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Childhood
This theme explores childhood memories of the sea
Ray Morse
Ray and his father
Growing up in the fishing community
Mary English
Mary with her father and uncle
Pops
Uncle Tom
Pops
Growing up in North Shields
Pops and Kit
Playing on North Shields Fish Quay
The Fishermen's Mission
The smell of the guano works
Sam Lamiroy
Environmental conditions in the North East
Growing up in Tynemouth
Bob Cawley
Landing the catch on North Shields Fish Quay
Swimming under the ice store
Jackie Graham
Learning to knit
John Wright
Plodging with his Dad
Dave Graham
Volunteering with the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
Mel Deighton
Growing up in Tynemouth
Sounds
Paul Robinson
Growing up in a fishing community
First boat
Karl Holford
Growing up in the diving community
Learning to dive in the North East
Neil Robson
Childhood memories of the business
Robert Oliver
Joining the RNLI
Sandy Kinghorn
Training school for the merchant navy
Peter Fairbairn
Growing up in Cullercoats
Jean Wakenshaw
Growing up in Cullercoats
Bart Taylor
Family involvement in fishing
Granny Hannah and Granny Sally
Smell of seaweed
Josie Gould
Grandmother's routine
The Aurora Borealis
Cullercoats during the war
The lifeboat during the war
Changes in Cullercoats
Bessie Todd
Joan Phillips
Playing on the beach
Going away with fish
Her Grandmother's routine
Going with her sister to sell fish
Emily Robinson
Mother going away with fish
Cullercoats beach
Sand Competition at Tynemouth
Lifeboat Day and Polly Donkin
Keith Atkinson
His father
Ann Haswell
Role at Souter
The living conditions at Souter Lighthouse
Michael Holford
Starting diving
Most memorable dive
Malcolm Stafford
The Diving Centre Ltd on Westgate Road
Jean Dougall
Childhood memories of North Shields Fish Quay
John Ellis
Leaving school
John Marshall
Growing up in a family of pilots
Ray Lorrison
Ray Lorrison
Harry Chamberlain
The crew of the Tynesider
Stan Holford
Stan