Rod Collins

The priory at North Ormsby, also known as Nun Ormsby, date back to the mid 1100s. Sadly nothing but the site and its history remain but what a site !
It’s hardly surprising they wanted to be there . . .
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When did the railway first come to Grimsby ?
I had no idea personally, but now I do after a little research into the history.
It arrived in 1848 and here’s a great engraving to illustrate it
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The Archbishop of Canterbury came to Grimsby
No, it’s not the start of a joke or vulgar limerick, he actually did visit the town last week.
‘It’s the first time any Archbishop of Canterbury has ever visited Grimsby’ is what I was told
Hmmmm I thought . . . let’s look into that . . . so we shall and it’s pretty interesting
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Kirkstead Abbey was a Cistercian Abbey dedicated to St Mary and was founded in 1139 - I was there yesterday and it’s really quite spectacular.
Here’s a guide to the history and archaeology of the site along with plenty of original photographs
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Yarborough Camp ~ Roman Hillfort in Lincolnshire
As part of a recent historical tour I took with Chris Keyworth I visited a hill fort at Croxton
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The Manor House at Stallingborough is, sadly, no longer in existence but it has left a footprint and a lengthy history.
This article aims to bring together as much of that history as possible
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The Romans in Grimsby
Today I was fortunate to visit a working dig at Cartergate in Grimsby where the archaeologists have unearthed traces of Roman occupation.
It was a great day and hugely interesting
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Kirmington Bunkers Mission: To find and Record.
Mission successful !
This area is remarkable in the number of wartime building still extant in and around the area
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I recently visited the Prisoner of War camp at Kirmington in Lincolnshire - a grim but fascinating sort of place which no doubt reflects the nature of such places.
I hope to find out much more about it - can you help
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Newhouse Castle, or Newhus Castle or for that matter Neuhus (more recently termed Newsham) stood on the site of Newhouse, or Newsham Abbey.
Earlier in the year I was fortunate enough to be taken around the site and now hope to find out as much as possible about the background of the castle
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In common with many places in medieval Britain Grimsby had a leper hospital for the treatment of those suffering from leprosy
Slightly unusually, the one in Grimsby was not on the outskirts of town
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Wybers Wood
This post takes me full circle really, going right back to the start of what might euphemistically be termed as my historical investigations.
The aim of this article is to accumulate as much information of Wybers Wood and the immediate vicinity as possible from today right back to . . . well as far as possible.
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Aylesby Mill was once not far from my house and on a spot it turns out I’ve walked past in ignorance many times.
It’s existence only came to my attention the other day after studying some old maps so it seemed only right and proper to try and locate the spot on which it once stood and try to find out something of its history
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Ellyll is believed to be the collective name for three mounds of antiquity in Grimsby.
We’re trying to put together as much information on them as possible - if you can help then . . . Lincolnshire needs you !
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Sand Hill is believed to have been largely used for commercial purposes.
We are trying to put together a comprehensive historic guide to the site
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Cun Hu Hill in Grimsby is very possibly the site of an ancient Royal Seat and a huge man-made structure.
Read on for a guide to the history of this historic Lincolnshire site
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