This page features articles on this website that mention Filey in some way.
1799 - a great storm off Filey Bridge and a famous rescue
A great storm off Filey Bridge and a famous rescue in 1799 The following is an extract from John Cole's ancient history of Filey "History and antiquities of Filey in the county of York" published way back in 1828. It records some of ...
1861 - RNLI and the Scarborough lifeboat.
RNLI and the Scarborough lifeboat of 1861 On Saturday 28th September the new lifeboat at Scarborough was launched. The lifeboat was taken by public procession from the Railway Station down to the lifeboat house. It was christened and immediately t...
1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster
1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster One of the duties of the lifeboat is to escort fishing boats back to port during bad weather. Storms can whip up out of no where and the lifeboat would be there to help just in case. On the 8th December 1954 such...
Accidents at sea The following article was in the Scarborough Mercury in 1910. It was entitled "SCARBOROUGH HERRING SEASON - FISHERLAD LOST FROM LUGGER - BATCH OF MINOR INCIDENTS". The main incident mentioned was of the loss of a fisherb...
Allen and Truman Scarborough fishing families
The Allen and Truman Scarborough fishing families The writer of this history did not leave his or her name. It is a family history which concerns one child - Alice Irene Allen. I was introduced to Alice Irene in the cosy kitchen of a little ho...
Attacks On Trawlers in Scarborough in WW2
Attacks On Trawlers in Scarborough in WW2 It was Scarborough's fishing fleet that first felt the effects of the war as far as enemy action was concerned. Fishing was only allowed between the hours of sunrise and sunset. The first incident occu...
Aviation in Yorkshire: Sir George Cayley and Robert Blackburn The hard flat sands of the Yorkshire Coast lent themselves as useful runways for the early pioneers of flight. Indeed the 'Father of flight', Sir George Cayley, wrote a...
Barry Watsons fishing family photos
Barry Watsons fishing family photos The following are photos from Barry Watson. They feature his fishing family relatives and their story. Picture above: This is a photograph of my grandfather Henry Watson. He started his career in Hull...
Scarborough boats Written by George Westwood - Scarborough boats from the turn of the century Picture above : A typical mounts bay lugger unloads its catch of herring onto a cart at low water at Scarborough.One such boat is recorded to ha...
Bombardment index Shortly before 3am on Tuesday 15th December 1914 as German Admiral Franz Von Hipper led his squadron of fast battlecruisers and support ships from the mouth of the River Jade, his opposite number in the Royal Navy, Rear Admiral D...
German bombardment of Scarborough An article entitled "A day to remember" by Bryan Berryman about the German bombardment of Scarborough in 1914 When it happened, Lily Bain was in the back room of her home at 51 St John's Road, lac...
Bridlington hear Scarborough bombardment
Bridlington hear Scarborough Bombardment An article entitled "SOUND OF THE GUNS AT BRIDLINGTON" from the 18th December, 1914, edition of the Scarborough Mercury. This describes how the German bombardment of Scarborough was heard in Bridl...
Burniston and Cloughton and its shipping and seafaring history
Burniston & Cloughton maritime history This page features articles on this site which mention the Cloughton coastline in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention Cloughto...
Carrying Coal along the Yorkshire Coast
Carrying Coal along the Yorkshire Coast The Northumberland and Durham coal fields have a long history. They made a huge difference to the Yorkshire coastal ports, not least by using them as havens of refuge in storm and war. Early coal deliveries ...
Cayton Bay This page features articles on this website that mention Cayton Bay in some way. 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster One of the duties of the lifeboat is to escort fishi...
Characters of the Filey fishing industry
Characters of the Filey fishing industry From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd THE "BUGGINS" - BONZO PARTNERSHIP Throughout the winter months, irrespective of weather conditio...
Charles Dickens account of a shipwreck at Filey
Charles Dickens account of a shipwreck at Filey Charles Dickens wrote many factual books. This article was published in "Household words"in 1851 It was precisely on the 5th of November, 1821, that a terrible gale from the north-we...
Charles Dickens account of Filey and Scarborough graveyards
Charles Dickens account of Filey and Scarborough graveyards Charles Dickens wrote many factual books. This article was published in "Household words" in 1851 The sea-side churchyard is a strange witness of the perilous life of the mar...
Clayburn family The Clayburn family were a big fishing family in the 1800's and with that were stalwarts of the lifeboat. Here are two excerpts which feature the Clayburn family "The north-eastern coast of England suffered during Satur...
Coble boats of Filey, Flamborough and Runswicks Bay
The coble boats of Filey, Flamborough and Runswicks Bay Filey bay is famed for its coble boats with the slipway known as 'Coble Landing'. Its a beautiful site in the summer with the fishing pots stacked up on the little boats and tractors....
Cobles along the Scarborough and Filey coast
Cobles on the Yorkshire Coast This page features articles on this website that mention cobles. 1799 - a great storm off Filey Bridge and a famous rescue A great storm off Filey Bridge and a famous rescue in 1799 The following is a...
Cobles landing in a huge storm
Cobles landing in a huge storm This account is from Friday 10th December, 1954 at the time of the 1954 Scarborough lifeboat disaster. The huge seas which were reported here were the same that capsized the Scarborough lifeboat just 7 miles away. ...
When the Colliers came to Scarborough The greatest stimulus to the north east Yorkshire ports over several centuries was the expansion in the despatch of coal from the Northumberland and Durham coal fields . The port of Sunderland was improved and...
Community spirit in the Old Town in Filey
Community spirit in the Old Town in Filey From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd NOBODY EVER KNOCKED It isn't surprising that Filey Old Town developed a strong community identity. Th...
Coroners inquest - German bombardment
Coroners inquest - German bombardment INQUEST IN THE VICTIMS - CORONER AND UNWARRANTED ATTACK - NOT SUCH A THING FOR 1000 YEARS...CORONER AND THE TRAGIC AFFAIR ...There had been a good deal of talk in the town about the fleet, but they must bea...
Cowling fishing family of Filey Scarborough and Flamborough
The Cowling fishing family This page features articles on this site that may mention Cowling in some way. 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster One of the duties of the lifeboat is to escort fishin...
Crimlisk fishing family history in Scarborough Filey and Hull
The Crimlisk fishing family There are many Crimlisk's in Filey,Flamborough, Hull and Scarborough. Yet they all are descended from just one man who came here from Ireland in 1842 - Thomas Crimlisk. He was born in Ardara in County Donegal in 180...
The Dalton fishing family of Scarborough This page features articles on this site which mention the Dalton fishing family of Scarborough,Flamborough,Filey and Flamborough in some way. 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster 1954 Scarb...
German bombardment on Scarborough - Dunollie The attack on Scarborough by the German cruisers in 1914 was long remembered. ETW Dennis the printers brought out commemorative booklets on the raid full of photos of the houses and buildings damaged. L...
Ernest Dade Ernest Dade landed at Filey in October 1883. He wanted to get to Scarborough so went aboard another yawl which was ready to go. The skipper was a tall good looking man of sixty with no teeth. Also with him as crew members were his thre...
Scarborough fishing families - the Eves family This page features articles on this site which mention the Eves fishing family in some way. 200 year history of Scarborough's RNLI The 200 Year History of Scarborough's RNLI ...
Fighting the Scots in Scarborough waters, early 16th century.
Fighting the Scots in Scarborough waters in the early 16th century. We were often at war with the Scots and the French in the early 16th century. The King ordered the release of a ship of the Prince of Castile and some Scots merchants driven into ...
Filey and the gales of 1860,1867,1869, 1880
Filey and the gales of 1860,1867,1869, 1880 From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd THE GALES OF 1860,1867,1869 AND 1880 It was bad weather, however, which was the commonest risk to ...
Filey and the Great War - minesweeping and influenza
Filey and the Great War - minesweeping and influenza From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd Naturally it was at sea that Filey men were most involved in the First World War. All Filey fishe...
Climbing the cliffs in filey in 1779 A gentleman visiting Scarborough made a fishingexpedition along the coast in 1779. He kept a journalwhich descibed his landing. At some point he caught amackerel and some fine salmon trout. Filey was not yeta s...
Filey fishermen in 1862 - yawls and cobles
Filey fishermen in 1862 - yawls and cobles Every place has its characteristic, and that of Filey is its hardy race of fishermen, stout, broad-chested, wide-shouldered; blunt and honest in speech, but kindly-hearted and open to every advance of tru...
The Filey fishery Published in History and antiquities of Filey in the county of York by John Cole 1832 Fishing at Filey is carried on at four distinct periods of the year; the first is when the large boats are fitted out, in the middle or end ...
The Filey Flither girls A few years ago Yorkshire TV released a program made by a husband and wife Glen Crawford and Ann Morell-Crawford. This documentary presented an evocative and haunting insight into the lives of the Filey flither girls. These...
The Filey Lifeboat - its origins Published in History and antiquities of Filey in the county of York by John Cole 1832 The frequent shipwrecks which happen in Filey- bay and the vicinity, in the winter season, is appalling to humanity, and must...
The history of Filey Lifeboats From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd THE FILEY LIFEBOAT It was inevitable that Filey men should have been regularly involved with the Filey Lifeboat, eit...
Fishermen of Scarborough and the U-Boats by Godfrey Arthur
Scarborough fishermen and the U-Boats by Godfrey Arthur An Article by Arthur Godfrey This year has seen the seventieth anniversary of the darkest days that Yorkshire fishermen have ever known, for in the three years of World War 1 beginning w...
Fishermen tell the politicians what they think in 1883
Fishermen tell the politicians what they think in 1883 In late September and October,1883 Scarboroughs fishing community was talking about a new Act of Parliament concerning the fishing industry. Yet more regulations had been put down and the fish...
Fishing farming and tourism in the early Filey - 1805
Fishing farming and tourism in the early Filey - 1805 Filey fishermen are mentioned in ancient documents long before any are known at Scarborough. Even today, some old Scarborough fishing families have Filey roots. And yet Filey was as much a farm...
Flamborough head fishing & RNLI
Flamborough head fishing and RNLI This page features articles which mention the Flamborough coast in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top. Those towards the bottom will maybe just feature Flamborough once. • Flamboro...
Funnels of steam fishing trawlers
Each family & company had their own steam boiler funnel design. Here are a few from Scarborough: ApplebyBrogden Cammish Connie Cooperative Cra...
Gristhorpe Bay - privateers, rights to wrecks and periwinkles
Gristhorpe Bay - privateers, rights to wrecks and periwinkles The following excepts are taken from the history of Gristhorpe by Lady Diana Beswick. They feature many extracts from the diaries of William and George Beswick. The Beswicks have lived ...
Harwood and Bullamore fishing family history in Scarborough
The Harwood and Bullamore fishing familys This family history features the Harwood and Bullamore fishing families and was typed up by Ian Hollingsworth who had a keen interest in family history. He worked at the Scarborough Evening News and died i...
Scarborough fishing families - The Harwood family This page features articles which mention the Harwood families in some way. 1799 - a great storm off Filey Bridge and a famous rescue A great storm off Filey Bridge and a famous rescue ...
Havens on the North Yorkshire coast.
Havens on the North Yorkshire coast. An old historian called Holinshed listed "such ports and creeks as our seafaring men do note for their benefit" upon the coast of Yorkshire in 1596. This was in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, t...
The loss of the Scarborough trawler Heritage in 1993 Fishermen and their families are aware of the dangers in the industry. Yet when tragedy strikes it always seems so unexpected. They somehow think accidents will happen to others - it won't h...
Herring fisheries in Scarborough
Herring fishing in Scarborough This page features articles on this website that mention herring in some way. 1000 years of fishing 1000 years of fishing The following is a summary of the arguments of Professor Callu...
Here is the tenth "position paper" for the 2012 Harbour Research project. Corrections and additions are welcomed. The purpose of the document is to seek people who will undertake serious research on aspects of the history of the ...
Here is the eleventh "position paper" for the Harbour Research project. Corrections and additions are welcomed. The purpose of the document is to seek people who will undertake serious research on aspects of the history of the ha...
Position Paper.- Harbour Research No 12. J.Rushton.2012 Scarborough and the Royal Navy etc. Additions and corrections are welcomed to this introductory note on connections between Scarborough and the royal Navy. The ...
Here is the third "position paper" for the 2012 Harbour Research project. Corrections and additions are welcomed. The purpose of the document, with others to come, is to seek people who will undertake serious research on aspects...
Here is the fourth "position paper" for the Harbour Research project. Corrections and additions are welcomed. The purpose of the document, with others to come, is to seek people who will undertake serious research on aspects of the history ...
Here is the fifth "position paper" for the 2012 Harbour Research project. Corrections and additions are welcomed. The purpose of the document is to seek people who will undertake serious research on aspects of the history of the harbo...
Here is the seventh "position paper" for the Harbour Research project. Corrections and additions are welcomed. The purpose of the document is to seek people who will undertake serious research on aspects of the history of the harbour. ...
Here is the ninth "position paper" for the Harbour Research project. Corrections and additions are welcomed. The purpose of the document is to seek people who will undertake serious research on aspects of the history of the ...
History of the Scarborough fishing industry
The history of the Scarborough fishing industry For hundreds of years the Scarborough fishing industry chugged along at the same pace. The fishermen paid tithes to the monastries for the right to fish the seas. The industry never really took off b...
Scarborough fishing families - the Hodds family This page features articles on this site which mention the Hodds fishing family in some way Cowling fishing family of Filey Scarborough and Flamborough The Cowling fishing family This page feat...
Scarborough hospital for mariners This article is entitled "Sewing a Safety Net:Scarborough's Maritime Community, 1747-1765" and was written by Charles R. Foy [note 1]. It appeared in the International Journal of Maritime History, XX...
Hunger at sea An extract from Memorials of Scarborough entitled 'An authentic narrative'. In the year 1808, the ship "Bon Accord," of Aberdeen, 131 tons, Alexander Morrison, master, sailed from Aberdeen to Paoicton, in Nova Sc...
Hurricane - the worst day in Filey's history
The worst day in Fileys history - a hurricane The Scarborough Mercury, of 2nd June,1860 reported a hurricane that hit Filey the previous Monday. It was truly "the worst ever" calamity to have hit the Filey. It came "so suddenly upon...
Instructions to sailors - Flamborough Head
Instructions to sailors - Flamborough Head Dutch fishermen came every year, for centuries, to follow the herring down the east coast. Their larger vessels were called busses and they developed very effective fishing techniques. Their merchantmen s...
Jack Flint The following article was printed on March 9 1867 in "All the year round" Counterfeits and counterfeit antiques have been known to the world in every age. Mr. John Evans, F.R.S., has exposed the manufacture of all kinds of ...
Scarborough fishing families - the Jenkinson family This page features articles on this site which mention the Jenkinson fishing family in some way. 32 Sandside My grandfather's house at 32 Sandside The following story was su...
Tragedies in the Jenkinson fishing family in Filey From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd FILEY TRAGEDY - LOST AT SEA The risks involved in seafaring are horrendous. Yet with some justif...
Jenkinsons - Filey, a common ancestry.
The Filey Jenkinsons - a common ancestry From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd It would be expected in a community as closely related as the Filey fishing families there would be folk memo...
Scarborough fishing families - the Johnson family This page features articles on this site which mention the Johnson fishing family in some way. A to Z listing of Famous Scarborough people SMHC Archive File information held o...
Joshua Rowntree's account of wreck at Scarborough
Joshua Rowntree's account of wreck at Scarborough A few years later a young solicitor (Joshua Rowntree) told of the wreck of the Mary on 26 October 1869, in a letter written that night. He had left his office at the end of the day's work a...
Kolberg lays a minefield off Scarborough
Kolberg lays a minefield off Scarborough Many people in Scarborough know a great deal of the German bombardment upon the town in 1914. A lot less is known about the problem of mines which beset the town for weeks afterwards. There were three ships...
The early years of the Scarborough Lifeboat This chapter first appeared in Godfrey Arthurs book the Scarborough Lifeboats Since medieval times, the town of Scarborough had been important to mariners for its "harbour of refuge", where ...
The loss of the Sincere in 1968 The Sincere, registered in Aberdeen as A555 but fishing out of Scarborough, was lost on 28th May 1968. At 3 a.m. in the thick fog she ran aground onto rocks just south of Cayton Bay in an area called Black Horse Roc...
Losses amongst Filey fishing cobles
Losses amongst Filey fishing cobles From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd The coble is for its size, one of the safest boats afloat. But if hit unexpectedly by very heavy sea, it is as vul...
Luggers and yawls in the Filey fishing industry
Luggers and yawls in the filey fishing industry From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd LUGGERS AND YAWLS When the Scarborough Register of Sailing and Fishing vessels began in 1786, offsh...
Scarborough fishing families - the Mainprize family This page features articles on this site which mention the Mainprize fishing family in some way. 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster ...
The Maritime Centre has a varied collection of maps and charts spanning several centuries. Below is a sample of how they are indexed. Please contact us if you are searching for anything in particular? DESCRIPTION DETAILS PUBLIC...
Maritime Art archive file listing
Prospect of Scarborough - Maritime Art Archive File List of Contents. Contact us for more information (updated 2015) Artist Allbon, Charles Fredrick 1856-1926 (i) Artist Bailey, Peter Article by Adam Steel (ii) Battl...
Scarborough fishing families - The Matson family This page features articles which mention the Matson faily in some way. Cammish, Jenkinson and Sheader Cammish, Jenkinson and Sheader Familys A look at the electoral register i...
A Scarborough Merchant - John Rushton Robert Schylbotyll was the ancestor of a Scarborough family who were once well known. He probably came from Northumberland to take up grants of land at two places in Scarborough in 1399 and 1403. His descen...
Mercury account of bombardment
The Mercury reports on the bombardment On the 15th December,1914 Mr A Bell was going about his normal daily work as road foreman in Burniston when an erect gentleman with a white hair and moustache stopped beside him. He said looking towards ...
Merrie Islington - sunk by a U-boat off Whitby
The Merrie Islington - sunk by a U-boat off Whitby Many of the articles involved on this site involve a personal journey. They link to someones family history which has been meticulously researched. This is one such article. I was contacted by a H...
Migrations of fishing families - Filey - Yarmouth and Ramsgate
Migrations of fishing families - Filey - Yarmouth and Ramsgate From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd MIGRATION OF FISHER FAMILIES The willingness of Filey fishermen to cover large dista...
Scarborough fishing families - The Normandale family This page features articles on this site which mention the Normandale fishing family in some way. Attacks On Trawlers in Scarborough in WW2 Attacks On Trawlers in Scarborough i...
Old Town and the fishing community - article list
Scarborough's Old Town and the fishing community This page features articles on this site which mention Scarboroughs Old Town or the fishing community in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bott...
Paying the rent in Herrings at Whitby
Paying the rent in Herrings at Whitby - John Rushton A Whitby lady called Marsanilla made a donationto the nunnery at Yedingham in theVale of Pickeringin the 12th century. Perhaps she was going to enter that religious house, of which a slight remn...
Personal account of 1880 storm at Scarborough
Personal account of 1880 storm at Scarborough From a letter written by a schoolboy in the latter part of the nineteenth century printed in Rowntree's 'History of Scarborough'. I feel I must write you an account of what happened this...
Scarborough pirates This page features articles on this site which mention the pirates in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. • The pirate of the Morning Star • A Whitby Pirate - John Stephenson ...
Poems songs and maritime art This page features articles on this site which mention poetry or singing in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention poetry once. • Sea shant...
Articles on this website that mention the harbour: 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster One of the duties of the lifeboat is to escort fishing boats back to port during bad weather. Storms can whip up ...
Port of Scarborough in the late 15th Century
The port of Scarborough in the late 15th Century An article on the port of Scarborough in the late 15th century by John Rushton Scarborough had been an active borough for about three hundred years. The old borough sited on a bounded plot west o...
Preachers trip on a Filey Herring yawl
A preachers trip on a Filey Herring yawl The Bridlington Circuit Methodist minister George Shaw wrote a fascinating first hand account of herring fishing on a yawl in his book "Our Filey Fishermen", published in 1867. He recounts how he ...
Primitive Methodism in Filey Primitive Methodism in Scarborough Mr Smith next spoke of labouring with John Oxtoby, known as parying Johnny, at Filey. Early in 1823 Johnny Oxtoby was staying at Bridlington. The quarterly meeting considered the a...
Ranter Chapel revival in Filey
Ranter Chapel revival in Filey From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd FILEY IS TAKEN! John Oxtoby was responsible for the great Christian revival which began in 1823. One of the first fa...
Religion to a young bottom-ender
Religion to a young bottom-ender St Mary's Church played a large role in the bottom of town in my younger days. Although granddad (George Jenkinson Mainprize born 1892 in Filey) "emigrated" to Scarborough from Filey " Little ...
Research - sunk with Filey men on board in 1925
The Research - sunk with Filey men on board in 1925 From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd The most famous tragedy in Filey's history must be the "Research" disaster of 25th N...
RNLI - Scarborough,Whitby, Filey
RNLI history - Scarborough,Whitby, Filey This page features articles on this site which mention RNLI or Lifeboats in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention Lifeboat once. &b...
Robin Hood's Bay - articles on fishing, lifeboats and the village
Robin Hood's Bay This is a list of articles on this website that mention Robin Hood's Bay. Brigantines The Brigantine along the Scarborough and Whitby coast This page features articles on this site which mention Briga...
Robin Hood's Bay fishing in 1838
The fishermen and fisheries of Robin Hood's Bay in 1838 Views of ports and harbours By William Finden, 1838 - old text about Robin Hood's Bay fisheries The above is the name of a fine bay on the Yorkshire coast, between Whitby and Scarb...
Robinson family of Scarborough and Filey
The Robinson fishing family of Scarborough and Filey This page features articles on this site which mention the Robinson fishing in some way. A to Z listing of Famous Scarborough people SMHC Archive File information held on the followi...
Was there a Roman port in Scarborough? By John Rushton The Romans had merchant shipping around Britain and maintained a war fleet known as " the Classis Britannica", perhaps based on Dover . The inland Roman fortress and town that ...
Rowing lifeboats in Scarborough
Scarboroughs rowing lifeboats THE ROWING LIFEBOATS OF THE RNLI The following history is reprinted from Arthur Godfreys book "The Scarborough Lifeboats" The RLNI began in 1824, but as we have seen Scarborough already had a well esta...
Scarborough fishing families - the Rowley family This page features articles which mention the Rowley fishing family in some way. 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster One of the duties of the lifeboat i...
Sailors graves on the Scarborough coastline.
Sailors graves on the Scarborough coastline. There is something quite moving about a sailors grave. Many of course die at sea often at places which are aptly named such as Killerby Cliffs or Sailors Grave (Jacksons Bay). But the sea often gives up...
Scales family of Scarborough and Filey
The Scales fishing family of Scarborough and Filey This page features articles on this site which mention the Scales fishing in some way. 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster One of the duties of ...
SCARBOROUGH FAIR Are you going to Scarborough fair? inquired pop singers Simon and Garfunkel in a 200 year old plus song which was used as a theme song for the Anne Bancroft film ‘The Graduate’. The actual origin of the song is...
Scarborough trawlers sunk and wrecked in the modern era
Scarborough trawlers sunk and wrecked in the modern era Many people assume that shipwrecks are a thing of the past. In the 1800's wrecks were expected especially in the era of the sailing ship as vessels were driven onto the shore by huge stor...
Scarborough fishing families - the Sheader families This page features articles on this site which mention the Sheader fishing families in some way. 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster One of the...
Articles on shipbuilding along the coast This page features articles on this site which mention shipyards or shipbuilding in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention shipbuilding ...
Smugglers of Yorkshire - the smuggling of contraband
The Yorkshire smuggler - the smuggling of contraband This article was first published by the Scarborough Evening News in 1968. Written by our own John Rushton it is now reprinted here. Smuggling was not new in the eighteenth century - it existe...
Speeton and its fishing and coastline history
Speeton and its fishing and coastline history This page features articles on this site which mention the Speeton coastline in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention Speeton once...
Scarborough Steam Trawler Owners This list of Steam trawlers is taken from the Cyril Prescott volumes in Scarborough Librarys History room. Its not a complete list. - Pre 1914 * - 1918-1940 # - 1945-1963 % G Alderson Smith (*) - Dalhousie ...
Stories from Flamborough Head and Filey
Stories from Flamborough Head and Filey Some extracts from the Yorkshire Annals linked to Filey and Flamborough 1861:- July 19th. The town of Scarborough was thrown into a state of gloom and sorrow, in consequence of the upsetting of,a boat ret...
Superstitions in the Scarborough fishing community
Superstitions in the Scarborough fishing community This page features articles on this site which mention the superstions in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. • The fishing community in Flamborough he...
Scarborough surfers and surfing At one time the economy of Scarborough was very much based upon the sea - fishing boats sold their catches, shipbuilders busy in shipyards, and merchant seamen going from port to port. Nowadays Scarborough relies on...
Suzanne Pollard and her Filey Fishing relatives
Suzanne Pollard and her Filey Fishing relatives This article is based on the research of Suzanne Pollard into her Great Great Grandfather and his parents. Her family tree links in with the Robinsons, The Bayes, The Allens, The Jenkinsons and the C...
Scarborough fishing families - the Swift family This page features articles on this site that may mention the Swift fishing family in some way. Cobles along the Scarborough and Filey coast Cobles on the Yorkshire Coast This p...
Theakston's guide to the Scarborough fisheries 1866
Theakston's guide to the Scarborough fisheries 1866 THE FISHERIES. "To weary toil while others sleep, The sturdy fisher wends his way, To reap the harvest of the deep, He labours on till break of day." Varieties of Fish - Pa...
Thomas Hinderwell - History of Scarborough's fisheries
Thomas Hinderwell - history of Scarboroughs fisheries This article is taken word for word from Thomas Hinderwells History of Scarborough printed 200 years ago. FISHERIES The Fisheries would "be a profitable branch of trade at Scarboroug...
Tip Heritages epic swim only to die of exposure at Speeton
Tip Heritages epic swim only to die of exposure at Speeton In June, 1915 the Condor blew up. It was sunk by a U-Boat off Cloughton. All the crew were lost. These were the bare facts. Yet what is easily forgotten is an epic attempt by the skipper T...
Trawlers and the fishing industry - article list
Trawlers and the fishing industry This page features articles on this website which mention trawlers. Gallery - Trawlers Trawlers Gallery The Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre has a collection of over 50,000 photographs of boats &...
Trawlers sunk by mines in 1920
Three Scarborough trawlers sunk by mines in 1920 Most trawlers were sunk by U-Boats in World War I after their crews were allowed to leave. Some fishermen were on board several sunken trawlers during the war. Very few died. Fishermen would rather ...
Trawling and overfishing - Filey fishing
Trawling and overfishing - Filey fishing From the book "Filey - a Yorkshire fishing town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd THE FISHING HAS BEEN SPOILED BY THE TRAWLING Most modern fishing is based on the trawling principle, which...
Scarborough fishing families - the Trueman family This page features articles on this site which mention the Truman fishing family in some way. 1874 - great storm along the coasts of England A great storm in 1874 along the coasts...
Tunny fishing in Scarborough This page features articles on this site which mention Tunny fishing. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention tunny once. • Theakston's guide...
U-Boat attacks in World War I This page features articles on this site which mention U-boats or submarines in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention U-boats once. • Sca...
Scarborough fishing families - the Walker family This page features articles on this site that mention the Walker fishing family in some way. 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster 1954 Scarborough Lifeboat disaster One of the duties of t...
Watching for ships by the harbour walls
Watching for ships by the harbour walls in Scarborough The fishing industry was always dangerous. The sailing ships were always vulnerable to gales and bad weather which could come out of nowhere. These huge seas and treacherous storms could endan...
The Whitby & Saltburn coastline This page features articles on this site which mention Whitby or areas close by in some way. The most relevant articles are placed at the top of the list. Those at the bottom may just mention Whitby once. ...
Women and children in local history
Women & children in local history Here is a list of some of the articles on this website which mention women and children. 32 Sandside My grandfather's house at 32 Sandside The following story was surrounded with great mystery....
Women's work in the Filey fishing industry
Womens Work In The Filey Fishing Industry From the book "Filey - A Yorkshire Fishing Town" by Irene E Allen and Andrew A Todd Women and daughters seemed to have have helped carry gear down to the boats. Kendall writing in 1870 su...
WW1 mercantile deaths - Scarborough men
surname forename initials age date_of_death rank regiment unitshipsquadron cemeterymemorial gravereference additionalinformation APPLEBY JOHN ROWLEY J R 19 05/04/1918 ...
WW2 Archive File List Of Contents. Contact us for more information (updated 2015) A Return To Normandy 70 Years On - Scarborough Evening News, 05/06/2014 Images Of War Booklet Top Honour For War Veteran - ...
WW2 in Scarborough - article list
Second World War in Scarborough This page features articles on this site which mention World War Two in some way. Attacks On Trawlers in Scarborough in WW2 Attacks On Trawlers in Scarborough in WW2 It was Scarborough's fi...
Yawls This page features articles on this website that mention Yawls in some way. Accidents at sea Accidents at sea The following article was in the Scarborough Mercury in 1910. It was entitled "SCARBOROUGH HERRING SEASON - ...
Yorkshire Coast history This page features articles on this site which mention the Yorkshire Coast. 20th anniversary of the bombardment German bombardment - 20th anniversary The following article appeared in the 16th December, 1934...
