Work

In this section you can find photographs, records and recollections of some of the ways that people have earned a living in the town in recent years. Here you will find a small selection of the employers and occupations that have come and gone since the war.

Page link: Crabtree's Engineering Works, Southtown Road
Crabtree's Engineering Works, Southtown Road
Recollections of my time at Crabtree's
Page link: Erie Resistor
Erie Resistor
The impact of Erie on the town, an interview with Mr Ball
Page link: Grouts
Grouts
1950's
Page link: Remember This?
Remember This?
Share your memories for a display at Time & Tide Museum
Page link: Summer Job working for Birds Eye
Summer Job working for Birds Eye
An interview with David Cooke
Category link: Fishing Industry
Fishing Industry
The history of Great Yarmouth's fishing industry
Category link: Lifeboats
Lifeboats
Photographs of local Lifeboats and Lifeboatmen
Category link: Offshore Industry
Offshore Industry
Great Yarmouth's Oil and Gas industry
Category link: Seaside Holiday Industry
Seaside Holiday Industry
Tourism and leisure industry in GreatYarmouth
Category link: Shops
Shops
Shops in Great Yarmouth
Category link: The Market
The Market
Recent history of Great Yarmouth's Market Place
Category link: Working Life in 2007
Working Life in 2007
Portraits of workers from a crossection of local occupations