A Tour of Grimsby's Historic Kasbah with Emma Lingard and Ted Stanley

[@THISIS4REALTHO]

What a charismatic lady, Emma. Such a wonderful presentation I enjoyed that, it took me back 100 years.

[@chriswalker8440]

The so called ''Kasbah' was never historically known by that name in all the years that I worked down there from 1961 to wellinto the '70's. Surtees St, Sidebottom St, Brown St and Smith St happened to be where quite a considerable a number of fish houses and smokehouses where located. Jack Amos and Petersons being just a couple of them. Petersons being well known for kippers as well as other smoked species. Another species, the deep water 'Wolf Fish', commonly known as 'Cats' of which tons of them being landed in large amounts during the '60's, of which many went to various smokers before being deep frozen for long term storage. These are memories that I remember well as a barrowlad when myself and my workmate, Gordon Neville, after finishing the fetching up from the various markets of numerous kits that the gaffer had bought to our 'job and had unloaded them off the barrow ready fo the filleters myself, as the 'toerag' on the job (company) would be sent to collect the 'second hand and dry' bits from a number other merchants that specialised in various species and dry fish products that my gaffers customers required, usually to the Smith ,Surtees and Brown St tri-angle where many smokehouses had been established for donkeys years. This was daily fare for all merchants in those days and the trade between the huge variety of the fish merchants customers requirements was in itself just another feature of daily life on and off the 'Pontoon' and nobody had ever heard of the bloody Kasbah! So, will the 'plonker' who started this myth please stand up and be counted!

[@NebulaBull]

I can not think this channel enough for gifting these episodes to the world but especially to people like me who will never have a chance to see these places in person, the intimate knowledge shared feels so special so again Thank you

[@Damian-ki9by]

Good to see some of the old buildings finally being restored. As for the name, not sure why people get so upset by it - Kasbah is certainly more interesting than ‘former fish docks’ and if it helps give the area an identity and the regeneration of the place then so be it. The Clash - Rock the Casbah could also be used!?

[@ChrisJohnson-pd4hh]

You may call it the Kasbah Ms. Lingard but nobody else does!

[@bigdaddigaming]

I'd love to see these so called documents saying that it's been called the kasbah for years and if she could I'd like to get them carbon dated for authenticate because i think shes either full of crap or the document arnt genuine

[@ChrisJohnson-pd4hh]

The smoked fish is expensive. Very. I doubt many local people buy it.

[@grimsbydavid]

The "Kasbah" is nothing but twaddle - invented by the local rag ( Grimsby Evening Telegraph ) -- ask anyone who has ever worked down dock and they will all tell you that " The Kasbah " is garbage and is nothing more than a poor joke

[@Miles_Ahead547]

The term kasbah has been coined so as a handful of people can make a lot of money

[@bigdaddigaming]

Walker Moody as in Moody Lane

[@robertbaglin3973]

Kasbah my arse it’s just a pathetic name made up by people who have never even been”down dock”let alone worked there. This area of the Fish Docks is and always has been known as the square so do you research properly before broadcasting this fairytale as it’s an insult to everyone associated with the place.

[@darrenmeears3912]

Kasbah my foot I've got tons of books on grimsby and not one mention of the Kasbah looks like more council fantasy 🤔🤥🥴

[@GySi68]

'Kasbah' my arse !!