Project ID: 965
| Description | When the Pioneer Sailing Trust completed the renovation of the 1864 deep sea oyster smack, the 'Pioneer', they asked Brightlingsea U3A to research the kind of clothing that would have been worn by the fishermen in the harsh winter conditions of the North Sea |
| Topics | Social history Transport |
| Type | U3A-led research (SLP) |
| U3A | Brighlingsea U3A |
| Organization/partner | Pioneer Sailing Trust |
| Year started | 2019 |
| Source of reference | Third Age Matters No.43 Autumn 2020, p46 |
| Output | Oysters and Oilskins; the clothes of Victorian East Coast fishermen' Available on ebay at £9.99 |
| Notes | The book was supported by a grant from Essex Heritage Trust |