Old stuff about the East Coast

[LONG_KEELER]

Would be interested to know what people have about the East Coast .

i.e. guides, history, books, characters ....... and if they find it interesting.

Might be worth chasing up.

Have recently come across the National Benzole guides. Nice..........

 

[sailorman]

Would be interested to know what people have about the East Coast .

i.e. guides, history, books, characters ....... and if they find it interesting.

Might be worth chasing up.

Have recently come across the National Benzole guides. Nice..........

i have some old Vetus guides to Holland

 

[Poignard]

I haven't anything I want rid of but plenty of books about spritsail barges are fascinating, also those by Hervey Benham.

 

[LONG_KEELER]

I haven't anything I want rid of but plenty of books about spritsail barges are fascinating, also those by Hervey Benham.

Definitely after people keeping their stuff. More interested in what they have got that they find interesting.

It's amazing what can be obtained from Amazon. The National Benzole one's mentioned, are from the early sixties and available from about 5 to ten pounds.

 

[johnalison]

Not particularly old, but my reprints of Alker Tripp make curious reading.

 

[elton]

I've got books on the history of Hartlepool docks and old Harlepool, which are absolutely fascinating. The scale of it all is astonishing. The part of the marina I'm in used to be the coal dock, and was later used to store laid up WW2 battleships. Loads of photos in the books of it all happening.

 

[tillergirl]

Where do you start?

Every edition of East Coast Rivers
Every edition of Irving
Every edition of East Coast Pilot
Couple of old editions of Wilson's Pilot
Some old charts (a couple 100 years old)
Some new charts
Some nearly old charts
Three Alker Tripps
Three Harvey Benthams
5 shilling pilot guide to the River Thames
all MGs stuff
Every East Coast Forum Calendar!

 

[wingdiver]

Anyone interested in Shotley and Harwich Harbour in general could do worse than the HMS Ganges museum on the Shotley Marina site. http://www.hmsgangesmuseum.org.uk/index.htm
Brings back loads of memories for me of the area where I grew up (having a Dad in RN). Countless ships tied up off, the boatshed along from the Bristol Arms, numerous small boats on the jetty including a variety of craft used to ferry people to and from Dovercourt, Mast manning dispays (at around 2:20 here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htmC__eg8hc). I particularly remember the 'lower' running track with it's grass embankments where they used to hold the annual fireworks display is a whole lot damper these days and full of boats! pic here - http://home.cogeco.ca/~gchalcraft/career/67-70.html

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Anyone interested in Shotley and Harwich Harbour in general could do worse than the HMS Ganges museum on the Shotley Marina site. http://www.hmsgangesmuseum.org.uk/index.htm
Brings back loads of memories for me of the area where I grew up (having a Dad in RN). Countless ships tied up off, the boatshed along from the Bristol Arms, numerous small boats on the jetty including a variety of craft used to ferry people to and from Dovercourt, Mast manning dispays (at around 2:20 here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htmC__eg8hc). I particularly remember the 'lower' running track with it's grass embankments where they used to hold the annual fireworks display is a whole lot damper these days and full of boats! pic here - http://home.cogeco.ca/~gchalcraft/career/67-70.html

First time I have actually seen the lads up the mast at Ganges.

Going up all in time was simply magnificent.

And, at last, seen the famous button boy I have heard so much about.

Brilliant !

 

[sailorman]

First time I have actually seen the lads up the mast at Ganges.

Going up all in time was simply magnificent.

And, at last, seen the famous button boy I have heard so much about.

Brilliant !

We met a button boy In Limehouse 2 summers ago.there is a lightening conductor at the top that is gripped between ones knees. The button is 2ft dia.

 

[tillergirl]

I hope there's no static to discharge!

 

[ex-Gladys]

There is a disc on the floor in the museum at Shotley that shows the size of the button... Respect!