A Lincolnshire Lad - Great Grimsby Poem by Christopher Tye

A Lincolnshire Lad - Great Grimsby

Great Grimsby first chartered in 1201,
Resting on the East Coast of Lincolnshire,
Enriched by food and fish factories,
A jewel on the south bank shining brighter than Hull,
Trawlers leaving port for the perilous north sea.

Grimsby fish renown across the globe,
RAF Grimsby home of 100 Squadron from 1942 to 1945,
In-compassing areas of great hardship and poverty,
Minister standing proudly by the Fisherman's Memorial,
Ships coming into the docks to unload cargo,
Busy hub of industrial factory's,
You wonder what will happen in the next thousand years.

By Christopher Tye