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[Fish Quay Scenes]

1950 , Great Yarmouth (Norfolk)

Cat no. 182

The herring industry at Great Yarmouth.

The opening shot shows a motor drifter entering the harbour. The next shot is filmed from the quay and shows a mixture of steam and motor drifters. Fish are unloaded and boxed. The next sequence shows the fisher girls, quite elderly women at this date, gutting herring. Swills (baskets of fish) are moved by horse and cart. A distant shot shows barrels on the South Denes. Three girls are shown moving fish and barrelling.

Keywords

Fisher girls; Herring fishing

Background Information

When this film was taken, the herring industry was in decline. It is apparent from the age of most of the workers, particularly the girls, that younger men and women were no longer seeking jobs in the industry.

Manifestations

[Fish Quay Scenes]

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    INV322916
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:01:54
    Modification Date
    04/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    733074
  • Barcode
    INV375386
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:01:54
    Modification Date
    04/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    733073
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    INV377524
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:01:54
    Modification Date
    04/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    733072
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV339024
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:01:54
    Modification Date
    01/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    732815
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV198011
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:02:02
    Has Sound
    N
    Modification Date
    14/08/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    675960
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV165177
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 1179
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    BetacamSP tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    29/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    674381
  • Barcode
    INV201030
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-349
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:02:30
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562916
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV??1404
    Canonical Identifier
    2000/88
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    negative
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562255
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV214837
    Canonical Identifier
    2000/88
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    KodachromeII
    Colour Type
    colour
    Duration
    0:02:02
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    560778
    Sound
    silent

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