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Skills

This theme explores the skills used by sea communities, such as making ganseys and building boats using traditional methods

Photograph of Stephen Hudson in Tynemouth Surf Company

Stephen Hudson

Photograph of Ray Lorrison

Ray Lorrison

Photograph of Bill Wold

Bill Wold

Photograph of Ray Morse at North Shields Fish Quay

Ray Morse

Photograph of Margaret Hastie

Margaret Hastie

Photograph of Jackie Graham

Jackie Graham

Photograph of Alex Hastie wearing Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade gansey

Alex Hastie

Photograph of Alan Graham

Alan Graham

Photograph of Dave Graeme wearing the traditional gansey

Dave Graham

Photograph of Dave Bell

Dave Bell

Photograph of Michael Davy

Michael Davy

Photograph of Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson

Photograph of John Watson

John Watson

Photograph of George Gardner

George Gardner

Photograph of Jim Duncan

Jim Duncan

Photograph of Keith Halliday standing next to the Doxford Engine at Beamish Regional Museums Store

Keith Halliday

Photograph of Mel Deighton at the mouth of the Ouseburn

Mel Deighton

Photograph of Harry Chamberlain

Harry Chamberlain

Photograph of Paul Robinson in his workshop

Paul Robinson

Photograph of Nigel Gray building his boat in his garage

Nigel Gray

Photograph of Peter Weightman at the mouth of the Ouseburn

Peter Weightman

Photograph of Karl Holford at Fenham Lesiure Centre

Karl Holford

Photograph of Stan Holford

Stan Holford

Photograph of Tim Gladders at Saltburn beach

Tim Gladders

Photograph of Neil Robson in smoke house with kippers

Neil Robson

Photograph of Frank Taylor outside the Cullercoats RNLI lifeboat station

Frank Taylor

Photograph of Grahame Wood outside the RNLI lifeboat station

Grahame Wood

Photograph of Sandy Kinghorn playing his concertina

Sandy Kinghorn

Photograph of Bart Taylor

Bart Taylor

Photograph of Bill Gould

Bill Gould

Photograph of Joan Phillips

Joan Phillips

Photograph of Keith Atkinson

Keith Atkinson

Photograph of Alan Lawless on Souter Lighthouse staircase

Alan Lawless

Photograph of John Ellis

John Ellis

Photograph of John Burn

John Burn

Photograph of John Marshall on the pilot cutter on the River Tyne with a ferry in the background

John Marshall

Photograph of Josie Gould

Josie Gould

Photograph of Peter Fairbairn

Peter Fairbairn