PLATE XV 



[Photo by raihjctt, Lci'jh-on-Sea. 



I. — The Cockle Industry at Leigh-on-Sea : Landing the Cockles. 



Notice the shells, which are later to be crushed and employed on the land. 



[Photo by Padgett, Leigh-on-Sea. 



II. — Cooking Cockles at Leigh-on-Sea. 



Treatment in autoclaves sterilizes the cockles and at the same time removes them 

 from their shells. The soft parts are then prepared for the London market. 



