{"id":91635,"date":"2026-02-16T16:04:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/892835641"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:04:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:04:50","slug":"photos-from-bygone-days-shipbuilding-in-the-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/photos-from-bygone-days-shipbuilding-in-the-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos from bygone days: Shipbuilding in the spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>A peek at two vessels under construction at Buckie yards take centre stage in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/news\/photos-from-bygone-days-harking-back-to-the-days-of-steam-426373\/\">meander down memory lane<\/a> in the local area.<\/p>\n<p>Buckie in days gone by will look back at pictures of the town &#8211; and surrounding areas &#8211; and shine a light on some of the biggest events to have happened in our community.<\/p>\n<figure><img data-opt-id=1998073686  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 2358 1830'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"This vessel takes shape at Jones' Shipyard.\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"5JCZAEIHV7EG5Z8SL2J8.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.29\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/5JCZAEIHV7EG5Z8SL2J8.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/5JCZAEIHV7EG5Z8SL2J8.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/5JCZAEIHV7EG5Z8SL2J8.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/5JCZAEIHV7EG5Z8SL2J8.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/5JCZAEIHV7EG5Z8SL2J8.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/5JCZAEIHV7EG5Z8SL2J8.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/5JCZAEIHV7EG5Z8SL2J8.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/5JCZAEIHV7EG5Z8SL2J8.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/5JCZAEIHV7EG5Z8SL2J8.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/5JCZAEIHV7EG5Z8SL2J8.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/5JCZAEIHV7EG5Z8SL2J8.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/5JCZAEIHV7EG5Z8SL2J8.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"This vessel takes shape at Jones' Shipyard.\"><figcaption>This vessel takes shape at Jones&#8217; Shipyard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img data-opt-id=1998073686  decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 1702 1899'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"A boat under construction at Herd &amp; McKenzie Shipyard in Buckie.\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"V0FT0ZK8DTHY2DHX0EWC.jpg\" data-ar=\"0.90\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/V0FT0ZK8DTHY2DHX0EWC.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/V0FT0ZK8DTHY2DHX0EWC.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/V0FT0ZK8DTHY2DHX0EWC.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/V0FT0ZK8DTHY2DHX0EWC.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/V0FT0ZK8DTHY2DHX0EWC.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/V0FT0ZK8DTHY2DHX0EWC.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/V0FT0ZK8DTHY2DHX0EWC.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/V0FT0ZK8DTHY2DHX0EWC.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/V0FT0ZK8DTHY2DHX0EWC.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/V0FT0ZK8DTHY2DHX0EWC.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/V0FT0ZK8DTHY2DHX0EWC.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/_media\/img\/V0FT0ZK8DTHY2DHX0EWC.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"A boat under construction at Herd & McKenzie Shipyard in Buckie.\"><figcaption>A boat under construction at Herd &amp; McKenzie Shipyard in Buckie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Taken from the archives of the Buckie and District Fishing Heritage Centre Ltd, the pictures show the town and its surrounding areas &#8211; in some cases more than 100 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Our first photo was taken at the former Herd &amp; McKenzie Shipyard showing a view of the prow of a boat being built, while the other was captured at the neighbouring Jones\u2019 yard.<\/p>\n<p>Herd &amp; McKenzie closed in 1995 and, after a while under the ownership of Buckie Shipyard Ltd is now owned and run by Macduff Shipyards. Jones\u2019 also closed in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>Since closing, alternative plans for the site were tabled, including a controversial plan to build housing &#8211; vigorously opposed by local residents at the time &#8211; and an attempt to build the first lubricating oil blending plant in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The site has now been demolished.<\/p>\n<p>Do you recognise any of the people captured in these photos or can you shed light on the events shown? Get in touch and let us know at mail@banffshireadvertiser.co.uk<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"teads\" class=\"teads-advert GXSEJN\" data-provider=\"3\" data-devices=\"dtm\" data-format=\"['teads',2,1]\"><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Also, if you have any old photos from Buckie or the surrounding area dating up to 2000 which you&#8217;d like to share, send them to the above email address.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<h6><i>Do you want to respond to this article? 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