Newhaven Harbour

Category

Library Item

Item no

4762

Title

Newhaven Harbour

Description

Fishing boats are moored in the harbour at Newhaven, Edinburgh. Smoke can be seen rising from one of the boats. Night is falling, casting the background buildings in to relief. The buildings of Pier Place include the tall spire of St. Andrew's Church.

Artist / maker

Bournonville, N.

Date

1950

Size

19.1 x 24 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Newhaven was founded by James IV in 1504 as a royal dockyard. It became an important fishing village, famous initially for oysters and later herring. An indoor fish market was built there in 1896. Newhaven fishwives, with their distinctive striped clothes, sold their goods around Edinburgh. David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson famously photographed these fishwives and other Newhaven residents in the 1840's. The area now has a population of roughly five thousand.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

People > Agriculture and fisheries > Fishermen

People > Agriculture and fisheries > Fisherwomen

Places > Edinburgh areas > Newhaven

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Religion > Religious facilities > Protestant churches

Transport > Water > Boats