The building (350m2) I am standing in front of contained the engineering shop, blacksmith shop, foundry, plumber’s workshop, tinsmith shop, engineering offices and stores.

Many of the stores are still on their shelves neatly labelled and stacked (photo by Sam Crimmin). The machinery and equipment is the same as what you would find in any shops of that era – rows of metal drills, lathes, workbenches and travelling hoists. The blacksmith had a critical function as they constructed and repaird harpoons for whaling.

At present the engineer workshop has been made into a hanger and currently houses the two helicopters owned by the rat eradication team. The rotors are removed and they are all wrapped up in duvets!