Trawling the archives to show of life on Fleetwood Docks

Each of these photos from Fleetwood’s fishing past tells a different story.
By Claire Lark
Published 26th Feb 2021, 15:45 BST
An early 1970s photo when Edward Heath visited Fleetwood. Also pictured is Sir Walter Clegg, who was the port's MP and Robert Hall, filletingAn early 1970s photo when Edward Heath visited Fleetwood. Also pictured is Sir Walter Clegg, who was the port's MP and Robert Hall, filleting
An early 1970s photo when Edward Heath visited Fleetwood. Also pictured is Sir Walter Clegg, who was the port's MP and Robert Hall, filleting

They are news pictures dug from the archives, pictures which define an industry that had its fair share of battles. The trawlermen were simply making a living, often away from home for weeks at a time, landing their catches in bitterly cold weather having risked their lives whilst enduring treacherous seas. Over the years the territory brought tensions as economies changed and new powers and laws were brought in.