miles 78 chains from Manchester Piccadilly and is only 67 chains from Grimsby Docks station. New Clee railway station is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Grimsby Ice Factory.

Blundell Park

Stadium

Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blundell Park is a football ground in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England and home to Grimsby Town Football Club. The stadium was built in 1899, but only one of the original stands remains. Blundell Park is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Grimsby Ice Factory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grimsby and Old Clee.

Grimsby

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Grimsby is a fishing port in Lincolnshire, standing on the south bank of the mouth of the River Humber, with a population in 2021 of 86,000. It merges into the seaside town of Cleethorpes, and this conurbation and rural hinterland comprise the unitary Local Authority of North East Lincolnshire, also called Great Grimsby.

Old Clee

Village

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Old Clee is located in the Clee Road and Carr Lane area of eastern Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England, and adjoins the neighbouring town of Cleethorpes, to which it has historic links. Old Clee is situated 1½ miles southeast of Grimsby Ice Factory.

Cleethorpes

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Cleethorpes is a seaside resort on the Lincolnshire coast of England, south bank of the estuary of the River Humber, with a population in 2021 of 30,000.

Grimsby Ice Factory

Category: ice factory
Location: North East Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.57716° or 53° 34′ 38″ north

Longitude

-0.07147° or 0° 4′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C5XHWGH+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 438041696

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q17533402

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In Other Languages

“Grimsby Ice Factory” goes by many names.

Dutch: “IJsfabriek van Grimsby”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pontoon and The Fishermens Mission.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Fish Dock Road and Grimsby Freestyle Kickboxing Club.

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