Nicks-2017
The Boat Sheds
More interesting sights on Lindisfarne from Saturdays expedition, this time on firmer footing I can assure everyone that I managed to stay perfectly upright for the remainder of the day.
These sheds are in various states of decay, the ones by the castle are certainly looking like they are in much better shape than the ones around the harbour.
Digging into the history of these early examples of recycling, I found out that the locals considered it a sin to actually scrap the boats once the larger steam powered boats appeared on the scene making the old wooden ones redundant, as they are a wiley bunch, the locals decided to cut the old herring boats in half and upturn them, thus resulting in perfect shed for storage of nets and lines plus any other fishing paraphernalia they would need to put away securely.
Not all the sheds are laid out nicely for us photographers, but there are two that are near the coast guard station that do allow some separation to be achieved when photographing them. Thanks fishermen, you've no idea how your ingenuity has set up one of the nicest shots available on the island!
The Boat Sheds
More interesting sights on Lindisfarne from Saturdays expedition, this time on firmer footing I can assure everyone that I managed to stay perfectly upright for the remainder of the day.
These sheds are in various states of decay, the ones by the castle are certainly looking like they are in much better shape than the ones around the harbour.
Digging into the history of these early examples of recycling, I found out that the locals considered it a sin to actually scrap the boats once the larger steam powered boats appeared on the scene making the old wooden ones redundant, as they are a wiley bunch, the locals decided to cut the old herring boats in half and upturn them, thus resulting in perfect shed for storage of nets and lines plus any other fishing paraphernalia they would need to put away securely.
Not all the sheds are laid out nicely for us photographers, but there are two that are near the coast guard station that do allow some separation to be achieved when photographing them. Thanks fishermen, you've no idea how your ingenuity has set up one of the nicest shots available on the island!