Index

1. introduction
2. Great Yarmouth Fishwharf
3. Whaling from King's Lynn
4. Fishing in Mundesley  (current page)
5. Sheringham Fishermen's Ganseys
6. EXCELSIOR LT472
7. Fishermen and their Ganseys
8. How Ganseys were Knitted

Introduction

Fishing for herring dominated the fishing along the East Coast, especially at Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. But this is not the whole story. Following the coast from the Wash round to Essex, there were a number of different fishing operations, all set up to gain a living from the sea. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, whaling operated from King's Lynn, and along the north west and north norfolk coasts there was a thriving shell fishery, for mussels, cockles and whelks. At Cromer, crab fishing and longshore fishing dominated. Inland, on the Broads, freshwater catches such as eels were exploited. In Essex, at Mersea, Burnham on Crouch and Brightlingsea, whitebait and oyster fishing were of more significance.

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