Map of ports and places mentioned (click to enlarge)
Chapter 3
EAST ANGLIA 1921
The 1921 summer herring fishing was not very successful so eyes and minds were turned towards the season in East Anglia which centred around the ports of Yarmouth and Lowestoft. All the boats were freshly painted, nets repaired and hopes rose for a bountiful harvest of the sea.Soon places like Smith's Knoll Bank, Haisboro' Lightship, Lemon Buoy and the Scrobie would be seen. These names were everyday language to the seasoned fishermen. Young men were journeying south for the first time and looked forward to the bright lights, for some, their first taste of worldly pleasure. Little did they know that a material disaster lay ahead, yet it was to be a time that would go down in the annals of eternity as a great harvest of precious souls.
Discharging herring from steam drifters at Yarmouth. (Picture: Coates of Wisbech.)
Pouring pickle into herring barrels at Lowestoft.) (Picture: Owner not traced.)
Filling barrels at Yarmouth during the herring season.) (Picture: Coates of Wisbech )
Barrels awaiting shipment at Yarmouth. (Picture: Coates of Wisbech.)
Steam drifters tied up at Yarmouth. (Picture: Coates of Wisbech.)
London Road Baptist Church, Lowestoft.) (Picture: Owner not traced.)
Waterloo Bridge and Lowestoft Harbour. (Picture: St. Andrews University.)
