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community life8
manufacturing industries8
occupations8
vehicles8
culture6
fishing6
folklore4
implements, utensils etc3
manners and customs3
nature3

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Czerkawska, Catherine Lucy2
Mccrindle, James2
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)2
Dodd, Mr1
Douglas, Peter A1
Geddes, John1
Ingram, Alec1
Munro, Mungo1
Small, Graham1
Tudor-Coulson, Susan Caroline1
Salmon Coble: Building the Coble
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Salmon Coble: Building the Coble

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1959

Partially-built salmon coble in the workshop at a boatbuilder's yard in Tweedmouth (Northumberland).

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Salmon Coble: Building the Coble
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Salmon Coble: Building the Coble

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1959

Partially-built salmon coble in the workshop at a boatbuilder's yard in Tweedmouth (Northumberland).

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Boatbuilding on the Thames Between Richmond and Kingston: An Approach to the Study of Material Culture in an Urban Environment

Small, Graham

1978

A dissertation examining evidence of material culture in a small local industry, in a modern urban environment. The study focusses on the boatbuilding firm of Tough Brothers of Teddington, and present...

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An Investigation into the Boat-Building Industry in Hartlepool

Tudor-Coulson, Susan Caroline

1981

An investigation presented in six chapters, the first being a history of boat-building in and around Hartlepool (including firms listed in local trade directories for the period 1828-1894). Chapter Tw...

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Sound Recordings, South Ayrshire

Czerkawska, Catherine Lucy

December 1973

[Collector announcement]; Mungo Munro , recorded at home in Dunure, talks about his fishing career, 1926-1971; deep sea fishing for herring; line fishing; women baiting lines (with mussels, also sand ...

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Sound Recording, Ayrshire

Czerkawska, Catherine Lucy

December 1973

James McCrindle, recorded at home in Ayr, talks about his career as a fisherman; the type of fish caught; fishing grounds; starting in 1923; describes a fishing boat, sailing as a schoolboy, the crew,...

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Canal Culture: Life and Traditions on the Midlands Canal System

Douglas, Peter A

1965

A study of the work and play traditions of people living and working on canals, with particular reference to the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire. Fieldwork was conducted in and around the villag...

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Wooden Industries

1959-1974

This file contains extracts and cuttings on boat-building, hurdle-making and other industries centred on wood, including D. Phillips Birt's article, 'Last Days of the Wooden Boat', extracted from 'Cou...

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