My uncle, Charles DOBSON, was the last owner of Elkington Hall, which
was demolished in 1970.  There is a photograph of it in "Grimsby - The
Story of the World's greatest Fishing Port", along with one of Charles
DOBSON.  Charles made his money from the Grimsby fishing industry and
founded Elkington Estates

Elkington Hall was the seat of Rev. William SMYTH, erected in 1842 as
"a handsome modern mansion of brick in the Italian style" (whatever
that means!) and occupied by the SMYTH family.  Although it remained 
in the possession of the SMYTH family, it was occupied variously by the
Earl of Wilton (in 1913) and by Rowland H CHARLTON (in 1922).  It was
used during WW2 as an army hospital.  I think it was bought by my
uncle shortly before WW2, but not occupied by him until some time
later.  I remember it as a large draughty building, more suitable when
you could afford lots of servants to keep the coal fires burning.

In 1896 Kelly's, it was occupied by William Henry SMYTH, M.A., D.L.,
J.P., high steward of the borough of Louth and by George Edmund 
SMYTH.  Rev Jas. Grenville SMYTH M.A. was the vicar, hon. canon and 
rural dean and lived in the vicarage.

Antony BARBER, March 2004