Gorleston
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Gorleston books (8 available)
East Anglia
Hardback
King's Lynn Town Walk Guide
Paperback
Norwich Town Walk Guide
Paperback
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Fishing in the Harbour
We use to fish in the Quay by going down to the water by the little jetty shown in the picture. I fished with a small wined up fishing line.
Must have been about 9/10m years old.
The only fish I court I couldn't take of the hook because it wriggled to much, never fished since!!
Contributed by Leon Gates
Norfolk memories
Fishing in the Harbour
We use to fish in the Quay by going down to the water by the little jetty shown in the picture. I fished with a small wined up fishing line.
Must have been about 9/10m years old.
The only fish I court I couldn't take of the hook because it wriggled to much, never fished since!!
A memory of Gorleston contributed by Leon Gates
Serving the past
I have recently discovered, from the 1881 Census, that my great-grandmother was, with her younger sister, in domestic service to the family of Henry Stone at no.35 Regent Road.He is described as 'organist and music teacher'. I would be thrilled to have any more information about the family or the house itself. Does it appear in this picture?
Is the boy with the goat-cart delivering something?
A memory of Great Yarmouth contributed by Frances Golynia
fond memories
was married at church on sat 3-3-1962,spent first few years of marriage living on upper floor of tower at 98 blackfriars road.i remember well the awful job we had to get our furniture in as the stairs were too steep and winding, had to rope them up through thebedroom/lounge window we shared a kitchen on the lower floor and a shared bathroom and toilet.the tower was owned by olive,sorry i cannot remember her surname, she worked at a butcher shop ,
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A memory of Great Yarmouth contributed by john cannell
Extracts From Gorleston & Norfolk books
Gorleston stands at the gateway of Yarmouth’s harbour overlooking the River Yare and the sea. It had long been an old seafaring port, and it burgeoned into a sizeable town in the 19th century. The fishing fleet, having waited patiently for a breeze, can at last set sail in pursuit of the herring. In the heyday of the industry, the quays would be thronged with fisher girls gutting the catch. Little more than a decade later, most of the sailing vessels had been replaced by steam-driven vessels.
An extract from from"East Anglia".
The fishing fleet, having waited patiently for a breeze, can at last set sail
in pursuit of the herring. In the heyday of the industry the quays would
have been thronged with fisher girls gutting the catch. Little more than
a decade later most of the sailing barges had been replaced by modern
steam-driven vessels.
An extract from from"Norfolk Pocket Album".
In this quintessential holiday scene a pleasure
craft hoists its sail ready to carry a party of
trippers up and down the coast. Children
paddle in the shallows clutching their buck-
ets and spades. In the background is one of
Gorleston’s many hotels, built to cater for the
more well-heeled Edwardian visitor.
An extract from from"Norfolk Pocket Album".
This solid structure, with its massive piles and defences, hints at the
treacherous seas seafarers confronted off the Norfolk coast. An elegant
lady shields her pale skin from the sun with a parasol. Beyond her,
anglers cast their lines in expectation and a steamer prepares to berth
at the quay.
An extract from from"Norfolk Pocket Album".
The awnings are still up on the bandstand and the musicians
are tuning up in readiness for the afternoon matinee. A colourful
throng is being entertained by pierrots on the beach. The women
have dressed specially for the warm weather, but the men swelter
in their workaday suits and hats—the Edwardian tourists had
no special holiday outfits as we do today. Gorleston’s pavilion
was built in 1898.
An extract from from"Norfolk Pocket Album".