Herring gutting station

Herring gutting station
Herring gutting station
Herring gutting station
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Herring gutting station
Herring gutting station in Lerwick, 1890s. The station is at Hay and Co's in Freefield. Note the enormous farlin and the long skirts of the women, which would be very uncomfortable in hot weather.

The slipway in the foreground has long since been filled in.

Image taken from the Shetland calendar, 1987.
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Bk19 p29b
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