Oulton Broad Boat Yard to let.

[JennyMorgan]

In the EDP Friday 21st, can't find it on the Net but give Knight Benjamin a call on 01603 624244, Work-shop & room for eight boats. My guess is that it is the old Richardsons/Collins/TopCraft yard. Be good to see it up and running again.

[C.Ricko]

yep,

 but never Dads, do you mean Robinsons?

[JennyMorgan]

yep,

 but never Dads, do you mean Robinsons?

Sorry, got that one wrong then. No, not Robinsons, the one immediately to the East of the Maltings.

[JennyMorgan]

Clive, just to be clear, the yard between Robinsons & the Maltings.

[JennyMorgan]

Clive's correction lead me to reading up on Carol/Broadland Memories website:

http://www.broadlandmemories.co.uk/blog/2011/10/oulton-broad-hire-fleets-of-the-past/

Long time ago & sure as heck my memory is only good after about 1958/59 but pants before that! I didn't have much to do with the yards until I became a delivery boy helping to take groceries to the yards when I was twelve or thirteen.

[C.Ricko]

Topcraft was Collins pleasurecraft Ltd prior to that it was owned by Woodens.

 

Dad had the yard which was Will Parkers yard which he sold to Hamptons.

[JennyMorgan]

Clive, as a kid I must have walked or biked past your Dad's Caldecott Road yard hundreds of times without realizing it was Richardsons. I well remember Hamptons, Alec was a family friend and I delivered there at least once a week during the season. Prior to that I remember the yard area being under green corrugated iron with several undercover slipways, presumably dating from Robinson's wartime activities. For several years there was the carcass of an incomplete landing craft sunken over the rails. Presumably Will Parker took it on and converted the slipways to quay heading or was that something Dad did?

[C.Ricko]

Parker sold the yard to dad the same as it was when dad sold it.

I don't know who bought Robinsons yard, there were a couple of fellows who built 'G class' Yachts in there but not sure if they rented as they went there after their Horning premises burned down..

[JawsOrca]

Clive.. I think it would be the ideal base for that "classic fleet".. don't you think?

[BroadScot]

Or, young Alan, all the BIG uns that "scrape" through Ludham Bridge when the water is high!

 

Iain.

[JennyMorgan]

Robinsons then Norfolk Knights then Larncer Marine then Pegasus Yachts. At some point in history a bloke called Lorrie ? bought the freehold which he has just sold to Badger Builders.

[webntweb]

Were Norfolk Knights and Knights Creek the same company?