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The image top is of the 1818 Storm Memorial
in the centre of Eymouth at the High Street.
The storm began when most fishing boats were
out at sea, causing the deaths of 189 fishermen
from the area, with 129 from Eyemouth.
The second image is looking down the High
Street.
The Statue of Willie Spears is on the High
Street. Willie led a revolt against crippling
taxes the fishermen were forced to pay to the
Church. Willie died 10th August 1885.
The Eyemouth Museum is along from the Willie
Spears Statue on Manse Road. It covers the
Fishing History of the Town and Local
Heritage.
The 1818 Storm Memorial is on the Esplanade
by the Beach. This Memorial is known as the
Women And Bairns Memorial, dedicated to the 189
men lost at sea in a single day, leaving 78
widows and 182 children without a father.
Gunsgreen House is on the south side of the
Harbour, once the home of local Smuggler John
Nisbet. The House now serves as a Smugglers
Museum.
Eyemouth History
1200s? - the harbour at Eyemouth was first
used for fishing.
The town's name is from its location at the
mouth of the river Eye Water.
1547 - Fort Point,
Eyemouth, was built on the headland at
Eyemouth. The Fort was used during wars between
England, Scotland, and France, with Scotland
and France often joining forces to fight
England.
1559 - Fort Point was demolished under the
Treaty of
Cateau-Cambresis, a Treaty that tried to
put an end to wars throughout Europe.
1753 - Gunsgreen House was built on the
south side of the Harbour for a local smuggler
John Nisbet, now a Museum about Smuggling Tea
and Alcohol.
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