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Cromer Crabs

1973 , Cromer (Norfolk)

Cat no. 750

An educational film about crab fishing at Cromer.

The modern crab boats on the shore at Cromer are compared with stills of 19th century fishermen. At sea the crew of a crab boat is skippered by Richard Davies. A dan buoy and shanks of crab pots are hauled on board and the catch of crab and lobster are removed. Small crabs are thrown back. The pots are rebaited with fish and stacked for setting. In a Cromer workshop, a traditional crabpot is contructed. Back on the boat the baited pots are set again. Lobster and crabs are graded against a special gauge. Crabs are processed by submerging in warm water; they are scrubbed, cooked and left to cool. The final sequence shows a woman dressing a crab.

Featured Buildings

Cromer Pier

Keywords

Crab fishing; Fishermen; Lobster; Traditional craft

  • Production company : Gateway Films

  • Sponsor : Norfolk County Council Education Committee

  • Maker : Peter Hollingham

Manifestations

Cromer Crabs

  • Barcode
    INV377730
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:14
    Modification Date
    01/02/2017
    Parts
    Reference
    742554
  • Barcode
    INV322259
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:14
    Modification Date
    01/02/2017
    Parts
    Reference
    742547
  • Barcode
    INV360630
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:14
    Modification Date
    01/02/2017
    Parts
    Reference
    742539
  • Barcode
    INV360520
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:07:54
    Modification Date
    01/02/2017
    Parts
    Reference
    742527
  • Barcode
    INV219284
    Canonical Identifier
    C-153
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    colour
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:09:20
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    neg
    Modification Date
    14/10/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    693950
    Sound
    silent
  • Barcode
    INV286179
    Canonical Identifier
    C-153
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    colour
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:09:20
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    neg
    Modification Date
    14/10/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    693949
    Sound
    silent
  • Barcode
    INV309920
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:07:54
    Has Sound
    Y
    Modification Date
    14/05/2009
    Parts
    Reference
    679801
    Sound
    sound
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV211544
    Canonical Identifier
    A-501
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    656260

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