Going to Yarmouth by road or rail can often be relaxing and fast (usually from Norwich it takes no more[…]
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Tag: wherry
Albion, the oldest remaining Norfolk wherry
‘Albion’ was built as a Norfolk wherry and carried cargo on the inland waterways of eastern England. Jack Powley was[…]
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Sailing on the Norfolk Broads: 1948
Norfolk wherry, ‘Albion’ is one of just two survivors of the 300 ‘black-sailed traders’ which once carried cargo on the[…]
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Working sail to pleasure boats: Norfolk wherries
The lakes, rivers and man-made channels of the Norfolk Broads are today primarily a centre for pleasure boating. Although the[…]
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Born aboard the wherry ‘Bramble’ (1940)
Jayne was born aboard the wherry ‘Bramble’ in 1940, whilst her father was away at war. She remembers her early[…]
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