Fishing in Hartlepool

The fortunes of Hartlepool fishing industry - from open cobles and steam trawlers to present-day decline

About the author

Malcolm Cook has had a lifelong involvement with fishing boats. Growing up in Hartlepool, his family background in the fishing industry goes back four generations, and he continued the Hartlepool-based family fish merchants business (est. 1919) until 1990. He is chairman of Hartlepool Lifeboat Station and a member of the Teeside branch of the World Ship Society. He has written articles for Fishing Boats magazine and the newsletter of the World Ship Society, as well as being interviewed for BBC Radio Tees on lifeboats. He lives in Hartlepool.

Summary

The fortunes of Hartlepool fishing industry - from open cobles and steam trawlers to present-day decline

Product details

• Authors: Malcolm Cook
• Publisher: The History Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780752458939
• ISBN: 978-0-7524-5893-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 247 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 568 g
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Angling, hunting; Humanities, art, music > History