Guardians of the Reef - a Storylines Project
''Those around today still remember the times of horse and carts transporting crab; huers on clifftops; and tarring clothes before setting to sea. They remember men who went blind in the War but still managed, with a little help, to weave the crab pots. They remember transporting their crab catches by train packed in wooden tea chests and apple barrels. They remember the hard, hand to mouth days of life in the rural South West''.
We're working to uncover and share stories of shellfishing in South Devon through a series of heritage events, exhibitions and film screenings. Delivered in partnership between Storylines and South Devon and Channel Shellfishermen, in 2017/18 the project conducted a series of oral history interviews with shellfishermen, many whose families have fished for generations, transforming these into a series of digital stories, films and displays. Thanks to a £10,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), Guardians of the Reef documents this unique and largely unrecorded part of coastal heritage.
Supported by Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum and Salcombe Maritime Museum, in Autumn 2017, the project ran 6 heritage collection events in the South Hams area focused on gathering oral histories, photographs and artefacts, which resulted in a rich archive of material - a snapshot of which appears in a series of short films, which you can see here. The full recordings and other material will eventually be archived with Devon County Archives, Devon Rural Archives, Salcombe Museum and the Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum.
For enquiries, contact the Storylines team.
''Those around today still remember the times of horse and carts transporting crab; huers on clifftops; and tarring clothes before setting to sea. They remember men who went blind in the War but still managed, with a little help, to weave the crab pots. They remember transporting their crab catches by train packed in wooden tea chests and apple barrels. They remember the hard, hand to mouth days of life in the rural South West''.
We're working to uncover and share stories of shellfishing in South Devon through a series of heritage events, exhibitions and film screenings. Delivered in partnership between Storylines and South Devon and Channel Shellfishermen, in 2017/18 the project conducted a series of oral history interviews with shellfishermen, many whose families have fished for generations, transforming these into a series of digital stories, films and displays. Thanks to a £10,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), Guardians of the Reef documents this unique and largely unrecorded part of coastal heritage.
Supported by Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum and Salcombe Maritime Museum, in Autumn 2017, the project ran 6 heritage collection events in the South Hams area focused on gathering oral histories, photographs and artefacts, which resulted in a rich archive of material - a snapshot of which appears in a series of short films, which you can see here. The full recordings and other material will eventually be archived with Devon County Archives, Devon Rural Archives, Salcombe Museum and the Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum.
For enquiries, contact the Storylines team.