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Accidents at sea The following article was in the Scarborough Mercury in 1910. It was entitled "SCARBOROUGH HERRING SEASON - FISHERLAD LOST FROM LUGGER - BATCH OF MINOR INCIDENTS". The main incident mentioned was of the loss of a fisherb...
The age of the smack This story appeared in a series of articles by Forrest Frank in 1920 in the Scarborough Daily Post - This story came from Captain John Wilson Already, even when I was a boy, there were a few smacks, whose coming in the firs...
Allen and Truman Scarborough fishing families
The Allen and Truman Scarborough fishing families The writer of this history did not leave his or her name. It is a family history which concerns one child - Alice Irene Allen. This article was I was introduced to Alice Irene in the cosy kitch...
Scarborough fishing families - The Allen family This page features articles which mention the Allen families in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top. Those towards the bottom will maybe just feature the name once. • ...
Scarborough fishing families - The Bullamore family This page features articles which mention the Bullamore fishing family in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top. Those towards the bottom will maybe just feature the name onc...
Scarborough fishing families - The Cammish family This page features articles which mention the Cammish fishing family in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top. Those towards the bottom will maybe just feature the name once. ...
Scarborough fishing families - The Cappleman family This page features articles which mention the Cappleman families in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top. Those towards the bottom will maybe just feature the name once. ...
Characters of the Filey fishing industry
Characters of the Filey fishing industry From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd THE "BUGGINS" - BONZO PARTNERSHIP Throughout the winter months, irrespective of weather conditio...
Charles Dickens account of a shipwreck at Filey
Charles Dickens account of a shipwreck at Filey Charles Dickens wrote many factual books. This article was published in "Household words"in 1851 It was precisely on the 5th of November, 1821, that a terrible gale from the north-we...
Charles Dickens account of Filey and Scarborough graveyards
Charles Dickens account of Filey and Scarborough graveyards Charles Dickens wrote many factual books. This article was published in "Household words" in 1851 The sea-side churchyard is a strange witness of the perilous life of the mar...
Cobles along the Scarborough and Filey coast
Cobles on the Yorkshire Coast This page features articles on this website that mention cobles. 1799 - a great storm off Filey Bridge and a famous rescue A great storm off Filey Bridge and a famous rescue in 1799 The following is a...
Cowling fishing family of Filey Scarborough and Flamborough
The Cowling fishing family This page features articles on this site which mention the Cowling and Colling fishing family of Scarborough,Flamborough,Filey and Flamborough in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Th...
Scarborough fishing families - the Crawford family This page features articles on this site which mention the Crawford fishing family in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention C...
Early industries in Scarborough
Scarborough's early industries - By John Rushton Scarborough shipbuiding in the 19th century Scarborough shipbuilding was a contracting industry after the ending of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. The 1824 reciprocity treaties were blamed for the...
Ernest Dade Ernest Dade landed at Filey in October 1883. He wanted to get to Scarborough so went aboard another yawl which was ready to go. The skipper was a tall good looking man of sixty with no teeth. Also with him as crew members were his thre...
Filey and the gales of 1860,1867,1869, 1880
Filey and the gales of 1860,1867,1869, 1880 From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd THE GALES OF 1860,1867,1869 AND 1880 It was bad weather, however, which was the commonest risk to ...
Filey and the sea This page features articles on this site which mention Filey or areas close by in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention Filey once. • The history of ...
Filey fishermen in 1862 - yawls and cobles
Filey fishermen in 1862 - yawls and cobles Every place has its characteristic, and that of Filey is its hardy race of fishermen, stout, broad-chested, wide-shouldered; blunt and honest in speech, but kindly-hearted and open to every advance of tru...
Fish sold for manure This story appeared in a series of articles by Forrest Frank in 1920 in the Scarborough Daily Post - This story came from Captain Wilson When I was a lad, the fishing boats consisted chiefly of cobles that lined and trawled...
Fishermen of Scarborough and the U-Boats by Godfrey Arthur
Scarborough fishermen and the U-Boats by Godfrey Arthur An Article by Arthur Godfrey This year has seen the seventieth anniversary of the darkest days that Yorkshire fishermen have ever known, for in the three years of World War 1 beginning w...
Flamborough head fishing & RNLI
Flamborough head fishing and RNLI This page features articles which mention the Flamborough coast in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top. Those towards the bottom will maybe just feature Flamborough once. • Flamboro...
Flamborough head fishing community - superstition and bad luck
The fishing community in Flamborough head - superstition and bad luck Fishing communities were famed for their belief in the strangest superstitions. The local superstitions were well known. Anyone with any sense did not attempt to break them. Eve...
Flither lasses hunting for bait
Flither lasses hunting for bait This story appeared in a series of articles by Forrest Frank in 1920 in the Scarborough Daily Post - This story came from Captain John Wilson There had always been a little trawling, and I believe some of the...
German bombardment of Scarborough Some short extracts from the Scarborough Pictorial after the German bombardment of Scarborough in 1914. SOUTH STREET A large hole was made, the side and front part of the shop - in South Street - were blown ...
The Great March Gale 1863 From the book North Sea fishers and Fighters - by Walter Wood 1911 I do not know - I doubt if anyone can tell - how many lives the North Sea gales have claimed amongst the fishermen, nor how often it has been necessary...
Harwood and Bullamore fishing family history in Scarborough
The Harwood and Bullamore fishing familys This family history features the Harwood and Bullamore fishing families and was typed up by Ian Hollingsworth who had a keen interest in family history. He worked at the Scarborough Evening News and died i...
Harwood Brierleys description of Scarborough harbour at the opening of the 20th century
Harwood Brierleys description of Scarborough harbour at the opening of the 20th century Harwood Brierley described Scarborough harbour somewhat romantically at the opening of the 20th century . "Then come the tiers of the red roofed fishermen...
Herring fisheries in Scarborough
The herring fisheries in Scarborough This page features articles on this site which mention the herring fisheries in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention herring once. &bu...
Herring fishing in the North Sea, a history
The history of the herring fishing in the North Sea This article is based on an old history published in the local newspaper. This writer knew little of the migrations of herring. The science in those days was really quite basic. Fishing of her...
Here is the second "position paper" for the 2012 Harbour Research project. Corrections and additions are welcomed. The purpose of the document, with others to come, is to seek people who will undertake serious research on aspects of t...
Here is the third "position paper" for the 2012 Harbour Research project. Corrections and additions are welcomed. The purpose of the document, with others to come, is to seek people who will undertake serious research on aspects...
Hurricane - the worst day in Filey's history
The worst day in Fileys history - a hurricane The Scarborough Mercury, of 2nd June,1860 reported a hurricane that hit Filey the previous Monday. It was truly "the worst ever" calamity to have hit the Filey. It came "so suddenly upon...
Scarborough fishing families - the Jenkinson family This page features articles on this site which mention the Jenkinson fishing family in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention...
The early years of the Scarborough Lifeboat This chapter first appeared in Godfrey Arthurs book the Scarborough Lifeboats Since medieval times, the town of Scarborough had been important to mariners for its "harbour of refuge", where ...
Lifeboat - the huge storms of October 28th 1880
Scarboroughs Lifeboat & the storm of October 28th, 1880 In Scarborough's Art Gallery there are some huge paintings of the storm of October 1880. The scene is littered with the ten ships which went down on the South Bay. It looks ...
Losses amongst Filey fishing cobles
Losses amongst Filey fishing cobles From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd The coble is for its size, one of the safest boats afloat. But if hit unexpectedly by very heavy sea, it is as vul...
Lost with all hands The following story is based upon a real life account written by Forrest Frank based upon a story by Captain Wyrill. These appeared in the Scarborough Daily Post in 1920 as part of the 'Sea Dogs' stories by Forrest Fran...
Luggers and yawls in the Filey fishing industry
Luggers and yawls in the filey fishing industry From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd LUGGERS AND YAWLS When the Scarborough Register of Sailing and Fishing vessels began in 1786, offsh...
Maritime heritage timeline 6500 BC Britain became an island when the channel plains flooded with rising sea levels. 1600 BC The first craft used by Britons would have been rafts, dugout canoes and coracles. 600 BC Phoenician trade routes to ...
Migrations of fishing families - Filey - Yarmouth and Ramsgate
Migrations of fishing families - Filey - Yarmouth and Ramsgate From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd MIGRATION OF FISHER FAMILIES The willingness of Filey fishermen to cover large dista...
Personal account of 1880 storm at Scarborough
Personal account of 1880 storm at Scarborough From a letter written by a schoolboy in the latter part of the nineteenth century printed in Rowntree's 'History of Scarborough'. I feel I must write you an account of what happened this...
Maritime related poetry & sea shanties archive file list. Contact us for more information (updated 2015) 1. Matthew Arnold - Dover Beach, reverse - Walt Whitman - O Captain! My Captain 2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge - extract from The Rime of t...
Articles on this website that mention the harbour: 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster One of the duties of the lifeboat is to escort fishing boats back to port during bad weather. Storms can whip up ...
Preachers trip on a Filey Herring yawl
A preachers trip on a Filey Herring yawl The Bridlington Circuit Methodist minister George Shaw wrote a fascinating first hand account of herring fishing on a yawl in his book "Our Filey Fishermen", published in 1867. He recounts how he ...
Primitive Methodism in Filey Primitive Methodism in Scarborough Mr Smith next spoke of labouring with John Oxtoby, known as parying Johnny, at Filey. Early in 1823 Johnny Oxtoby was staying at Bridlington. The quarterly meeting considered the a...
Ranter Chapel revival in Filey
Ranter Chapel revival in Filey From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd FILEY IS TAKEN! John Oxtoby was responsible for the great Christian revival which began in 1823. One of the first fa...
The Reader family - Scarborough This family history was provided by Brian Reader in Australia who has traced back his family history. The Reader family were a fishing family in Scarborough in the 1800's. Thomas Robinson Reader was Brian Reader...
Research - sunk with Filey men on board in 1925
The Research - sunk with Filey men on board in 1925 From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd The most famous tragedy in Filey's history must be the "Research" disaster of 25th N...
Robin Hood's Bay - articles on fishing, lifeboats and the village
Robin Hood's Bay This is a list of articles on this website that mention Robin Hood's Bay. Brigantines The Brigantine along the Scarborough and Whitby coast This page features articles on this site which mention Briga...
Sailors graves on the Scarborough coastline.
Sailors graves on the Scarborough coastline. There is something quite moving about a sailors grave. Many of course die at sea often at places which are aptly named such as Killerby Cliffs or Sailors Grave (Jacksons Bay). But the sea often gives up...
Scales family of Scarborough and Filey
The Scales fishing family of Scarborough and Filey This page features articles on this site which mention the Scales fishing in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention Scales onc...
Scarborough's Old Town and its connection to the sea
Scarborough's Old Town and its connection to the sea Scarboroughs rich maritime heritage revolves around the Old Town. This comprises the area around the harbour and on the castle hill. The Old Town extends as far as Friargate and Scarboroughs...
Scarborough fishing families - the Sellers family This page features articles on this site which mention the Sellers fishing family in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention Sel...
Scarborough Shipbuilders Scarborough was a busy shipbuilding port. Nearly 42,000 tons of ships were made by Tindall's yard and 30,000 by other yards between 1742 and 1879.Pretty amazing really. Where did all that wood came from? The best year ...
Articles on shipbuilding along the coast This page features articles on this site which mention shipyards or shipbuilding in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention shipbuilding ...
Shipbuilding in Scarborough - the wooden barques and schooners
Shipbuilding in Scarborough: wooden barques & schooners The following article was written by Douglas J Boyle and was first printed in the Scarborough Evening News on January 1st 1934. It was added to the Maritime archives by Van...
Shipwreck in the South Bay In Scarborough's South Bay a wreck of an old wooden boat is exposed when the sand is washed away by strong tides. George Westwood presents some compelling ideas as to its origin. "Having done a great dea...
Theakston's guide to the Scarborough fisheries 1866
Theakston's guide to the Scarborough fisheries 1866 THE FISHERIES. "To weary toil while others sleep, The sturdy fisher wends his way, To reap the harvest of the deep, He labours on till break of day." Varieties of Fish - Pa...
Trawlers and the fishing industry - article list
Trawlers and the fishing industry This page features articles on this website which mention trawlers. Gallery - Trawlers Trawlers Gallery The Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre has a collection of over 50,000 photographs of boats &...
Trawling and overfishing - Filey fishing
Trawling and overfishing - Filey fishing From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd THE FISHING HAS BEEN SPOILED BY THE TRAWLING Most modern fishing is based on the trawling principle, which...
Tunny fishing in Scarborough This page features articles on this site which mention Tunny fishing. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention tunny once. • Theakston's guide...
Whisper Cammish One of the few survivors of the men who used to man the big sweeps when Scarborough had an oar-propelled lifeboat is Harry 'Whisper' Cammish, aged eighty-one, Longwestgate. He got his nickname because he had a voice truly &...
Wyrill Crawford - Scarborough fisherman
Wyrill Crawford - Scarborough fisherman Wyrill Crawford is a famous name in the old town. Its a name passed down over several generations. This article was sourced by Vanessa Milner of Scarborough Archives Group. It appeared in the Scarborough Eve...
Scarborough Yawls This page features articles on this site which mention Yawls in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention yawl once. • Scarborough shipbuilders • ...
Yorkshire Coast history This page features articles on this site which mention the Yorkshire Coast. 20th anniversary of the bombardment German bombardment - 20th anniversary The following article appeared in the 16th December, 1934...
