Nets Collection

The crew of a Yarmouth Herring boat pull in their catch on a storm tossed North Sea. Circa 1935

Elkie Brooks, (born, Elaine Bookbinder) singer, pictured in her flat in Chelsea, London. Elkie comes from Manchester and has been a singer for nearly fives years, travelling the world with song

The crew and owners of the trawler Cs Forester look over the boat shortly after she is delivered to St Andrews Dock, Hull. 22nd August 1969

The Stade in Hastings, East Sussex. Circa 1952

Michelle Lane model poses for pictures on quayside 4th May 1972. Michelle Rough

Crewman of the Trawler Marbi Larde seen here unloading their catch at the Hull Fish Dock. 26th June 1981

Penzance fishermen seen here preparing their nets before going to sea. July 1939

Fishing boats in the inner harbour, Mevagissey July 1939

Fishermen prepare their nets on the East Wharf, Mevagissey July 1939

Mending their nets - Amble fishermen repairing their crab pots on the pier. 26th February 1932

Golcar Junior School pupils are pictured by the pond that they have been working on since last spring. Headmaster Nigel Miller said the plan was to enhance the appearance of spare land outside

Fishermen fishing in the sea in Solway. The Solway Firth is a firth that forms part of the border between England and Scotland, between Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway. August 1947

Women in their bathing costumes with a fisherman, along the coast, Hastings, circa 1945

Women in their bathing costumes sitting in a fishing boat with a fisherman, along the coast, Hastings, circa 1945

At Rye, the quaint old Sussex Cinque Port fishing nets in great variety are made. Here is 20 year old Molly Bernard showing a type of net made for shrimping

In the absence of an Ashes series in the immediate aftermath of the end of the First World War, the Australian Imperial Forces side toured England in 1919

Harold Larwood in batting practice Circa 1930

Batsman Brian Close practicing in the nets before Yorkshires match against the touring Australian cricket team at Sheffield. 2nd July 1968

West Indies, February 1965

England Cricketer Colin Cowdrey gets in some cricket practice with his son 17 yr old Christopher at the Bryan Valentine School of Cricket. December 1974

Coracle Fisherman sorting out their fishing nets 1952

A Gamekeeper holding a Salmon, circa 1935

Mr A Hodgson teaching the trainee trawlermen to pay out the nets, ball floats first. April 1947

A fisherman with nets full of shellfish January 1945

FA Cup Third Round match at St Georges Lane. Worcester City 2 v Liverpool 1. Liverpool goalkeeper Tommy Younger picks himself up from the back of the net after failing to judge a shot from Gosling of

N. Yardley, cricketer. April 1956 P005984

Mr. W. Fraser, stores manager at Irvins North Shields with a moedl trawl net in 1949

Matthew Stanton and Henry Rowe repairing their fishing net in whcih a whale became entangled in 1959

Salmon men hauling in the nets on the River Tweed at Berwick in 1980

Betty McHugh, 20 and Betty Knaggs, 16, making nets making fishing nets at Richard Irvin & Sons at North Shields in 1953

Making ground ropes for trawl nets at Irvins of North Shields in 1949

Fishermen mending herring nets aboard their drifter, at North Shields fish quay. 7th September 1935

With a speed and precision that might have impressed the Royale School of Needlework, the nets are repaired. Circa 1960

"Lady of the Nets"She has been doing this for 40 years, Mr. F. H
" Lady of the Nets" She has been doing this for 40 years, Mr. F. H. Claxton of Yarmouth repairing herring nets in repairing depot of fish merchants warehouse. December 1945

Time to forget freezing conditions and frayed tempers, theres a great haul to be landed. December 1968 P004719

Fishing Industry: Refugees from their own land, Belgian girls new to the West country fishing town of Brixham in Devon have been taught the craft of braiding fishing nets, and in a quayside building

The fisherman peacefully mending his nets. During the rough weather the fishermen of St Ivels, Cornwall have not been idle. The netting sheds keep them busy. April 21 1935

Jontzens sleek one-piece Nylon swimsuit shows the 1951 trend for the sea shore. It has a boned bra cuffed in contrasting colour and may be worn with or without straps

Betty Knaggs, Betty McHugh and Vera Eagan, net makers at a North Shields works in 1953

Making nets at Irvins of North Shields in 1949

Mr. William Stenhouse, a net rigger is working on a net while Mr. William Rose looks on in 1960

Fishermens nets being knitted on North Shields Quayside in 1949

Fishermen mend their nets in the calm of the North Shields Fish Quay while a storm rages out to sea in 1960

Fishermen in 1959 mending their nets on North Shields Fish Quay

Fishermen of the Scottish herring boat Loranthus sort out their torn nets on North Shields Fish quay in 1960.The skipper, 60 year old william West said a yellow Polish trawler dropped anchor in

Members of the crew of the Yarmouth drifter Noon Tide mend their nets after being forced into North Shields by rough seas in 1957

A herring drifters nets go overboard in 1949

Fishermen catching salmon in their nets in 1955

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