Help identifying 1930s embarkation point please

[Nahameb]

Hi! I am researching a scrap/photo album that belonged to a chap who served on the HMS Norfolk (78) in the 1930's. In the album are some photos, taken from a boat, of an embarkation point, with "Furness Lines" on a board in the background. I think this will be in the UK and am wondering if anyone recognises the place in the photos, please? I think they are all of the same place but can't be sure!Thank you!⁶

[R58484957]

Greetings Nahameb and welcome to SH. Bon voyage.

[Malcolm G]

Hi welcome aboard.
First pic - clapboard sidings, flattish felt roofing, piles over water.
Does not look at all British to me - more North American.

[Nahameb]

Thank you! That is very helpful - I shall widen my search!

[YM-Mundrabilla]

Here is a dodgy enhancement of the fourth photo (above) in case it jogs anyone's memory.
The first three are too small for me to enhance.
Geoff (YM)

[Gijsha]

The tug in the foreground looks North American.

[Nahameb]

Originally Posted by YM-Mundrabilla

Here is a dodgy enhancement of the fourth photo (above) in case it jogs anyone's memory.
The first three are too small for me to enhance.
Geoff (YM)

Thank you! The originals are very tiny - about 2"x 3".

[Nahameb]

Originally Posted by Gijsha

The tug in the foreground looks North American.

Thank you for the information. Much appreciated

[JustWin]

Will enhance the others shortly.

[JustWin]

One more of the pics.

[JustWin]

The third image.

[Nahameb]

Originally Posted by JustWin

The third image.

Thank you so much for doing those. Very kind.

[JustWin]

The last one.

[JustWin]

These two in the second image are actually fenders hanging over the quay side. They are bundled branches. Wonder where they had these in the early days.

[Malcolm G]

The fenders are faggot (or fagot) fenders. - That fits with the type of building construction, using local available materials as much as possible.
The more I come back to this the more I think St John's Newfoundland.

[JustWin]

Originally Posted by Malcolm G

The fenders are faggot (or fagot) fenders. - That fits with the type of building construction, using local available materials as much as possible.
The more I come back to this the more I think St John's Newfoundland.

You could be right. The building on the hill in the fourth image could be the one in this one.

[JustWin]

Flat roofed buildings look similar.

[JustWin]

Similar to those in the first image.

[JustWin]

If you look at the domed building in the last image. It looks much like the one in this image. On second thoughts not so much.

[Malcolm G]

The building shapes are known as 'salt box' with the high pitch or 'biscuit box' with the low pitch.
The mix is found in various places; Newfoundland, North California,Patagonia, among others.
As we are talking British ship it would be logical to be found 'somewhere in the Empire' and Furness Withy did trade in Newfoundland.