Fish Ghaut - 144/145 Church Street to 14/15 Market Place
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EP1837: Fish Ghaut, Church Street
CS1837: Fish Ghaut, Church Street
CS1899: Fish Ghaut, Church Street
CS1934: Fish Ghaut, Church Street
AW1837: Fish Ghaut, Sandgate
        see also Queens Hotel Yard
OS1852: Fish Ghaut, 144/145 Church Street to Shambles

OS1849 EP1837 CS1837,1899,1934 AW1837

There is some conflicting evidence for the location of Fish Ghaut.

144/145 Church Street
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Edward Perry: Church Street 1837.
Ordnance Survey 1849: what is now Brewster Lane labelled as Fish Ghaut.

OS map of 1849 shows Fish Ghaut as the name for what is now Brewster Lane,
running from Church Street through the northern extension of Sandgate/Market
Place down to the river and to Fish Pier. According to Young the fish market
was held on Fish Ghaut. The area between the the Sandgate extension and the
river is considerably larger than Watson's Ghaut and is a more plausible
location to hold a market.

The Shambles has since been built on the western end between Sandgate/Market
Place and the river, pushing the access to the river and pier further north
towards Argument's Yard. Properties on Brewster Lane are addressed as Market
Place.

3/4 Sandgate
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Alan Whitworth: Sandgate 1837. From c1790 the fish market was held here at
the top of the steps that ran down to the river. Today the opening is
blocked up but can be seen clearly between Greenwood's [3] and the former
Victorian Museum [4].

George Young: The fish market was held in the passage formerly known as Fish
Ghaut opposite Ellerby Lane on Sandgate next to Mr Watson's shop.

Not shown on any map as Fish Ghaut. The consistant evidence of 4 Sandgate
being Mr Watson's shop supports the name Watson's Ghaut.