TA0488 : 'The Herring Girls' sculpture, Scarborough
taken 2 months ago, near to Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
'The Herring Girls' sculpture, Scarborough
Attached to the wall of 33 Sandside (see TA0488 : 32 and 33 Sandside, Scarborough), by Bill Cordaroy (2017), a blacksmith from near East Ruston, Norwich.
The iron artwork shows three herring girls (or herring lasses), groups of women who would travel the east coast from as far north as Aberdeen to as far south as Great Yarmouth, following herring as they migrated throughout the year, gutting, salting and barrelling the catches of the fishermen.
The huge wealth that this industry created each year attracted many followers; this gathering became known as 'Scarborough Fair'.
The iron artwork shows three herring girls (or herring lasses), groups of women who would travel the east coast from as far north as Aberdeen to as far south as Great Yarmouth, following herring as they migrated throughout the year, gutting, salting and barrelling the catches of the fishermen.
The huge wealth that this industry created each year attracted many followers; this gathering became known as 'Scarborough Fair'.
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- Grid Square
- TA0488, 1941 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Paul Harrop (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 26 September, 2023 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TA 049 887 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:17.0408N 0:23.3637W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TA 049 887
- View Direction
- WEST (about 270 degrees)
