WEST QUAY - 1999

Weighbridge / Fishermens Club / Huggetts Field

By Albert Knights and Laurie Stonehouse

The following photographs show the West Quay in it's last final year before the redevelopment, phase 1 building work started in the winter of 2000 and was completed in the spring of 2003.

Photo:Sheetloft wall to the right

Sheetloft wall to the right

Albert Knights

Photo:Weighbridge

Weighbridge

Albert Knights

Photo:Behind the weighbridge looking north

Behind the weighbridge looking north

Albert Knights

Photo:Behind the weighbridge looking south

Behind the weighbridge looking south

Albert Knights

Photo:Behind the Fishermens Club looking across Huggetts Field

Behind the Fishermens Club looking across Huggetts Field

Albert Knights

Photo:Fishermens Club

Fishermens Club

Albert Knights

Photo:Huggetts Field looking north towards Fort Road

Huggetts Field looking north towards Fort Road

Albert Knights

Photo:Scuba Centre

Scuba Centre

Albert Knights

This page was added by Laurie Stonehouse on 12/11/2009.
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It is my understanding that Huggets Field gets its name as an 'anglicised' version of the name Huguenots and was the area of meadowland that was used to graze the livestock from the nearby farm at the intersection of Chapel St, South Road and Fort road. I believe that the farm itself was connected with the Huguenot Priory and there are photographs on this website of a herd of cows in 'Huggets' by the ford in the river either on their way to, or on there way back from grazing over on the east side. Does anyone know if this is close to the facts.?

By Rob Patten
On 14/11/2009
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