The Barge Inn is an independent

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and restaurant in

Grimsby Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town and the administrative centre of North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes directly to the south-east forming a conurbation. Grimsby is north-east of Linco ...

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. Housed within a refitted former grain barge, it has been moored in the town centre Riverhead quay since 1982.

History

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. It is moored with a distinctive tilt to its starboard side. 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.The Barge is saved after 8,500 sign petition
- ''GrimsbyLive''. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

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* Pubs in Lincolnshire Culture in Lincolnshire Buildings and structures in Grimsby {{Pub-stub