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Canarytops

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  1. Come on young man if I can manage to dip my fingers in "here" I'm sure you ought to be just as capable in foreign fields ;-) !
  2. I guess many of you may have seen the CWB Facebook page suggestion that this is thought to be Cornucopia but just in case ...
  3. Very nice image, any idea what the mast "ring" is just below the identification bands ? Gaff jaws also seem very short ? Together with winch fixed to mast - still can't identify her !
  4. I spread the net a bit wider to seek advice and it does appear "my impression" isn't necessarily correct ! It would appear that there is a lack of definitive knowledge about the rigging of keels other than the Norwich School of Artists and the almost preserved Dee-Dar. Harry Clow's excellent sketch is viewed as being typical of later, larger keels (as shown by the models within the Bridewell Museum and Science Museum) whereas "my impression" is possibly correct based on smaller keels where the sail could be raised manually. Bob Malster certainly supports the view that Harry's sketch is an accurate reflection of those models. Watch this space !
  5. I've just noticed that there appears to be a winch forward and aft, artistic license (?) as I was under the impression that the winch was aft on the keels ?
  6. What initially caused me to post was that I couldn't match the railway infra to Reedham, I think the general feedback agrees. I guess this is still my main confusion and it may be a lack of railway knowledge but my understanding of the signal group "A" is that facing signals would have track between them (ie the wherry is "pointing" along the track between signals at "A"). If (?) that were the case I would have thought there would need to be a junction to the left of "A" with that track and the route shown "B-C" or a very tight curve between signal "B" and "A". If the latter were the case why would signal group "A" even need to exist ? Neither the tight curve or junction exist at Somerleyton. My whole query is based on the above "railway reasoning" so if that's wrong I'll "go quietly" ;-)
  7. Indeed I am following this (!) and fascinating stuff it is ! I've just realised (!) I have a slightly different version of this image which shows a bit more of the rhs and indeed it looks like a signal box. The buildings behind remain a mystery as I don't see anything on old OS maps, and whichever location is viewed none seem to fit the locations of the signal posts (from OS maps). I remain puzzled ;-)
  8. I wasn't sure whether to post here or in the location thread, decided to start here ! The NWT hold this photo in their archive and the wherry is described as heading upstream, approaching the junction with the New Cut just before the Reedham railway bridge. However the railway infrastructure doesn't seem to fit that location ? I did wonder about Whitlingham but again it doesn't seem quite right. Another option would possibly be Haddiscoe as there is plenty of railway infra there but again I can't "make it fit". Any alternatives or views supporting any of these locations ?
  9. The Wherry Trust's archive has this as a Florence Boardman photo (as collected by Mike Seago) and is captioned "Ella approaching Beaumont's Drainage Mill". As she passed, the photographer took another image showing her passing the "Stalham Trader" under sail with the mill adjacent. Both photos are dated 10th April 1930.
  10. Apologies if I've "missed" the answer but with ref to The Postcards from the Norfolk Broads website this was the "Rambler" available for hire from Leo Robinson from 1916 and known to be available (as a houseboat) in 1959.
  11. May I share this image with the Norfolk Wherry Trust's online archive ?
  12. A few more copies of the Wherry Trust's past Journals can be found at :- http://wherryalbion.com/history/journals/ An if you'd like some more old wherry photographs they release quarterly "Dips into the Archive" at :- http://wherryalbion.com/history/archives/
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