Memorial: M5642

Window in Grimsby Central Hall commemorating the loss of three men from the ‘St Oswald’ mined in 1948

Location

Grimsby Central Hall, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Details

Description: Depicts the steam trawler crew pulling in the trawl.
Type: Window
Position: Fisherman's and Seaman's Memorial Chapel
Vessel: St Oswald

Extra

Notes: The vessel struck a mine during fishing operations off the Norwegian coast, but was able to steam to Vardoe. The window was originally installed in the Bethel Mission, Cleethorpes by relatives of the three men lost from the 'St. Oswald'. Unveiled on 13 March 1949 by Kenneth Younger, MP.
Bibliography: Alan J. Worton 'The Fisherman's and Seaman's memorial Chapel, a visitor's guide'; 'Grimsby News'28 May 1948.
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M5642

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters