Ropewalk
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Ropewalk by Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff as part of the Geograph project.
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Ropewalk
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 9 Jun 2010
A ropeyard was established in Fishguard by Benjamin Williams in the mid-C18 and this street was used for stretching the ropes from the Ropeyard above, and sometimes even across West Street and all the way down the Slade (opposite Y Pantri.) The process involved putting the yarn through a register plate to keep strands separate, thence passing them to the strand tube and keeping them tight to preserve the formation. This tube was attached to a hook on the forming machine and as it was pulled down the rope walk, a twist was put into the strand. Rope-making was an essential ancillary industry to boat building, fishing and sea-faring.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.994629
Longitude
-4.978688