‘Albion’ was built as a Norfolk wherry and carried cargo on the inland waterways of eastern England. Jack Powley was[…]
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The East Coast of the UK
‘Albion’ was built as a Norfolk wherry and carried cargo on the inland waterways of eastern England. Jack Powley was[…]
Read moreThe lakes, rivers and man-made channels of the Norfolk Broads are today primarily a centre for pleasure boating. Although the[…]
Read moreEast Coast OGA member, Jayne Tracey, recounts her memories of life aboard a Dutch botter on the Norfolk Broads. Sold[…]
Read moreIn this tiny fragment of late 19th century film footage, we see smacks leaving Great Yarmouth. Shot with one of[…]
Read moreThe ‘Baden Powell’, believed to be the last of the wooden double-ended Kings Lynn cockle boats, is being restored with[…]
Read moreThe East Coast cockle bawley, ‘Endeavour’ is a real survivor! She’s been sunk twice, been to war, rescued flood victims,[…]
Read moreLowestoft was one of the major fishing docks on the east coast of England from the days of sail through[…]
Read moreHere’s an interesting tale about Eustace the Monk, a colourful character who worked for both King John of England and[…]
Read moreIn this extract, an East Coast member of the OGA recalls a story about his father, who purchased a 42[…]
Read moreDaniel Defoe describes this stretch of coast, from the Thames to Yarmouth Roads, as one of the ‘most dangerous and[…]
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