GREAT GRIMSBY ICE FACTORY TRUST FORMED
GREAT GRIMSBY ICE FACTORY TRUST WAS FORMED TO PRESERVE THE GRADE 2 STAR LISTED ICE FACTORY ON GRIMSBY DOCKS AT A MEETING ON 22 JULY 2010.
Its aims are:
· The preservation of the Ice Factory and the surrounding area.
· To work with other charities in the area to achieve common objectives.
· To promote education with relation to the history and engineering of the Ice Factory and its significance within the refrigeration industry.
· To work towards increasing the cultural importance of Grimsby in respect of future development of the area,
The Chair is Vicky Hartung, the Treasurer is Mark Abernethie, and the Secretary is Graeme Bassett
Contact us at mail@grimsbyice.co.uk
Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust welcomes David Ross as President.
David Ross is uniquely qualified for the role of President. As Chair of Cosalt he has a family association with the group (formed in 1873 as a co-operative of fishing vessel owners ) giving strong associations with the docks and Ice Factory. As co-founder of Carphone Warehouse, trustee of the National Portrait Gallery and sponsor of Havelock Academy he represents the forward-looking, cultural aims of the group.
Great GIFT was formed following two public meetings called by Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Civic Society to discuss the issue of the Ice Factory.
At the time of the first meeting, Giles Proctor, English Heritage's Team Leader and Historic Buildings Architect for South and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire, told the Grimsby Telegraph:
"The building was listed as Grade II* – which means that it is considered to be amongst the top six per cent of listed buildings in the country – principally because of the rarity of its ice-making machinery, combined with the decorative exterior.
He said that English Heritage hoped the Ice Factory would be, " repaired and converted to a sustainable new use ". While acknowledging that some of the machinery would be removed he said English Heritage, " will seek to ensure that sufficient of the machinery is retained in situ, to aid understanding of the original purpose of the building. Given the considerable size of the building and that the triangular north block has been completely gutted at some time in the past, it should be possible to accommodate new uses and a significant portion of the machinery."
He added that, "We consider that the conservation of the historic buildings in the Fish Docks, which include not only the Ice Factory, but also a large number of smaller buildings, including a number of listed fish smoking houses, is crucial to Grimsby's identity and should help in the regeneration of the town."
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