Construction of Immingham Dock began in 1906. It was officially opened by King George V and Queen Mary on 22 July 1912.

Unposted F.C.C. series postcard.

This large hotel on Pelham Road was built in 1913.

Eminent visitors to the hotel include King George V and Lord Louis Mountbatten.

postcard by Fitzwilliams, Ilford, undated

This aerial view of Immingham Dock, probably dating from the inter-war period, shows the extensive railway marshalling yard.

The dock opened in 1912. Its area was 45 acres (about 18Ha) and the full length of quayage almost 6000 ft (about 1800m).

The Dock Offices is the red building to the left of the dock entrance.

In the left foreground: the eastern jetty with passenger station. In the right foreground: the western jetty with coal hoist.

Jay-em-Jay postcard, undated

The Dock Offices are located alongside the dock entrance (on the south side).

The sea lock, near the offices and flanked by deep-water piers, is 840ft (256m) long, 90ft (27m) wide and sill (minimum depth) 28ft (9m) at low water.

undated postcard

The coal handling plant was one of the most important features of the early 20th century port.

There 7 coal hoists in the dock, one of which is movable. Alongside each hoist are eight sets of metals each capable of holding 40 rail wagons.

Each coal hoist is capable of shipping 700 tons per hour.

FCC series postcard, undated

Artist's impression of the coal hoists on the western quay of the port.

Great Central Railway postcard, 1926

The eastern deep-water jetty was used as a passenger station.

In the 1920s liners from the Orient Steam Navigation Company, the Blue Star Line and the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company took passengers on cruises to Scandinavia.

Great Central Railway postcard, undated

The granary was at the east end of the dock. It had a capacity of 15,000 tons and was fitted with a marine elevator capable of discharging 150 tons of grain per hour.

Great Central Railway post card, c.1920

This is a 50 ton crane with luffing jib. It was used for lifing pig iron and timber.

In the right background can be seen the Dock Offices at the entrance to the dock.

The north-west arm of the dock forms a timber pond of 6 acres, with deep water berth, to deal with all descriptions of timber.

A large area is set aside for storage of timber served by five 30cwt steam cranes.

postcard from Christopher Ketchell Collection, undated

There is a single coal hoist on the western jetty which enables a vessel to come alongside direct from the sea and leave again without entering the dock.

Great Central Railway postcard, undated

This chapel in Pelham Road was opened by the Primitive Methodists in 1911, replacing an earlier one on the same site built in 1856.

Two other Methodist societies in the village joined the local congregation to form a new society here in 1965.

Undated postcard

St Andrew’s lies in ‘old’ Immingham.

The Tower and clerestory are Perpendicular and the nave thirteenth-century though some Norman work remains.

There are many memorials to ships and seamen lost during the First World War.

A church worth seeking out.

July 2014

The tower and clerestory of St Andrew's are ashlar faced and are Perpendicular in style.

July 2014

This view of St Andrew's church from the north-east shows the Perpendicular windows of the north aisle.

July 2014

View of St Andrew's church from the south.

Jay-em-Jay series postcard, undated

The pier and capital between one of the bays in the north aisle, dating from the late 13th century.

July 2014

The south arcade (right) dates from the early 13th century; the north arcade (left), with octagonal piers and double-chamfered arches, is late 13th century.

July 2014

A rare Royal Arms from the short reign of James II (1685-1688).

July 2014

This simple doorway in the south wall dates from the early 13th century.

July 2014

In 1907, Price, Wills and Reeve, the contractors building Immingham Docks, built temporary housing for their workers.

This bungalow on Pelham Road with its timber frame clad in corrugated iron sheets, is a surviving example.

It is now a listed building.

Frank Robinson, January 2015