The Black Stairs

Dublin Core

Title

The Black Stairs

Description

In 1803 the British Fisheries Society bought 390 acres on the south side of the the mouth of Wick River. Here Thomas Telford created a new model town, the harbour, and the world's first industrial estate. It is named after Telford's great patron, Sir William Johnstone Pulteney, then Governor of the British Fisheries Society. The Black Steps connected the lower and upper parts of the town and were painted by L S Lowry in 1937.

Source

highlandcaithness

Date

Early 19C

Type

Museum

Identifier

2699

Spatial Coverage

current,55.86362,-4.261207;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Bank Row

Place

Wick

IsNewThisYear

No

ArchitectName

Thomas Telford

AddressLine2

Lower Pulteneytown

OpeningTime1

Evening event 18.30

Activities

Yes

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

10485

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

KW1 5EY

Citation

“The Black Stairs,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/2698.

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