We are very grateful to Gloria Wilson for allowing us to share her original manuscript for an article about Campbeltown Shipyard published in Fishing News in 1976.
Gloria is a writer and artist who grew up in Surrey but who spent her childhood and teens in the Yorkshire fishing village of Staithes. She studied Fine Art at Durham University. Gloria has always had a great interest in the sea and boats and has written ten books:
Scottish Fishing Craft
More Scottish Fishing Craft
Scottish Fishing Boats
Fishing Boats of Whitby and District
An Eye on the Coast
Kindly Folk and Bonny Boats
Steadfast Boats and Fisher-People
Freshening Breezes
Forthright and Steadfast
Fishing Boats of Scotland
Gloria’s books for sale on Amazon
Her most recent book, Remembering the Boats, is due for publication shortly. Although Gloria lived in Scotland for some years she now lives and works in the north-east of England.
Article written by Gloria Wilson about Campbeltown Shipyard for Fishing News [Page 1]. Published in in 1976. Courtesy of Gloria Wilson.
Article written by Gloria Wilson about Campbeltown Shipyard for Fishing News [Page 2]. Published in in 1976. Courtesy of Gloria Wilson.
Article written by Gloria Wilson about Campbeltown Shipyard for Fishing News [Page 3]. Published in in 1976. Courtesy of Gloria Wilson.
Article written by Gloria Wilson about Campbeltown Shipyard for Fishing News [Page 4]. Published in in 1976. Courtesy of Gloria Wilson.
Article written by Gloria Wilson about Campbeltown Shipyard for Fishing News [Page 5]. Published in in 1976. Courtesy of Gloria Wilson.
Article written by Gloria Wilson about Campbeltown Shipyard for Fishing News [Page 6]. Published in in 1976. Courtesy of Gloria Wilson.
Article written by Gloria Wilson about Campbeltown Shipyard for Fishing News [Page 7]. Published in in 1976. Courtesy of Gloria Wilson.
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