Newsreels of Newlyn, Cornwall: 1937 and 1946
In these two short snippets from the Pathé film archive, we see nine Newlyn fishermen petition the Minister of Health at Westminster and a post-war… Read More »Newsreels of Newlyn, Cornwall: 1937 and 1946
Workboats
Posts relating to the work and subsequent leisure use of traditional workboats powered by sail, steam or diesel
Red Trawlers of Brixham, 1933
This Pathé archive footage of the Brixham Regatta, 1933 opens with a title screen ‘The Red Trawlers of Brixham – famed in song and story… Read More »Red Trawlers of Brixham, 1933
‘Sir William Priestley’ lifeboat & replicas
The Morecambe Fishermen’s Association provided their own lifeboats. The first was ‘Gyakhan’, a large rowing boat built in 1895, the year following the capsizing of the… Read More »‘Sir William Priestley’ lifeboat & replicas
The approaching storm, 1874
The North Sea is renowned for its storms, which could spring up from nowhere, leaving few safe havens along the north east coast for the… Read More »The approaching storm, 1874
Bristol Channel pilotage
The fact that theirs was a tough life can be appreciated by this photo of Pill pilots and ‘Westernmen’ taken around 1880. In the challenging… Read More »Bristol Channel pilotage
Bricks to London by sailing barge
This short clip provides a glimpse of the building boom of Victorian London, with millions of bricks being brought from Kent by barge. The last… Read More »Bricks to London by sailing barge
From oyster-bed to London table, c.1909
This silent documentary archive captures the story of the oyster, from the smacksmen’s baskets in the ‘Pearl of Kent’ to a plate with champagne in… Read More »From oyster-bed to London table, c.1909
Red Sails aka Sailing Barge, 1947
View archive footage of an English sea-going barge in this Pathé newsreel which opens with the commentator saying ‘the tall mast of a ship is… Read More »Red Sails aka Sailing Barge, 1947
Thames barge ‘Growler’, March 2019
We’ve been following the progress of young boatbuilder, Ash Faire-Ring, based in Norfolk, England as he restores the Thames barge, ‘Growler’ with the aim of… Read More »Thames barge ‘Growler’, March 2019