Telling the story of the once-ubiquitous
Lancashire Nobby, a handsome sailing trawler that was once found in
every harbour from West Wales to the West Coast of Scotland.
This inshore boat worked as a shrimper in
Morecambe bay working from the fishing ports of Barrow, Morcambe,
Fleetwood and Heysham.
It was also worked on the Lancashire coast and
Liverpool bay, operating from Lytham St Annes, Southport and the
port of Liverpool.
The Nobby also worked from Rhyl and Colwyn Bay
on the North Wales coast, through the Menai Strait and down into
Cardigan Bay, operating as far South as Cardigan and Fishguard.
Nick Miller has studied the history of the Nobby
for the last decade and tells the story in an accessible way. He
lives in Barrow in Furness.
Plates
7
Introduction
11 1 Origins
13
2 FishingTechniques
24
3 Legislation of the
Fishery
40
4 Southport, Marshside and
Crossens
50
5 St Anne's and
Lytham
73
6 Fleetwood and the
Fylde
86
7
Morecambe
107
8 Annan
152
9 Ulverston, Barrow-in-Furness and
the
Duddon
162
10 The Isle of Man and the Cumberland
Coast
1
66
11 Runcorn and the
Mersey
171
12 The Dee and the Welsh Coast to
Rhos Point
189
13 Conwy and the Menai
Straits
194
14 Cardigan
Bay
197
15 The
Builders
203
16
Construction
227
Conclusion
245
Appendix I — Sea Fisheries
Committees, Byelaws &
Committees
249
Appendix II — Nicknames at
Southport
258
Appendix III — Nicknames at
Morecambe 259
Appendix IV — Extract from
Rawstrones' Ledger, 1870-92
263
Appendix V —
Scantlings
266
References
273
Glossary
275
Bibliography
279
Index
281
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