Old Photograph Of Fishermen On Fishing Boat In Anstruther East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of fishermen on a a fishing boat in Anstruther in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. By the 19th century Anstruther held tanning, shipbuilding, and fish curing establishments, as well as a coastal trade. The Board of Fisheries constructed a new harbour in the 1870s which was completed by 1877 at a cost of £80,000. By the First World War, Anstruther was connected to St Andrews by the North British Railway. Cod liver oil was also being produced. Herring fishing remained a feature of the area until the middle of the 20th century when, after a record catch in 1936, the shoals mysteriously declined until the industry effectively disappeared by 1947. At one time, the town was well served by trains on the Fife Coast Railway. The line was closed to passengers in 1965. Since the 1950s, Anstruther has been a summer tourist destination along with much of Scotland's beautiful East coast.



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