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Smoke House

Now Waterlines Heritage Centre and café this harbour building was formally a part of the fishing industry back in time when Lybster used to be one of Scotland’s largest herring ports, of particular note is the old smoke house on the far right of the image.

By 1859 some 357 boats operated from the harbour, making it the third-busiest fishing port in Scotland, however only a handful of mainly crab boats work from the harbour these days.

A music link with a very surprising ABBA version, www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5__bvSyXN4

HBM and a great week to you all
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J.Garcia said:

Imposing building!!
Great image, Roger!
HBM too!
2 years ago

Roger (Grisly) replied to J.Garcia:

Thank you Judite
2 years ago

Keith Burton said:

A very impressive looking building..........and wall. The detail in both is outstanding! The little smoke-house certainly lives up to it's name, especially when viewed large.

Lovely work Roger!
2 years ago

Roger (Grisly) replied to Keith Burton:

Thank you, Keith, The smoke house has a new end wall, so it may have been shortened when the road was altered.
2 years ago

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Beautiful old building.
Thank you for the interesting note Roger.
2 years ago

Roger (Grisly) replied to Jaap van 't Veen:

Many thanks Jaap
2 years ago ( translate )

tiabunna said:

A great shot of these impressive old stone buildings, Roger. A surprising music link indeed. HBM and have a good week.
2 years ago

J. Gafarot said:

These were a lot of boats Roger.
I imagine the pictures we could then make of them.
As life is going on...we feel a bit nostalgic.
2 years ago

Herb Riddle said:

Like many fishing villages around our coast -all has changed. A recent trip to Craster in Northumberland showed a working smoke-house but somehow I never really photographed it properly as too many cars etc. Ah well. Well done.

HBM, enjoy the day. Herb
2 years ago

Trudy Tuinstra said:

splendid. HBM
2 years ago ( translate )

Amelia said:

I wonder if the walls are still impregnated with the smell of tar and fish? I love heritage place like this, Roger.
2 years ago

beverley said:

an interesting story you tell and fine buildings too . . a smile at the title
"Smoke House" . . with no chimneys (I'm laughing) . . . well taken Roger,
and now that song will be going round and round in my head all day
and I think you will have us all singing and dancing :) HBM to you too !

PS: that's a golden oldie :)))
2 years ago

Jocelyne Villoing said:

Ces constructions de pierres sont d'une beauté inégalées à nos jours, rustiques et esthétiques je les adore, très belle image d'un patrimoine à préserver sans aucu doute !
Bonne nouvelle semaine Roger.
2 years ago ( translate )

Xata said:

I saw smoke houses like this one in the North of the Peninsula here, but we smoke pork meat, chorizos, some spicy, others not.
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HBM Roger
2 years ago

Armando Taborda said:

Impressive information and photo, Roger!
2 years ago ( translate )
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