The Great Yarmouth Herring Fisheries Trailer (1903)
05 December 1903 Factual 3 mins
Steam and sail drifters entering the harbour. The first shot on the Quay shows ranks of drifters, with fisher girls walking arm-in-arm. There are swills (fish baskets) in the background. Other girls are shown knitting as they walk. Men are shown on board a drifter sorting out a catch and there follow scenes of unloading. Girls carry swills and are seen barrelling herring for export. The film finishes with shots of the fisher girls gutting herring.
Watch the official The Great Yarmouth Herring Fisheries 1903 trailer in HD below.