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Grimsby: The Greatest Fishing Port in the World
Grimsby was a phenomenon. In the space of 100 years, from 1800 to 1900, its population soared from 1,000 and past 63,000. The town was created by the Manchester, Sheffield and LincoInshire Railway Company and it rose to become the premier fishing port in the world. But over the last 50 years, for reasons beyond its control, its importance has dramatically diminished. In Grimsby's heyday, it was a prosperous and thriving community - its population composed of fortune-seekers from across Britain and the world. The town was self-made in the great tradition of Victorian England, and it was proud of itself and quite unashamed of its origins. The fish landed here fed the nation. But times have changed, and the townspeople have had to make difficult adjustments as the local economy has declined. This account looks at the rise and demise of this LincoInshire town and the people who made it great and who have now departed the scene.
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