All Outputs (4)

The Bounty (Vignette) (2017)
Book Chapter
Robinson, R. (2017). The Bounty (Vignette). In D. Starkey, D. Atkinson, B. McDonagh, S. McKeon, & E. Salter (Eds.), Hull: Culture, History, Place. Liverpool University Press

Opening paragraph: The shipbuilding firm owned by the Blaydes family built the Bethia in their North End Yard on the River Hull, close to their base at Blaydes House, High Street (now Hull University’s Maritime Historical Studies Centre). The Bethia... Read More about The Bounty (Vignette).

William Colbeck (Vignette) (2017)
Book Chapter
Robinson, R. (2017). William Colbeck (Vignette). In D. Starkey, D. Atkinson, B. McDonagh, S. McKeon, & E. Salter (Eds.), Hull: Culture, History, Place. Liverpool University Press

Opening paragraph: People from Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire played a significant role in the ‘Heroic Age’ of Antarctic Exploration (1897-1922). Clements Markham, the President of the Royal Geographical Society, who envisaged and oversaw the... Read More about William Colbeck (Vignette).

The development of Shetland's pelagic fishing industry : 1945-2000 (2012)
Thesis
Gear, R. W. (2012). The development of Shetland's pelagic fishing industry : 1945-2000. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218194

This thesis is a case study in the transformation of a fishing industry on the North Atlantic fringe between 1945 and 2000. Fishing industries worldwide underwent fundamental and wide-ranging changes during this post-war period. For the fishing indus... Read More about The development of Shetland's pelagic fishing industry : 1945-2000.

The English fishing industry, 1790-1914: a case study of the Yorkshire coast (1984)
Thesis
Robinson, R. (1984). The English fishing industry, 1790-1914: a case study of the Yorkshire coast. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211209

This thesis contains a detailed study of the activities related to fishing from the Yorkshire coast. It further outlines  the broader development of the English Fishing industry, together with the role of the State, whilst tracing its  rela... Read More about The English fishing industry, 1790-1914: a case study of the Yorkshire coast.