The last remains of Tin Town, corner of Blossom Way and Pelham Road, Immingham
Introduction
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The last remains of Tin Town, corner of Blossom Way and Pelham Road, Immingham
Image: © Chris Taken: 15 Feb 2015
The grey house with the red roof, seen clearly in Image, is the last survivor of a line of tin houses. These and others, together with shops and a "Tin Mission" were built in the early years of the last century to house the workmen who came to dig the Deep Water Docks, and their dependants. By 1908 this community had become known as "Tin Town". The missing corner house can be seen on a nineteen seventies photo of the row: https://amiguru.wordpress.com/picture-gallery-of-times-past/ In 2002 there were still 3 tin houses here. On the same page is a photo of Blossom Way, in the same era, when it was an unpaved leafy path. For an old postcard of Tin Town, complete with windpump, see http://www.tappin-family.org.uk/images/PostOthers1-08.jpg. It also shows the dock. There is still a bright green tin garage on Stallingborough Road: Image
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Image Location
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53.612726
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