Two men pose next to a fish caught off Seaton Carew. It is believed on of the men was called Harry Carter, son in law of the lighthouse keeper E Murton.
The fish is a Opah (Lampris Luns) also known as Sunfish, Kingfish or Jerusalem Haddock. It is deep sea fish from the Atlantic and can grow up to four feet in length.
Donor : Hartlepool Museum Service
Part of the "Fishing" collection
Location
Seaton Carew, a coastal village to the south-east of Stranton, was a fashionable 18th century holiday destination for Quakers from Darlington. By 1840 it was still a small village, but was attracting wealthy citizens from the surrounding area to make their homes there. It is now undergoing a process of rennovation.
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