2017

NU2519 : The Jolly Fisherman, Craster

taken 7 years ago, near to Craster, Northumberland, England

The Jolly Fisherman, Craster
The Jolly Fisherman, Craster
A public house on Haven Hill. See also NU2519 : The Jolly Fisherman.

[Technical note - due to a mistaken camera setting this photo was only taken at 640x480 size, so no larger image is available]
Craster

Craster is a small fishing village on the Northumbrian coast. It has a small and attractive harbour and offers a view northwards to the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle.
For many years, the village has had a herring-curing business: Craster kippers are well known. The local herrings are smoked in a traditional manner by the Robson family.
The remains of a tower on the end of the harbour are all that can be seen now of the much taller building which was part of the overhead equipment which used to convey the local stone from where it was quarried to boats in the harbour. The disused quarry is now a car park. A small distance inland lies Craster Tower, the home of the Craster family who owned the quarry and had the harbour improved for its benefit. A memorial on the harbour wall commemorates a member of the Craster family who died serving with the British Army in Tibet in the 19th century, the development of the harbour was as a memorial to their son.
It is within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.


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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Business, Retail, Services other tags: Public House Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Houses in Craster [27] · Haven Hill [26] · Jolly Fisherman [25] Title Clusters: · The Jolly Fisherman, Craster [2] ·
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Photographer
Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 5 August, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 19 August, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NU 2585 1990 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:28.3350N 1:35.5586W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NU 2583 1987
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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