Made in St Ives, Cornwall, this film is a tribute to the fishing industry that has shaped our town in so many ways.
Written and directed by St.Ives-born musician Gavin Nicol, the song and film feature local music legend Katrina Geraghty, along with Gavin and daughter Sylvie.
Audio/Video Production – Treve Nicol
Photo notes: Courtesy of Katrina Geraghty (with notes by her father, Stanley Cock):
3 men with Cork Jackets and dog: Coxswain T Stevens (Silver Medal), 2nd Cox. D Ninnis, Bowman N. Rowe, RNLI crew, with the James Stevens N.10 1904
St Ives Maids – 1930 or 1931: Back row, left to right: Rebecca Quick, Irene Pollard (later Barber), Hannah Berriman, Wilmot Stevens, Honour Hain Stevens. Front row, left to right: Isabel Sisley (later Thomas), Dorothy Stevens and Katrina’s mother Mary Paynter Stevens (later Cock). (Information courtesy of Isabel’s son Philip Thomas)
Local children watching their fathers preparing to go to the North Sea 1907
Big group picture: Pilchard packing with helpers 1895
Wide view showing barrels: fish wives packing mackerel
Basking shark – approx 1928
Selected photos: courtesy of Irene Tanner
Remaining photos: Public domain, sourced by Tony Mason Additional filming and photos by Tony Mason and Gavin Nicol
Cornish Translation – Courtesy of Jerry Sethir of www.learncornishlanguage.co.uk – please see notes below Youtube video
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