dylanwinter
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this is worth half an hour of anyone's time
it is a prog about the last engineless trading barge on the Orwell
it is a prog about the last engineless trading barge on the Orwell
Barge film
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millbeach
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What a joy to watch.
Must be early 70s, all probably gone now.
Hope there granchildren have a copy so they can see how familys were.
Must be early 70s, all probably gone now.
Hope there granchildren have a copy so they can see how familys were.
millbeach
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Forgot to mention.
Dylan can you place it on the ECF please.
Dylan can you place it on the ECF please.
Gerry
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Magic-thank you.
Melleman
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+1
sailorman
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Thank you Dylan that took me back a bit to when we first had a boat. My first set of real foulies ( Helly Hensan)came from Charlie Ward`s Chandlery
JohnGC
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I see the producer was another Winter. Any relation Dylan?
dylanwinter
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Cantata
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Well the barge certainly hasn't! (Although, like Washington's hammer, there's probably not a lot of the original left...)
http://www.cambriatrust.org.uk/
Rob MBM Editor
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Who's that hairy bloke at 6mins2secs? Not ahem a YM staffer is it?!
NealB
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Yes.....that's the scoundrel.....he owes me a pint!
Wansworth
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I signed on with Bob Roberts when he had moved on to trading with an old dutch coaster....he always said life on a sailing barge was much less work and there was more time as motorships didnt get held up with headwinds etc..although the coaster would have been beatern down windby a barge in a blow the Little coaster only capable of 7 knots sometimes when backwards in spring tides and strong headwinds.....
sailorman
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Bob must have been around when Des had Tinker Liz @ Pin Mill
forelle541
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Dylan
How can I download that as the signals not to good to stream out here.
How can I download that as the signals not to good to stream out here.
sailorman
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go on your browser extensions & download utube "downloader". you should then have the option on utube to click onto a tab to save / download the clip
Nicholas123
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That takes me back & I think that look stranger did a number of interesting documentaries like that.Probably worth checking out the rest if at all possible?
Capt Popeye
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Very many thanks for that Video dw, it brought back lots of memories, much appreciated
Met BR at Upnor, on the Medway in the late 60's I should think, the Barge was on the blocks on the old Works site there, near the MYC, BR was doing jobs on her;
Have the pics somewhere?
Must dig them out this Winter, as I promised myself that I must go through my early pics and get them (useful ones anyway) onto CD or Sticks, before they get disposed of, or I am?
mrming
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Brilliant film. I had heard the two men and a dog thing but didn't think it was really true! Looks like the barge is still around: http://www.cambriatrust.org.uk
Kukri
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Not only the barge but also her Mate who must now be 62 and can be found, with less hair, on the staff of Yachting Monthly.
I first sailed up to Pin Mill and ventured into the public bar of the Butt and Oyster a year after this film was made. With the place full of retired barge skippers you had to mind your Ps and Qs and Heaven help you if you had made a prat of yourself picking up a mooring.
DanTribe
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Love the comment
" you don't want one of them radio telephones. It'll just be some tart in the office telling you to hurry up"
" you don't want one of them radio telephones. It'll just be some tart in the office telling you to hurry up"