AdnamsGirl Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 In the 1930s .... You may have travelled to the Broads in one of these ... The boatyard might have looked like this ... You could have hired one of these ... Or one of these .. You might have popped to Mr Simpsons store at Stokesby for provisions ... Or maybe even the branch of Roys in Horning ... And then topped up with fresh water at the pump on Horning Green ... I'll post some more of these later if anyone is interested? Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Great pic's Carol. Im not sure about those hats tho.!! Can you imagine how quiet it was on the water back then..... Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Ricko Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Keep posting Carol, I love all photos from before last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Lovel stuff Carol. Real Coot Club days. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Great pic's Carol. Im not sure about those hats tho.!! Can you imagine how quiet it was on the water back then i think it was far busier then more please carol jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Hi Carol Great piccies, I especially loved the one of Herbert Woods boatyard, though I think I prefer the newer designs and modern comforts! All the best Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupes Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Hi Carol Lovely to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnygeoff Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Yes, Please keep posting. Great pics. Well before my time, but interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdnamsGirl Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 Dan Horner!! The Herbert Woods "Light" cruisers were the height of modernity in the late 20s and early 1930s. Low wash hulls, the Morris marine engine, fresh water taps in the galley and WC, sprung "somnus" matresses on the roomy berths ... the galley was fitted with n enamel sink and the latest Valor double burner parrafin stove ... hand pump toilet drawing river water in the heads. Mrs Woods made sure that the interiors were luxurious , selecting all the materials and apparently even making the curtains herself. The cruisers were all equipped with the blue and white willow patterened "Yuan" ware and good quality cutlery and there was plenty of wardrobe and storage space on board. Aaahhh ... what more could you want? Oh for a time machine !! The rivers would have been pretty busy in the early 1930s although the season was a little shorter. There was a massive boom in Broads boating holidays during the 20s and early 30s for those that could afford it ..... it all came to a halt with the outbreak of WW2. Boatyards were still building yachts, but had also begun to build numerous motor cruisers ... Herbert Woods had quite a large fleet by 1933 and was almost churning them out on a production line! Blakes catalogue from 1933 lists over 275 cabin yachts and over 250 motor cruisers for hire ... plus 14 wherries, wherry yachts and motor wherries. There were many other yards and businesses who were hiring out a variety of boats independantly too. Braods Haven was in it's infancy in 1932 .... work had begun digging out the huge basins by hand in 1929 ... the large sheds and workshops were erected and there was even a garage for customers cars. The full story of Herbert Woods can be found in the book written by his daughter Jennifer Woods - "Herbert Woods - A Famous Broadland Pioneer". These images are actually stills taken from cine film. Sadly, I don't know anything about the family featured but they took two Broadland holidays with Herbert Woods - the first in 1932 aboard Spark Of Light and the following year they hired Countess Of Light. They must have been fairly well off as the Morris Major car would have been practically brand new in 1932. The only clue I have is that the registration number of the car was UG 199 .... the UG prefix was apparently issued in the Leeds area. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Hi Carol please keep the photo's coming in Herbert Woods yard home of the light cruisers but whats the rest of it saying down the sheds? Jonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnygeoff Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Carol, Just a quick Q. Do you know how much a weeks hire would have been back in those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdnamsGirl Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 In 1933 the six berth "Spark Of Light" cost between £12 and £17 for a weeks hire, and the eight berth "Countess Of Light" cost between £14 and £21 per week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 You'll just have to forgive Dan Carol! He is of the view "If it's not made of plastic, it just aint fantastic" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnygeoff Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 All relavent to wages I suppose, But I wish they were that now it costs that much to park your car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdnamsGirl Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 For Dan and Jonny a few more pics of Broads Haven ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdnamsGirl Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 In the 1930s .... Boating fashions were a little different ... Afternoon tea was a formal affair ... There were still quite a few working mills with sails that turned! You might have encountered one of these .... Or hired one of these to bomb around Oulton Broad with .... I'll post some more tomorrow if I get the chance! Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springsong Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Carol I don't want to hijack your thread but as you know I have a few 1930s' photos shall I post them on this thread ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Ricko Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Hi Carol, Dad thinks the launch is one of his old ones, possibly 'Miss Anne' Also I have the names of all the people in the Porter + Haylett 1980s pic on your website, the two I know look very different now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdnamsGirl Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 Hi Barry .... of course, please do post any 30s pics you have on here. Clive ... that's very interesting to know that it may be one of your dads old launches. There is quite a long sequence in the film of various launches bombing around Oulton Broad (they certainly weren't low wash!! ) so I will see if I can grab some more stills of them. It would be good to finally know who all those chaps in the Porter & Haylett pic are ..... I think I look a bit different to how I did in 1983 too! Back to the 1930s ..... You would have seen some very familiar looking bridges ... with unfamiliar surroundings .... Another familiar bridge .... And some bridges which no longer exist! And Breydon had a magnificent rail viaduct crossing it with a swinging section to allow river traffic to pass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdnamsGirl Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 Passenger cruisers looked rather different ... You might have encountered some very large boats on Breydon as they headed to and from the Port of Norwich! But some things haven't chamged .. A holiday wouldn't have been complete without a trip to Oulton Broad And maybe a walk along the seafront at Lowestoft ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Hi Carol Brilliant photo's i dint even know there was a chalet to the left hand side of Herbert Wood's bridge. Jonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springsong Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 My parents took a holiday in 1938 on one of Chimley & Hawke's house boats called Mermaid. I don't know who this is but he was with them on this holiday. For those who don't know C&H were well respected yacht builders in Horning on the site where the ca nopy maker and boat sales are, the odd chalets were built on the actual boat shed site. He was obviously well equiped judging by what look like the old Tolly Cobold bottles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springsong Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 It quite clearly had an effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springsong Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Here are two you may have seen before. A barely regocnisable Horning with the wherry yacht White Moth sailing towards the ferry and a lugsail coming the other way towards the village. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springsong Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Here is The Horning Ferry Inn before it got bombed in WW2. The aft cockpit boat is Wendy, part of Jack Powles fleet and the big one behind is on of the Leo Robinson fleet Eagle class but I cannot make out which. There is also a rather nice 3 litre Bentley in the car park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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