At the fisherman pier

in WORLD OF XPILAR3 years ago

A storehouse and quays

In the past was herring fishery an important business and large fishing nets were used, in Norway it is called not . These constructions was made for handling the big fishing nets.

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Storehouse for equipment and maintenance of fishing nets

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At one side a nicely made stone quay

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Should have been a roof over the poles but a storm blew it off during last winter

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Equipment for pulling fishing nets on the quay. In the past fishing nets were made of cotton and it was important to take them ashore after use to dry them if they did not rot quickly
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A piece of history from the north

Regards

Jan

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 3 years ago 

Hello dear friend @karja good day
Thank you very much for letting us know these beautiful photographs of this incredible profession. Undoubtedly these images contain a lot of history
Have a nice day

Thank you so much @jlufer for pleasant comment, have a nice Sunday

Nice place to relax...

Thank's @pieasant for comment

Classic atmosphere of these photos! I could imagine lots of people working in this area.

Nice reflection on the water!
You must be a professional photographer! 🙀😻

Thank you so much @kaminchan for nice comment

👍🙏💐🌷😻

Beautiful photos in black and white! The reflection looks impressive. Great capture! ;)

Thank's so much @tangmo for nice comment

You're welcome! ;)

Such small businesses still exist in Scotland, especially in North, on small islands. Of course they have hard time working but earning little. Everything nowadays changes, big companies and machinery. Good on one hand but bad on other.

Nice black and white photography

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