Formal Recognition Type

Fisheries Heritage Preservation Program

Notes

Located in Durrell, Twillingate, Bulgin’s Room was built in the late 1800s. Owned by Roy Bulgin the premises include a stage, flake, extensive wharves and cribbing. Mr. Bulgin applied to the Fisheries Heritage Preservation Grant program in 2003 and work was completed by July of the following year. Mr. Bulgin said of the program, “providing financial aid to help preserve old properties such as fishing rooms will help us maintain…our link to the past”

Due to the age of the structures, and the fact that major work had not been done since the 1970s, Mr. Bulgin was concerned that sea and ice would damage the structures beyond repair. Bulgin’s Room underwent foundation repairs by removing rotted timbers and replacing them with new longers, beams and shores. He moved the small stage to replace the wharf underneath, and put it back in place afterwards. A new ballast box was rebuilt to support the wharf and minor repairs were done to the stage including the painting of both gable ends.

Two sides of the stage have no exterior sheathing. These sides have no means of access and as a result wooden support beams and interior wall planks are visible on the exterior. This as is typical method of construction in many outport stages. When it proved difficult to access particular exterior walls, they remained without exterior sheathing.

Community

Twillingate (Durrell)

Municipality

Town of Twillingate

Civic Address

66 Durrell Street

Construction (circa)

1880 - 1890