Newlyn, 1893
Photo ref:
31797
More about this scene
This picture, which features the old quay, was taken some months before the completion of the new harbour. During the mackerel season, Newlyn bustled with freelance boatmen who earned their living ferrying the catch in clinker- built rowing boats known as bummers' gigs from fishing boats anchored offshore to waiting salesmen on the quayside. The practice died out during the early years of the 20th century with the introduction of steam drifters that were equipped to land catches directly on to the jetties.
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