Neil Robson
Neil belongs to: Merchants and Traders
Neil was born in Craster and is the fourth generation of his family in the kipper business. The business has gone through a series of changes in recent times, but Robson's continues to make kippers.
Neil was interviewed by Kylea Little on 7 February 2006. The interview took place at Robson's Kippers, Craster and lasted 13 minutes and 45 seconds.
Kippers being smoked
Kippers being smoked
Kippers hanging in a smokehouse.
Neil has 15 memories in the memorynet:
Neil's memories with a The North East theme:
Childhood memories of the business
Kippers being smoked
- Women preparing herring
Neil's other memories:
- Changes at Robson’s
- Decline in the herring stocks and changes in the industry
- Customers
- The future
- Changes in the Craster fishing community
- Making kippers
- Robson’s role in the local community
- Staff at Robson's
- Fish waiting to go to the smokehouse
- The final product
- Robson's Kippers
- The piers at Craster
This memory has these themes:
The North East | Traditions | Work
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