Newhaven Harbour 3 is a photograph by Yvonne Johnstone which was uploaded on March 1st, 2019.
Newhaven Harbour 3
At the western extremity of Leith Docks is Newhaven Harbour, Edinburgh's traditional fish market. Newhaven, still a distinctive community in the... more
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Newhaven Harbour 3
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Yvonne Johnstone
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At the western extremity of Leith Docks is Newhaven Harbour, Edinburgh's traditional fish market. Newhaven, still a distinctive community in the seafaring tradition, can trace its history back to 1504. Newhaven retains some of the characteristics of a fishing port and a reputation for fish restaurants.
The famous Newhaven fishwives used to wear distinctive Flemish caps, brightly coloured waistcoats and aprons and distinctive spotted kerchiefs. They carried impossibly large creels (baskets) to markets in the city. The tradition is still kept and there is a fishwives choir. As with many seafaring places, it is full of traditions and superstitions - for instance don't whistle or sing 'Danny Boy' or pass a nun on the way to the boat.
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March 1st, 2019
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