Jane Shaddick
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Only after 'The Old Man' Frank Morgan Giles died in 1964 - when the family was no longer running the firm
Morgan Giles Boatbuilders Teignmouth Blue Plaque
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Wansworth
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Didn’t he approve of glassfibre?
Tranona
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There was virtually no boatbuilding of leisure craft because no materials (or much demand) until after about 1950.
Jane Shaddick
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No , he certainly did not
Wansworth
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Wansworth
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On the vast mud bank on the opposite side of the river he would have been pleased to see a whole fleet of Eventides,designed by Maurice Griffiths to be built in plywood…..1968 although the name now escapes me……Shaldon?
Capt Popeye
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HI WAndsworth , yes thats the Villiage of Shaldon on the opposite River Bank ; It has its own Boatbuilders , Fishermen , Farmers , some still clinging onto those proffesions : JUST : But Shaldon is largley a Retirement Villiage now , Folk from Up Country and City, expensive Homes , owning a Dog as a Pet is almost mandatory these days ; There are maily two beach areas on it forshore ; A Sandy safe beach for Ho;lidaying , swimming , resting , Dogs restricted access , mainly kept on Leads ; then a Boaty forshore , dinghs moored up , small Craft moored up , with Dogs allowed all year round .
The Ferry still make trips back n forth all year round , except in bad / advwese weather conditions , when its laid up ;
The Boatouse was sold off (auctioned off) a few years ago now, its walls are crumbling The Local Shaldon Sailing Club are still there , occuping a side of this Building , its quite an active Club sailing most weekends in Season , usually taking Courses out into the Estuary , rather that going Up River amoung the Many Moored Craft and of course , that Bridge (restricting)
But Shaldo remainds a Touresty Village , good Cafes and Restaurants , with Accomodation .
The Boat Chandlery closed up a few years back now , owners moved off , its now an Eatery
Capt Popeye
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Yes so so true ; Recall that the Government aided by Main Top Newspaper Publishers , plus the Duke , worked and organised events and Home Boat Building , in Plywood , started encouraging boating , Papers like the Daily Mirror , who had the 'Mirror' yacht plus the 'Mirror Dinghy' plans published various other Papers had Percy Blanford designing self build boats and dinghys . Yes mateials were in short supply then . Ferro Cemment was tried as a Material ;