Fish market Purmerend
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Whoever says Purmerend quickly thinks of the Koemarkt and the cattle trade. Until around 1880, Purmerend was mainly known for fishing and selling Purmer eel.
Indeed, Purmerend was then located in the middle of the not yet drained lakes Beemster, Purmer and Wormer.
The eels caught here in the Where and on the Beemster Lake were of a very good quality and in great demand. The pamphlets of the 'Purmer Ale' even hung on the walls as far away as London. The eels were taken to London alive and well in ships with open keels. Here, the town of Purmerend had its own fish bank on the banks of the Thames, where the eel fetched good money.
Of course, not all fish went to London but was also h...
Indeed, Purmerend was then located in the middle of the not yet drained lakes Beemster, Purmer and Wormer.
The eels caught here in the Where and on the Beemster Lake were of a very good quality and in great demand. The pamphlets of the 'Purmer Ale' even hung on the walls as far away as London. The eels were taken to London alive and well in ships with open keels. Here, the town of Purmerend had its own fish bank on the banks of the Thames, where the eel fetched good money.
Of course, not all the fish went to London but eels were also sold on fish banks here in Purmerend, at this spot, now called the Oude Vismarkt. After the reclamation of lakes, eel fishing was lost to Purmerend, but the fish market remained. It is known that the fish market on the present Oude Vismarkt was maintained for fresh fish until around 1880. After 1880, the fish market moved to the Venedien opposite the Catholic school. In 1933, the fish market, the oldest market in the city, was discontinued.