Sheringham, Fishermen 1906
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Fishing was a rough and dangerous way to earn a living. The North Sea tides could prove fatal for small craft, and more than once the Cromer lifeboat was forced out into bad weather to rescue whelkers. These men are suitably dressed for foul conditions in their thigh-length sea boots and thick fishermen's ganseys.

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When I look at these old photos, Sheringham has not changed that much, it's very strange though seeing the old Grand Hotel.  I used to take the ponies round the roundabout as a young child to earn money during the summer. The water trough is still there but full of flowers instead of horses' noses.
The gentleman laying on the ground in the front is my great grandfather John 'Teapot' West.  He was a fisherman and lifeboatman but also well known for being a 'Fisherman Evangelist'.  Together with William Craske and William Long he was a Methodist Preacher for over 50 years.  They travelled throughout the county preaching and after visitors heard them they appeared at rallies in such places as London, ...see more