The Original Fish Fight

The Newlyn Fish Riots of 1896

Authors

  • Josh Sutton Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28416

Keywords:

Newlyn, United Kingdom, Cornish fishing industry, lawlessness, social history

Abstract

An account of an outbreak of lawlessness between local Newlyn fishermen and interlopers from the East Coast in 1896 and the role played by the coming of the railways to the furthest reaches of the Cornish peninsula.

Author Biography

  • Josh Sutton, Independent Scholar

    Josh Sutton is the author of the camping cookbook Guyrope Gourmet (Punk) and is a freelance writer. His piece is a chapter from his forthcoming book with Reaktion, Food Worth Fighting For, which is a study of food protests from bread riots to more modern expressions of alarm and concern.

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Published

2014-02-01

Issue

PPC 100 (2014)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

The Original Fish Fight: The Newlyn Fish Riots of 1896. (2014). Petits Propos Culinaires, 95-104. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28416