The Barge Inn
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The Barge Inn is an independent public house and restaurant in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. Housed within a refitted former grain barge, it has been moored in the town centre Riverhead quay since 1982.
History
[edit]The Barge was crane lifted into Grimsby's Riverhead quay from the adjacent Alexandra Dock in 1982. A former grain barge, it was converted into a public house and has since remained permanently moored in this position.[1][2] It is moored with a distinctive tilt to its starboard side.[3]
In 2017, the establishment was threatened with removal to accommodate North East Lincolnshire Council plans to build a cinema complex in Grimsby town centre. A petition to save the Barge attracted almost 8,500 signatures, and it was subsequently announced that it would be remaining in its current position.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Barge, Grimsby - whatpub.com. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Grimsby's Riverhead and Barge through the years - GrimsbyLive. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "The Barge Pub, converted for an old river barge and moored at the River Head top Town, Grimsby" - PicturesOfEngland.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ The Barge is saved after 8,500 sign petition - GrimsbyLive. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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