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River Thames Past Hire Yards

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At their peak in the 80s the Broads had getting on for 100 hire yards. Now there are about 15.

Similarly the Thames had almost 40 yards hiring cruisers. Now I don't think there are even a handful.

List of Thames yards attached taken from The Thames Book 1982.

09 Hire yards.jpeg

10 Hire yards.jpeg

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