Netting the Tide

From the collection of

North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University
Established in 1977, the North West Film Archive preserves moving images made in or about the North West of England for the education and enjoyment of the region’s people. Part of Manchester Metropolitan University Library’s Cultural Collections, and based within Manchester Central Library’s Archives+ partnership, we are a specialist resource dedicated to saving and growing our region’s rich filmed history.

Netting the Tide


This absorbing documentary film profiles Tom Smith, a Lancashire shrimp fisherman, and probably the last to use a horse and cart in his work. As Smith leads Prince, his horse, out onto the sands of Morecambe Bay, he reflects upon his trade, recognising the limitations of working at the isolated location of Sunderland Point, but also the benefits of having a congenial four-legged partner.

record of a fishing trip made by Tom Smith, the only Morecambe Bay Fisherman Still using a horse and cart to trawl for shrimps


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