Old Broads Photographs

[JennyMorgan]

Just found this website:

https://mashable.com/2016/04/30/norfolk-broads/?europe=true

[YnysMon]

Thanks very much Peter. I so appreciate seeing these old photos, and tales of the old Broads. 
I was wondering where this location is.

[JennyMorgan]

Broadland Merlin @ Ranworth Staithe c1970's

[JennyMorgan]

Some details of A42 here:

http://www.broads.org.uk/wiki2018/index.php?title=Photograph_Gallery&classname=NBYCo's_Sally&returnpath=Boat_Details&returnpage=1798&style=Sally

[Chelsea14Ian]

Great photos  Peter.

[marshman]

Absolutely stunning PW - love how they get "dressed" up for the the pictures, or at least some of them!!! What on earth would a fisherman want with a telescope????

Seen some of them before but not all . Love that haystack of marsh "hay" - thats something hardly ever seen, as its usually all about reeds, rushes and sedge. Don't forget that vast quantities of marsh hay went down to London for the horses but not often seen like that!!

In Emerson's books, the photos often tiny!! 

 

[JennyMorgan]

A really iconic Broads picture is this one! Hunsett Mill pre chip shop chimney.

[JennyMorgan]

Re Broadland Merlin. on enlarging the picture I see it is actually Broadland HERON, Ripple Craft, Somerleyton.

[JennyMorgan]

9 minutes ago, marshman said:

What on earth would a fisherman want with a telescope????

Bathing beauties?

[JennyMorgan]

24 minutes ago, marshman said:

What on earth would a fisherman want with a telescope????

Being serious this time. I have such a telescope that belonged to a long departed forbear who was a fisherman. Many houses along the coast had a room overlooking the sea and fishermen ashore kept watch on approaching fishing craft. The fishermen, as they approached the beach or the harbour signaled ashore as to what they had to land and subsequently sell as well as their ETA. That way the lumpers would be ready to unload and the sellers could set their prices based on supply and demand. Fishermen would also keep an eye on their mates that were at sea.  

[Vaughan]

On 19/10/2020 at 01:20, YnysMon said:

I was wondering where this location is.

Somewhere within sight of Sutton mill, I would guess.

[marshman]

Either that or the top of Hickling - thats a tall mill too!!

[NBYCo2124]

Love the picture of Sally. This is while she was in the NBYC hire fleet before my father added the bowsprit and extended the stern. She was a pretty boat in original form, and sailed well. popular with hirers.

I haven't seen this picture before.

Thank you

[Turnoar]

On 19/10/2020 at 00:20, YnysMon said:

Thanks very much Peter. I so appreciate seeing these old photos, and tales of the old Broads. 
I was wondering where this location is.

Looks like Hill Common Hickling, if Sutton mill was the tallest I'd feel sure Hickling' was the second (or equal to other second's), seem to think it was one storey less than Sutton.

[MauriceMynah]

They were going to build it taller, but that's another storey.

[JennyMorgan]

3 hours ago, MauriceMynah said:

They were going to build it taller, but that's another storey.

Intense groan! 

[grendel]

31 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said:

Intense groan! 

camping is not allowed until 12th April, so your groan will have to wait

 

[JennyMorgan]

So back to old Broads photographs, this time c1890 at Oulton Broad.

[marshman]

Someone seems to have cornered the market in small fenders - I use to have two canvas covered ones I suppose I should have put shoe whitener on!!!!!!

Griff would be forever taking them in and putting them out again!!

[BroadAmbition]

Griff would be forever taking them in and putting them out again!!

Wouldn't I just - An all day job - getting nowhere !

Griff