This is the last traditional working ropewalk in the world. They use traditional methods, and 150-year-old equipment to make 500,000 pounds of rope each year. Ropemaking is a simple process of ...

The facility manufactured rope for the rigging of sailing ships. Philip Mortimer’s business was known as a “ropewalk,” a long, narrow building in which fibers were spun into ropes that could ...

Ropewalk Lane might just be turning into the hub of international cuisine in St. John’s as another new restaurant is ...