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This theme explores how coastal life has changed for sea communities in the recent past
Stephen Hudson
Starting out
Environmental conditions in the North East
Sam Lamiroy
Environmental conditions in the North East
Jimmy Harris
Life in the merchant navy after the Royal Navy
Mary English
The smell of the guano works
Volunteering at the Fisherman's Mission
Bob Cawley
Life after the Royal Navy
Joining the trawlers as a cook
The merchant navy and St. Elmo's Fire
The smell of the smoke houses
Ray Morse
Growing up in the fishing community
Adjusting to life ashore
Anne Morse
The role of the Fishermen's Mission in the fishing community
Paul Shone
How the Mission serves the fishing community
Changes on North Shields Fish Quay
Changes at the Fishermen's Mission
Will Hogg
Smell of the tarred rope
Richard Ilderton
Changes at Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
John Wright
Changes at the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
Alex Hastie
Changes at Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
Changes in the call out system
Call out routine
Changes in rescue equipment
Changes at North Shields Fish Quay
Working on North Shields Fish Quay
Alan Graham
Competitions
Dave Graham
What does the sea mean to you?
Michael Wilson
Changes in the merchant navy
Leisure time and crew sizes
Living conditions in the merchant navy
Decline of the British shipping industry
John Watson
Moving on from Doxford's
What does the sea mean to you?
Derek Denny
The Doxford's technical office and sea trials
Moving to Doxford installation office
The closure of Doxford's
Main gates to the Doxford Engine Works
Jim Duncan
Les Morris
Working in the Tool Room
Training the apprentices and the closure of Doxford's
Leaving Doxford's
Jack Errington
Career at Doxford's
Community at Doxford's
George Cruickshanks
Career in shipbuilding
The insolence of office
Keith Halliday
Returning to Doxford's as a Service Engineer
Harry Chamberlain
Progress through the tug boats
Leaving the tug boats and moving to the Titan Crane
Paul Robinson
The crew in the cobles and decline of the fishing industry
Losing traditional skills
Peter Weightman
Interest in cobles
Karl Holford
Sea life in the North East
Development of diving equipment
Moving the Diving Centre
The Diving Centre Ltd
Stan Holford
Starting The Diving Centre
Training programmes
Early wetsuits
Commercial diving gear
Tim Gladders
The first surfers in Saltburn
Changes
Reactions of people in the early days
Jed Harrison
Environmental Conditions in the North East
Gary Rogers
Moving to Saltburn
Environmental conditions in the North East
Neil Robson
Childhood memories of the business
Changes at Robson’s
Decline in the herring stocks and changes in the industry
Customers
The future
Robson’s role in the local community
Changes in the Craster fishing community
The piers at Craster
Robson's Kippers
Martin Pontin
Changes at Wight’s
Community on the Fish Quay
The future for the Fish Quay
North Shields Fish Quay
The Highlander Hotel
Robert Oliver
Changes in the fishing industry
What does the sea mean to you?
Frank Taylor
Changes at the RNLI
Peter Fairbairn
Changes at the Fish quay and the in the fishing community
Changes in equipment
Photograph of Peter
The Akede
Robin Sutton
The Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
The RNLI lifeboat station
Bill Bendelow
Packing in the sea
Returning to Doxford's after the merchant navy
Staying until the closure of Doxford's
Sounds and smells
Last day at Doxford's
Jean Wakenshaw
Growing up in Cullercoats
Changes in Cullercoats
Changes to Cullercoats Bay
Bart Taylor
Going to sea with the merchant navy
Josie Gould
Changes in Cullercoats
'A bit of old Cullercoats'
Bill Gould
Moving to the North East
Changes at the RNLI
Emily Robinson
Leaving school and the war
Leaving Cullercoats for London during the war
Being away from Cullercoats
Community spirit in Cullercoats
Changes in Cullercoats
Thoughts on leaving Cullercoats
Jen Taylor
Changes in Cullercoats
Sybil Howard
Moving from the town to Cullercoats
Keith Atkinson
Finishing apprenticeship and going to sea
Returning to work in the North East
The value of a Doxford's apprenticeship
Ann Haswell
The living conditions at Souter Lighthouse
Clean air in the North East
Ann's grandfather
Ian Jones
Role at Souter
John Ellis
Working on the trawlers and moving to filleting
Changes at the Fish Quay
Equipment
Clothes
Prawn fishing
The auction
North Shields fish market
Buskers laying out fish
David Aris
Going to sea
Returning to the North East and Doxford's
Role at Doxford’s
Leaving Doxford’s
John Burn
Going to sea after apprenticeship
The pilot’s routine
Pilot’s uniform
John Marshall
Routines and changes
The pilot cutter
The future for piloting on the Tyne
Pilots and cobles
Car carriers
Boarding a ship by helicopter
Michael Holford
Moving the Diving Centre