Cockle Fishing

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

129

Date Released

17 Jun 1957

Date recorded

17 May 1957

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Apprentice Jockeys
2. 2Trains - Old and New
3. 3Houghton-Regis Fair
4. 4Cockle Fishing

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Practically all the year round, the cockle fishermen sail out from places like Leigh-on-Sea in their flat-bottomed boats to gather the Cardium edule, popularly known as the cockle. This much sought-after shellfish has a foot with which it burows into the sand, but experienced cocklers know just where to find them and on a good day a man can collect up to a ton of them.

Keywords

Fisheries

Locations

England; Essex; Leigh-on-Sea

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

212

Story extras:

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