Cullercoats started its industrial life as a coal and salt port but as these products declined the village transformed itself into a fashionable summer resort. It was also hailed as the best fishing port in the north of England. By 2011, only one fisherman was working out of the harbour.
Find out more about the history of Cullercoats
About
'The Tale of the Herring' is a project run by Newcastle University's Dove Marine Laboratory in Cullercoats. Celebrating the fishing heritage in five ports in eastern England, the project features a touring exhibition and work created by schools in 2011. Take a look around, learn more about the history of the ports, and submit your own photos and stories.
- Fishwife selling the day’s catch
- Watching for the boats
- Isabella Wilson (middle) from Back row
- Fisherwomen preparing crabs
- Polly Donkin, Martin Henderson
- Fisherman’s gansy jumper
- Child baiting the lines
- Waiting for the boats
- Fishwife selling the day’s catch
- Fisherwomen preparing crabs
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Alan Gay: The lady on the left is my great aunt, my grandfat...
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keith Fender: Would love to know more about Polly Donkin, my fat...
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janet peacock: during the fifties my mother brother and me came t...
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Ann Young (nee Owbridge): I believe this lady and my mum shared the back yar...
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Take of the Herring: Yes of course...
