Cockle Fishing at Leigh-on-Sea
Description
A dissertation on the cockle fishing industry of Leigh-on-Sea. The study comprises sections presenting a historical outline of the town and growth of the industry, the rise of the industry since 1840, the Leigh fisherman (with sections on clothing and boats), a description of the fishing grounds and the gathering of cockles, the journey home, unloading, cooking and marketing the cockles, occupational folklore and a glossary of terms. Notes on the common cockle are provided, with also maps of the Kent and Essex fisheries district. Photographs, newspaper cuttings and pencil drawings are included throughout.
Metadata
| Identifier | tsh8j5dl |
| IRN | 410056 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRP/2/020 |
| Level | File |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/tsh8j5dl |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Undergraduate Dissertations |
| Creator(s) | Walker, Priscilla |
| Date | 1965 |
| Size and Medium | 30 unbound typed leaves; 1 colour, 21 b/w photographs. |