Description

1877, extended later. Long, low rectangular rubble pier, extended E at seaward end; chamfered concrete blocking course along E side; low, harled wall along W side with battered base; cemented surface; cemented slipway to E.

Statement of Interest

Constructed to meet the needs of the ever-growing herring fishing industry which had begun to peak circa 1829. By 1877, after many petitions for financial assistance, St Mary's finally obtained its deep-water pier where the herring catches could be landed. The booming trade, with accompanying increases in associated workers, was abruptly halted in 1914 when block ships were sunk across the fairway and Holmsound to protect the Grand Fleet in Scapa Flow from underwater German attack. Consequently, St Mary's lost its link to the North Sea fishing grounds and their associated wealth.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17827084

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)