Unroofed building
Date 20 August 2012
Event ID 927076
Category Management
Type Site Management
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/927076
2 storey building in five bays. Sash and cash window frames. Chimney stack to end gable.
Telford's plan of Pulteneytown village and harbour area 1807 for the British Fisheries Society, laid out plots along Harbour Quay for 21 curing houses. The street frontages had to be filled and could be used for a dwelling house with sheds to the side, but the buildings had to be used by fish curers, fishermen, or people employed by them. Lots were advertised for sale from 1808. (Caithness A Cultural Crossroad)
The street pattern along Harbour Quay is clearly established and documented on the 1832 Great Reform Act Plan. The 1872 Large Scale Scottish Town Plan for Wick notates the yard to the rear as Curing Yard - along with all the yards running parallel to Harbour Quay. Wick grew rapidly during the 19th century to become the largest herring port in Europe.
