The corrugated iron bungalow “Fernleigh” dates back to 1907. It is an unusual survival of a type of housing rapidly constructed as part of a major building or civil engineering project, in this case Immingham Docks and is now a grade II listed building.

They were built by Price, Wills and Reeve, the contractors who were employed to build the docks. There were originally five bungalows on Pelham Road and in 1910 they were occupied by the chief engineer, the dock engineer, the foreman, a bricklayer and a baker. This was one of many buildings constructed of this type for the teams of workers building the Dock. Most were situated in the area that is now the Pilgrim Health Centre and included shops and facilities and was known as “Tin Town”.

The neighbouring bungalow at 361 Pelham Road was dismantled in 2006 and taken to Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum. It has been totally rebuilt and can still be seen today.

The bungalows are timber framed and have a pitched roof, the walls and roof are clad in corrugated iron sheets galvanised with zinc. There is a single centrally positioned brick stack and originally had three fire places in the front room, living room and small bedroom. The building is rectangular in plan and is raised some 0.70m off the ground on brick piers. The window in the front porch is the only remaining original window.

Groups welcome by prior arrangement.  

Why not walk the Pilgrim Heritage Trail as part of your visit? The Trail starts at the museum and takes in the Pilgrim Memorial, St Andrew’s church and Mill Lane.

Learn more about Immingham’s history HERE.