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Total number of records: 114

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture109
English Literature3
Brotherton Collection2

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fishing114
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nature37
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Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)50
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)42
Blades, Jim21
Chapman, Dick12
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)3
Stott, Miss M.2
Atkinson, Tom (1880-1880)1
Bill1
Birkett, Tom1
Bob1

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Archive Print Item

My happy hunting grounds : with notes on sport and natural history

Gathorne-Hardy, Alfred Erskine Hon (1845-1918)

1914

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Coarse fish, with notes on taxidermy, fishing in the lower Thames, etc

Wheeley, Charles H

[1897]

On cover: Routledge's country books.

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The Fishermen of Newhaven

Paine, M J

1967

A thesis containing eight sections, providing general notes on Newhaven town and harbour, examples of fishermen's superstitions and prejudices, customs of the Brighton and Newhaven fishermen, clothing...

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Haaf Nets
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Haaf Nets

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

June 1965

Haaf nets outside boatshed by the River Lune near Glasson (Lancashire). Mounted on Photo File card. With ms. note.

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Fisherman with Haaf Net
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Fisherman with Haaf Net

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

June 1963

Fisherman carrying haaf net out of the River Nith at Glencaple (Dumfries and Galloway). Mounted on Photo File card. With ms. note.

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Salmon Net Winch

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

Summer 1959

Salmon net winch, or jigger, on the banks of the River Tweed near Loanend (Northumberland). Mounted on Photo File card. With typed note.

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Salmon Nets: Drying
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Salmon Nets: Drying

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1959

Salmon nets hung over timber frames to dry, on the River Tweed at Norham (Northumberland). Mounted on Photo File card. With typed note.

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Haaf Net Fishing: Bagging a Salmon
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Haaf Net Fishing: Bagging a Salmon

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

June 1963

Man bagging salmon caught with haaf net in the River Nith near Glencaple (Dumfries and Galloway). Mounted on Photo File card. With typed note.

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Salmon Nets: Drying

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

Summer 1959

Timber frames for drying salmon nets on the banks of the River Tweed near West Ord (Northumberland). Mounted on Photo File card. With typed note.

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Crabbing Crayfish on the River Ure
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Crabbing Crayfish on the River Ure

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1964

Detail of net with crayfish bait, River Ure , Askrigg ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0446. With ms. note.

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Double-Entrance Lobster Pots

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

Summer 1959

Standard double-entrance lobster pots on grass on Holy Island (Northumberland). Mounted on Photo File card. With ms. note and diagram on the pots.

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Salmon Fishing: Rowing a Shot

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

[Summer 1958]

Two men rowing a shot in a four-oared coble on the River Tweed near Berwick pier (Northumberland). Mounted on Photo File card. With typed note.

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