Images of Hartlepool cobles and small fishing boats.
The Scarborough-registered fishing vessel Barbara Ann SH 231.
More detail »The Whitby-registered fishing vessel Barbara Eleanor, WH 287
More detail »The Whitby-registered fishing vessel Bay Joe, WH 810.
More detail »The fishing vessel Boy David II HL 38.
More detail »Coble 'Good Promise', location unknown.
More detail »The picture is marked unknown coble but it does appear to be the coble 'Good Promise'. The unknown man beside it is holding the rudder.
More detail »Pilot Me - BH 186 in Hartlepool with a crew member on board.
More detail »What looks to be the launching ceremony of the coble HL 28. The second part of the name could be Hope.
More detail »Coble Matthew & Ellen - 23 HL on the beach adjacent to the Pilot's Pier, old Hartlepool.
More detail »BH 186 - Coble 'Pilot Me' in Hartlepool Docks.
We have been informed by Mr Mark Williams that the M.F.V is the 50 foot Scottish built fishing Trawler 'AH93' named "Famous" (photo taken approx. mid to late 1960's). The photo shows it berthed on the east side of Victoria Dock, the Hartlepool Ice Plant factory is in the background.
It was owned and operated by Mr Williams' late father Tom Williams (who sailed from Hartlepool for a record 71 years, from 14 years old until he retired at the age of 85).
He bought this boat from Arbroath (the AH registration) and he later re registered it to HL5. He eventually sold it to be converted into a live aboard houseboat for a Lancashire couple.
More detail »Fish Quay with Dorothy HL 166 berthed alongside as well as some cobles.
More detail »Local fishing boats clustered together in the docks prior to the building of the new Marina.
More detail »Looking across from Middleton to Hartlepool Docks the Gypsy Queen of Hartlepool & another small boat are tied to a rather ramshackle jetty.
More detail »The fishing coble Maureen HL 144.
More detail »Heading back into port.
More detail »North Star crew - HL 83 heading back into port.
More detail »North Star - HL 83, heading back into port.
More detail »North Star crew - HL 83, heading back into port, crew gutting fish.
More detail »Heading in aftera day at sea.
More detail »Fishing coble North Star HL83 coming into harbour past the old lifeboat house. The North Star was built in 1935. In 1978 the owner was Peter Buckle of Rowell Street, Hartlepool. This photograph is undated, however, the Lifeboat house in the background was demolished in the 1960s.
More detail »Man & boy beside the HL.83. Owner & son/apprentice?
More detail »Three crew on the North Star setting lobster pots.
More detail »North Star crew - HL 83 with lobster pots.
More detail »North Star crew - HL 83, working lobster pots.
More detail »North Star crew - HL 83, preparing fish to bait the lobster pots.
More detail »North Star crew - HL 83, working the lobster pots.
More detail »Post card of hauled out fishing boats, 'Ivy of Leith' and 'The Michelle'
More detail »A view of local fishing boats tied-up at Withy’s Quay, looking from the Deep Water Berth. This image was probably taken in the 1970s/80s.
More detail »Two fishermen beside a coble on the Fish Sands.
More detail »Decked with bunting & leaving harbour for the start of the trawler race around Hartlepool Bay during the R.N.L.I. fete. Windsong SH82 built 1977. The owner at this time was possibly Peter Rolf who was based Hartlepool/ Redcar.
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