Thames Sailing Barge and Pin Mill - circa 1970....

Thanks for posting that FullCircle. I first went to the Butt and Oyster 60 odd years ago. We used to row our scoutmaster over from Hallowtree and then row him back afterwards. He still goes there when he is well but lately he has not been so well as he is getting on now. In those days we thought nothing about the barges on the river as it was quite normal to see them. Now we only see barges taking people out for a ride. Thanks.
pete
 
Thanks for that Full Circle.
Where did you find this delightful bit of East Anglian history? Am particularly interested in the last bit, filmed in Pin Mill, as my nephew and his wife have just bought the cottage next door to Bob's and they hope to move in next year with their two small daughters. Will send them this link as they will be fascinated. Happy to report that, despite Bob's worst fears, that tiny corner of Pin Mill is not much changed and in fact most of those cottages are now lived in full time.
BTW did you realise that Cambria's 'boy' is none other that Dick Durham?
 
Fascinating glimpse of barge life. Frightening to think that 1970 looks so long ago, but seems so recent to some of us!
 
Those darned new Barges

I can just imagine the traders in the 16th century prior to the introduction of Thames Barges saying -- we do not want these fancy new boats pushing their way into our sedate hamlet at Pin Mill - we have been fine for hundreds of years without them and they keep trying to buy up our cottages to make a base here. We need to start a group to keep these newcomers out and to preserve our way of life. We can call these new craft "Barges" as they are PUSHING out the old ways !
 
Thanks for posting a very interesting half hour or so.

I note the camera work was done by Hugh Miles who went on to become one of the most respected wildlife cameraman of current times.
 
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