Ropewalk

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:car
gptkbp:characteristic long narrow building
gptkbp:etymology from 'rope' and 'walk' (the process of walking backwards while twisting rope)
gptkbp:foundIn shipyards
industrial areas
gptkbp:historicalName naval rope production
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ropewalk
gptkbp:length can be several hundred meters
gptkbp:material cotton
hemp
synthetic fibers
manila
gptkbp:notableExample Chatham Dockyard Ropewalk
Ropery at the Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax
gptkbp:obsoletes largely replaced by modern machinery
gptkbp:processor twisting fibers into rope
gptkbp:usedFor making rope
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Naval_Port_of_Karlskrona
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6