At the tip of the Northern Peninsula, in the community of Raleigh, are three fisheries buildings connected by bridges made of longers (thin tree trunks with branches removed) and supported by cribbing.  Called Pynn’s Room these stages were built by the Pynn and Smith families in the early 1900s and used by them for generations.  Pynn’s Room was restored by the Raleigh Historical Corporation to ensure its future survival, “we know if we refurbish those stages it will be a great asset to the community to assist in the promotion of tourism and show the heritage of Raleigh”.

The Raleigh Historical Corporation applied to the Fisheries Heritage Preservation Program in 2006 and commenced work on Pynn’s Room that spring.  The Corporation was concerned that when the buildings were in use they received regular maintenance, but since the closure of the fishery they have deteriorated dramatically.   “They are a landmark in the community and …will soon be gone if we don’t restore them soon.”

The site is located in shallow water on a rocky beach situated several meters from the land. The Historical Corporation undertook the job of reconnecting the walkways (bridges) and wharves that connect the three stages to each other and to the shore.  The three gable roof stages are supported by wooden cribbing and clustered at the end of the long bridge.  The Historical Corporation further safeguarded the buildings by resheathing the roofs with rubberoid and felt.  Some cribbings had dislodged and were put back in their original locations and filled with rock, and structures that needed it were leveled and supported by more cribbing.  The Raleigh Historical Corporation said of the project, “This grant was a great asset in the restoration of our wharfs and stages.  The Raleigh Historical Corp. is committed to this project and in the future will endeavour to complete (it).”