Smoke House, John Ross Junior, 82-84 Sinclair Road, Torry is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeen City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 8 November 2006. Smoke house.
Smoke House, John Ross Junior, 82-84 Sinclair Road, Torry
- WRENN ID
- leaning-balcony-merlin
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 8 November 2006
- Type
- Smoke house
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Probably earlier to mid 20th century. Sole surviving, rectangular-plan, traditional red brick smoke house in Torry, located close to dockside in heart of fish processing area on S side of River Dee. Only premises still (2006) using traditional method of smoking over fire mounds in whole of Aberdeen fish curing industry. Tall brick kiln projecting above later office and fish processing units. Base of kiln now encased in breeze block, and metal and polystyrene foam sandwich to comply with stringent health and safety regulations.
Gable ends of smoke house kiln to N and S, longer E and W elevations with steeply-pitched corrugated roof rising to full-width, slate-roofed, 4-part, timber-louvered ventilator with brick gablet ends.
INTERIOR: entrance to kiln through low fire door at base enclosed by later units. Kiln floor of long firebricks, with tenters above.
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