In this tiny fragment of late 19th century film footage, we see smacks leaving Great Yarmouth. Shot with one of[…]
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Sailing By: Tales from our oceans, seas, coasts and inland waterways
Collecting 'tales of sail' from around the world to link with modern-day sailors
Tales in this category have some connection with the East Coast of England, roughly from the north Kent coast, River Thames and estuary north as far as the Wash. It is a popular sailing area for leisure cruising today and has a rich maritime heritage with many classic craft still plying the coasts.
In this tiny fragment of late 19th century film footage, we see smacks leaving Great Yarmouth. Shot with one of[…]
Read moreHere’s an interesting tale about Eustace the Monk, a colourful character who worked for both King John of England and[…]
Read moreThis Pathé archive film tells the story of Thames Sailing barge Pretoria which became a restaurant on the Thames in[…]
Read moreWhat would travellers from the days of sail make of Harwich Harbour in the 21st century? Daniel Defoe takes to[…]
Read more‘Albion’ was built as a Norfolk wherry and carried cargo on the inland waterways of eastern England. Jack Powley was[…]
Read moreThis ‘Instructional film’ from the Pathé Archive provides a clearly-presented overview of trawling in the 1940s, as steam began to[…]
Read moreNorfolk wherry, ‘Albion’ is one of just two survivors of the 300 ‘black-sailed traders’ which once carried cargo on the[…]
Read moreDaniel Defoe describes the fishing fair and other trading activity in Yarmouth, during his travels in Norfolk. He is most[…]
Read moreWaldringfield, a small village on the River Deben in Suffolk has had sailing clubs since 1921 and September 2019 saw[…]
Read moreThis silent movie from the Pathé archive opens with two girls standing on the deck of a small yacht before the[…]
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