Formal Recognition Type

Fisheries Heritage Preservation Program

Notes

Basil Lane’s Stage was constructed by John Broders around 1890 and later owned by his nephew Charlie Lane. Basil Lane purchased the stage in the late 1970s. The stage was built using locally cut wood that had been sawn with a pit-saw. It was used originally for holding heavy and light salted cod, and sometimes as a slaughter house for sheep and cows. Basil Lane’s stage was noticeably damaged when the Tilting Recreational and Cultural Society applied to the Fisheries Heritage Preservation Program for assistance in the restoration process. The roof had begun to sag as some of the rafters were rotten and some boards covering the roof were very weathered. The cribbing and shores beneath the stage were also in bad shape and would need to be replaced. New cribbing and shores were first installed under the stage. Then the work of correcting the sagging roof began. Several rafters were replaced and new roof boards were attached to these. Some of the exterior wooden clapboard was replaced, the stage was painted and a new bridge and flake constructed. “This century old stage has again become a focal point in our community,” says Tilting Recreational and Cultural Society president Jim McGrath. “We have received very favourable comments about the restoration work completed.”

Community

Tilting

Municipality

Town of Fogo Island

Construction (circa)

1890 - 1890

Builder

John Broders

Style

Rectangular Short Façade