Redcar Fishermen and Boats, 1968 - Memories of Redcar

 

At various times, certain members of Redcar Council and then Teesside Council tried to get the boats removed from Redcar sea-front and to stop fishermen selling fish from their boats. Despite initial failures of these campaigns, for one reason or another there are far fewer boats on Redcar sea-front and far fewer fishermen.

 

My father campaigned against what he saw as the persecution of Redcar's fishermen. Here are two examples from a large archive of press-cuttings on the subject.

 

 

The following photographs, taken in 1968, show Redcar fishermen selling fish and mending "creels" (lobster pots).

 

"Rolly" Race and crew, August 1968

 

Mark and Jimmy Thompson outside their bait-house, rear of South Terrace, Redcar, August 1968.

 

Sea-front boats, August 1968.

 

Redcar Pier, August 1968.

 

Photographer unkown