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The approaching storm, 1874

December 14, 2020 beverley yates Uncategorized

The North Sea is renowned for its storms, which could spring up from nowhere, leaving few safe havens along the[…]

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Ordering a herring boat, Voe, Shetland, 1881

May 12, 2020 beverley yates Uncategorized

Sarah Adie shares some fascinating insights into her family’s involvement in the Shetland herring industry. Her great grandfather set up[…]

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Tollesbury men on the big racing yachts

April 10, 2020 beverley yates Uncategorized

The small Essex village of Tollesbury has a fascinating maritime heritage. The village sign and Parish Church window illustrate ‘Endeavour’,[…]

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Smacks and barges racing Photo: Ian Kemp

Yarmouth smacks, a royal screening, 1896

February 5, 2020 beverley yates Uncategorized

In this tiny fragment of late 19th century film footage, we see smacks leaving Great Yarmouth. Shot with one of[…]

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The British trawler fleet: 1940 – 1949

November 27, 2019 beverley yates Uncategorized

This ‘Instructional film’ from the Pathé Archive provides a clearly-presented overview of trawling in the 1940s, as steam began to[…]

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Trawling in Scotland: 1929 – 1931

November 24, 2019 beverley yates Uncategorized

This Pathé Archive takes us back to 1929-31 with footage of trawlers  and fishing boats going out of a harbour[…]

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Michaelmas fishing fair at Yarmouth, 1726

September 29, 2019 beverley yates Uncategorized

Daniel Defoe describes the fishing fair and other trading activity in Yarmouth, during his travels in Norfolk. He is most[…]

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Blessing the St Malo fishing fleet: 1932

April 24, 2019 beverley yates Uncategorized

This archive footage from a Pathe Gazette, 1932 shows the Bishop blessing the fleet as they depart St Malo to[…]

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Enkhuizen: herring town

August 22, 2018 beverley yates Uncategorized

Enkhuizen has been a major harbour since the middle ages, and its links with herring fishing are still recognised today[…]

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Douarnenez: an historic fishing port

June 1, 2018 beverley yates Uncategorized

Until the 16th century, Douarnenez was a busy commercial centre exporting local cloth, but its greatest period of prosperity was[…]

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