Tower Curing Works

This is very interesting - but does anyone out there have any informaton on the small smoke houses that individual men worked from thier own homes? I am particularly interested in the Cubitt family who I know had a fish house somewhere near Apollo Road.

The only small herring smoke house I knew was butler's on St. Nicholas road near Grouts Factory. When it was herring season Arthur Butler would speat herring on to long Ash round stick herring would be cut open & hooked on to squared sticks these were to be come Bloaters I use to lay the shaving & oak sawdust for the smoking

Don't forget Teddy Holmes who had a fish shop near the Cremhorn pub in Havelock Rd. His smoke house was behind our pub 93 Havelock Rd. The Crystal Palace. It closed in 1939.

You may or may not find this interesting. Smoked Kippers were apparently invented by John Woodger in 1843. John and his family moved to Great Yarmouth from Newcastle sometime during the 1850's to set up and run his fish curing business. John's son, George Edward married a Great Yarmouth girl called Sarah Cubitt Richmond in 1872 and moved back to Newcastle to probably expand the family business. In 1876, George and his newly formed family moved back to Great Yarmouth to relieve his ailing father of his business. The address he lived at was 14 Trafalgar Road, Great Yarmouth which is now known as Kilbrannan Guest House. I own this Guest House and have put Kippers sourced from Great Yarmouth's only remaining working smoke house on the breakfast menu to keep this little piece of history alive in memory of the Woodger family. The smoke house is on Sutton Road, Great Yarmouth (formerly called Henry Suttons) and is called HS fishing

Any information of the smaller smoke houses would be great. My great grandfarther "Waleter Gates" had smokehouses in Great Yarmouth and also he and his wife "Alice Gates" had a boarding house. Would love to find out any information on the smaller buisinesses just like Marion above.

My family owned the Shrimp Boat YH141 and worked a wet fish shop on Havelock Road. They also had a small Smoke House and boiling / preparation unit off Havelock Road as well as a net loft off Albert Road. The Smoke House was pulled down by the council and the land is now used for housing. The boat which is the last shrimper in Great Yarmouth is in the process of being sold and will leave Great Yarmouth by December 2011.

Hi, To Kim Steward, I have a photo of YH141. Cheers.

YH141 has been sold to a young gentleman with a passion for clinker built boats he has her on the River Deben and has plans to restore her. Would be interested in seeing photo.

This correspondence has only just been brought to my attention but I think it is worthwhile making a belated comment that may be of interest to some. Marion Aldis mentions the Cubitt family business which was started by my great grandfather in 1879 and which endured until my father's retirement in 1977, just missing the century. Originally William EG Cubitt walked around the streets with a handcart and a bell, selling fish. Later he and his wife set up shop at 104 Northgate Street. Still later his two sons set up their own businesses with my grandfather FH Cubitt at 107 Northgate Street and his brother, WE Cubitt in Fullers Hill. My grandfather's smokehouse was in Victoria Street. He and his sons were proud of the fact that no dye was ever used in their products.

This correspondence has only just been brought to my attention but I think it is worthwhile making a belated comment that may be of interest to some. Marion Aldis mentions the Cubitt family business which was started by my great grandfather in 1879 and which endured until my father's retirement in 1977, just missing the century. Originally William EG Cubitt walked around the streets with a handcart and a bell, selling fish. Later he and his wife set up shop at 104 Northgate Street. Still later his two sons set up their own businesses with my grandfather FH Cubitt at 107 Northgate Street and his brother, WE Cubitt in Fullers Hill. My grandfather's smokehouse was in Victoria Street. He and his sons were proud of the fact that no dye was ever used in their products.