Fishing Collection (page 2)

The blessing of Folkestone Fisheries. The ceremony of blessing the fisheries in the fish market at Folkestone.The Bishop of Ontario preaches. A procession followed a previous church service

Have you seen the fine lines of the Cobles? they are so shaped to withstand heavy seas and allow easy handling. 21st August 1930

Salmon fishing in the Dee at Llangollen, North Wales. An 18lb Salmon caught below the bridge. May 1932

Crab pot making at Penberth, Sharpening willows ready for the frame. Cornwall. 1923

Crabpot making at Penberth, Finishing off a crab pot. Cornwall. 1923

Crabpot making at Penberth, Shaping a crab pot. Cornwall. 1923

Crab pot making at Penberth, Bending willows into shape for the Crabpots. Cornwall. 1923

The crab pot industry at Penberth, Cornwall. Bringing home the willows. 1923

Mevagissey Harbour, Cornwall. August 1927

Polperro Harbour, Cornwall. August 1927

Polperro Harbour, Cornwall. Fishing smacks. August 1927

Five boys who went out looking for tiddlers and landed a 12 lb, three foot long pike. Left to right, Ian Shaw (8), Stephen Jones (12), Christopher Shaw (12), Antony Lockett (10) and Kevin Thomas (9)

The first London International Inventions Exhibition, held at Londons Royal Horticultural New Hall, Westminster. Pictured, an invention that will be a boon to anglers

Enjoying a drink in the Subway club, meeting place for fisherman and dockers. March 1965

King George Dock, Hull. March 1965

King George Dock, Hull. Mr Harry Kelsey (51, right) and Mr J Watson (49, left). March 1965

Now that the present series of "Thats Life"has come to an end
Now that the present series of " Thats Life" has come to an end, star of the show Esther Rantzen finds time for the Good Life - that is fishing

Bernard Cribbins, star of stage, film and TV fame, went fishing at Walton-on-Thames. 18th January 1951

Views of Staithes, North Yorkshire. 1972

Canoeists of Lagos, Nigeria bringing goods from ships anchored off the coast. March 1955

Trawlermen at work at sea on trawlers

Children watching a fisherman at work with his net. North Yorkshire coast. 11th August 1949

Fishing boats in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. 31st August 1958

General views of Sutton Harbour, Plymouth, Devon. 13th April 1961

Fishing feature in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Auctioneer Sam Bee raises his hand and another lot of Cod from the Icelandic trawler August is sold to one of the buyers who surround him. 12th April 1961

The trawler Lord Nelson lands its catch from the northern fishing grounds in Hull. 25th August 1961

Scenes in Polperro, Cornwall. 1973

Fishermen on Brixham quay landing their catch. 18thNovember 1940

Filleting the catch at Brixham fish market in February 1988

Trawlers beached on the inner slip at Torquay in the 1950s and an extended family of swans enjoying the winter sunshine

Lines of Putcher fsalmon baskets stretched across the River Severn, circa 1920

Children fishing for tiddlers at Oldbury Court, Bristol 1968

Holiday crowds in Southend, Essex. 23rd April 1957

Scenes of boys fishing at Keston Ponds, Kent. 9th January 1964

Eight foot shark landed at Redcar. 1971

Dad is left holding the line, whilst trying to keep his feet dry during a day trip from Londons East End to Southend. Southend, Essex. 4th July 1963

Scottish fisher girls seen here on the quay at Hull fish dock, waiting for the fishing fleet to return. Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, September 1946

Fish Quay, North Shields. The photographer took this photo from the top of the Low Light Tower. 14th May 1938

Fishermen prepare to beach their craft, after a morning spent fishing off the coast, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, England, 21st April 1937

Start of Fishing Season, Reading, June 1980

Industry: Fishing. The days work ended, fishing boats moved secure in the tiny harbour at Mevagissey, Cornwall. The fishermen brothers Leo and Bertram Blamey hail across the waters

The warm climate of West Cornwall, with its coast near the Gulf Streams influence, can grow sub tropical plants and vegetation

Cleaning up... Meltham County Primary School pupils work in the conservation scheme which has won them a £ 200 award from the Nature Conservancy Council

Ebbw Vale, Wales. Sea angler tries his luck off the mumbles of Ebbw Vale, 11th March 1971. Face of Britain 1971 Feature

Going fishing... These youngsters took part in a Sport Aid angling competition at Huddersfield Broad Canal, Leeds Road. From left (front) are Simon Eastwood, Richard O Connor

Fishing cobles are drawn up on the sea shore at Skinningrove where once boats arrived to do business with the villages Iron Works. 6th February 1992

Southport, children fishing for lucky fish at the childrens fairground, Merseyside. 5th August 1959

Oban, a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. 23rd August 1951

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