Events from Grimsby's colourful past are recalled in this fascinating retrospective.

When, for instance, Spanish flu hit Lincolnshire's famous fishing town, people queued to buy quinine - thought to be an effective remedy for the potentially lethal disease.

On a different tack, sharks were an unusual catch for one fishing vessel - and their meat was dispatched to London Zoo to feed the resident polar bears.

And how did the famous umbrella of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain - the one he took with him on his visit to Munich for talks with Hitler - end up being auctioned in Grimsby?

These and other stories from yesteryear are recalled just as they were reported at the time.

And they all make for fascinating reading.