jillR Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 containing some serious eye candy in 1962 http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/1714 raising a wherry 1960 http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/212977 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loribear Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 thanks jill for putting that first one on, it brings back memories for me, my dad moored at the other side of that railway bridge, & went to the pub, & must have got up someones back as someone undid our ropes , I was only young at the time & I remember my dad whistling & waking me up, & asking me to throw the rope to him, & it took 3 attempts ,as the boat was near the bridge , good job it wasn't on main river . lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebbtide Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I remember the shipping on the Yare, going up to The Port Of Norwich. I was living in Norfolk then. I loved seeing those ships on the river. A little disconcerting sometimes as you came around a bend and met one! Rather sad that its all gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Hello Ebbtide, Welcome to the forum from Tan & myself. As you say it is a pity that the commercial craft are no longer seen on the rivers. If you have been following the blog that John (Hockham Admiral) has posted above his current holiday in Holland, most European countries have a better policy with regards to using commercial craft. Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebbtide Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Thank you Alan & Tan I do know your post from another forum. In fact I recognise a few names here. Yes European waterways have got it together. I was in Belgium a couple of years ago, and it was a pleasure to see the waterways carrying commercial traffic. I notice that the last barge traffic on the Trent finished a couple of weeks ago alas. I guess when all of the roads are "bunged up" completely perhaps there will be a re-think. I do rather like this forum & I will take a look at Johns Blog Maurice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Maurice, Hi and welcome aboard from us. I think you'll find us a pretty friendly lot and hope to hear more from you. (P.S. I'll be putting more pics on tomorrow of our trip down the Princess Margaret Canal here in Friesland today). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Fascinating stuff, Jill, thanks. I'll try to watch it again when I get decent broadband as my present WIFI is painfully slow (but free!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trambo Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Hi Ebbtide. Welcome to the "Net". Remember the coasters goiing up to Norwich but never as prolific as on the film. It's a pity they do not have a date. Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebbtide Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Hi Fred. Thanks for the welcome. The film is dated 1962. I can remember it being as busy as that sometime around the mid 60s. then in 1976 I was working in the area and would often park up and watch the shipping activity. It was in decline then, though a lot of timber was still being shipped to Boulton & Paul I think coal also was coming in still. I seem to remember the decline was hastened with a problem at Carrow Road Bridge. Ships were still coming in until the late 70s and possible the early 80s. I seem to remember ships still coming to Cantly even later. Unfortunately putting everything on the road is rather short sighted. When the road are bunged up, we won't have any wharfs, as nearly all have been built on! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Unfortunately putting everything on the road is rather short sighted. When the road are bunged up, we won't have any wharfs, as nearly all have been built on! Absolutely, Maurice. I've just posted half a dozen pics (on our Dutch Hols Topic) of the barges on a Saturday morning here in Holland. There were quite a few more but I didn't want it to get too boring! They seem far more long-term sighted over here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebbtide Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Thanks John. I am following your blog with interest. That's a lovely vessel your aboard. I am sure your both having a wonderful time. Re commercial traffic. You will have guessed its something I am rather passionate about! Maurice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbird Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Superb archive film! I'm slightly younger than the film, but even so still remember the coasters coming up to Cantley. I seem to remember there were some rumblings about that recommencing but it seemed to have died a death. There was obviously a good reason why but I don't know what it was, silting etc perhaps? I certainly don't remember Norwich looking so industrial, and didn't even know there was a powerstation near the old Boulton and Paul site! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprintst Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Terrific film, some of it looks as though it hasn't changed that much and was shot yesterday in black and white. Loved the part showing a couple of cars up on the road and describing the traffic hurrying through Thorpe. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjt Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 It brought back memories for me too. Most years in the fifties and sixties we would travel to visit relatives in Gorleston during the summer holidays. After traversing the Southern ring road we would come out through Thorpe and I remember there was always a very large white cruiser with portholes all down the side moored on the far bank. I wonder if anyone else remembers it or knows any more about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 hi mike here are pictures of morning flight moored at Thorpe green 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 here is a picture showing Norwich new and old 2003 and 1993 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjt Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 That's the one Jill. Lovely to see it again. It was always notable due to the shape of the portholes. I'd be interested to know if it survives but I guess probably not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebbtide Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 That's the one Jill. Lovely to see it again. It was always notable due to the shape of the portholes. I'd be interested to know if it survives but I guess probably not. I remember recently reading on another forum I think, that it was an MTB converted to a house boat, and ended its days in Jenners Basin on the island. There is a lot more to the story, and I expect someone more informed than I will come along with more information. Maurice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 hi Maurice the shape of her pointy end was for visibility when she had her foot down and her pointy end lifted. the family who lived on her were the ashbys. the hearts site will tell all .......... http://www.heartscruisers.co.uk/history.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Hello Jill,The link and the history of the company was very interesting.RegardsAlan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebbtide Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Thanks Jill Very interesting, and certainly filled in a lot of gaps........Even though reading the article did make me feel rather old!! Maurice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 don't worry Maurice your among good like minded company here I came across this today while rooting out a corner ... the Blackheath finds her way to the sea blocked by ice stuck at reedham bridge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebbtide Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Good picture Jill. I don't remember that. The date on the picture is 1993 though the picture looks earlier. I just can't seem to recall what sort of winter we had in 93. 12" of ice imagine hitting that with a grp cruiser! Maurice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjt Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Look again - it's 1997. What caught my eye was the web address printed at the bottom and I've been trying to work out when the www first started to come into general use. Also it's printed in colour and I can't remember when that first became commonplace either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Hi Mike,The fist reported colour newspaper was the "Today" which launched in 1986.RegardsAlan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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