"Sunbeam in Fishyard, Eyemouth"

Maker
John Peat Munn
Production date
Aug 1937
 Description
Text on negative envelope reads 'Eyemouth. Sunbeam on Fishyard'. View of barrels, handcart, stairway and male figure in a cobbled yard.
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Object detail

Department
Photo
Collection
Munn Photographic Collection/Family & Personal Papers Group
Maker
Production date
Aug 1937
Subject place
Eyemouth/Scottish Borders
Subject notes
Eyemouth has a good natural harbour, one of the few in Berwickshire, although it is surrounded by rocks and cliffs. It became more important after 1480 when Berwick was lost to the English. By the 1850s Eyemouth was one of the leading white fish ports in Scotland. In 1881, while plans for a large new harbour were awaiting approval, a gale destroyed the fleet. 129 men were lost in an afternoon, out of a population of less than 3000.
Accession number
P38472

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