Herring girls, Scarborough, Yorkshire

The women in this photograph are probably knitting ‘Ganseys’ or ‘Guernseys’, a traditional type of woollen jumper worn by fishermen. The photograph was probably taken in Scarborough’s harbour which is located next to the popular tourist beach in the town’s South Bay.

Object Details

ID: P24661
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Photographic negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Fox, Samuel Coupe
Date made: circa 1910
Exhibition: Beside the Seaside
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London