S.S.B.R.
The Society for Sailing Barge Research
NOTICE BOARD
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If you have any news or items of interest that you would like to share with barge enthusiasts please contact John White by email. john.white6@talk21.com |
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FIFTH SYMPOSIUM ON THAMES SHIPBUILDING AND THAMES BUILT SHIPS –FEBRUARY 2012 The Docklands History Group is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the above Symposium, which is to be held at the Museum of London Docklands, West India Quay, London E14, on Saturday the 18th February, 2012. The Museum, which has extensive displays on Thames shipbuilding, was also the venue for the previous Symposium, held in 2009. The day promises to be a first rate event, which will appeal to a very wide range of interests. The agreed list of speakers and subjects are listed below: *Damian Goodburn - The Archaeology of Medieval Shipbuilding, Three Quays, by the Tower; *Gustav Milne – Foreshore Archaeology, Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing; *Rodney Brown – The Mystery of the Shipwrights; *Chris Ellmers – Gordon & Co., Deptford – Discovering a Lost London Shipyard; *Pieter van der Merwe – Artists and the Thames Shipyards; *Richard Hugh Perks – Sailing Barge Building on the Thames; *Professor Andrew Lambert – John Scott Russell and HMS Warrior; *Mary Mills – Maudslay, Sons & Field and their Greenwich Shipyard; *James Wisdom – The Social and Economic Impact of the Closure of Thornycroft’s Yard, Chiswick. The Symposium will be jointly chaired by Professor Sarah Palmer and Professor Andrew Lambert. The registration fee for the day’s activities will be £30.00 per person (£25.00 for members of the Docklands History Group). The fee will include refreshments, but not lunch. Early booking for the Symposium is highly recommended. To register an interest in attending, and to receive further information and booking details, please email your contact details to info@docklandshistorygroup.org.uk.
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BARGE LISTS Tony Millatt of the Mersea Museum, informs us that he has placed a list of barges from the MN list of 1916 compiled by Ron Green on the Museum website www.merseamusum.org.uk under BARGES. Ron himself says he and his wife Wendy have their own website www.merseaislanders.co.uk with links to both the SSBR and the Museum websites and they would like as many people as possible to visit them.
Ron also mentions The Dunkirk Wrecks website www.forum-marinearchiv.de/ablage/artikel/duenkirchen.html which may be of interest to members.
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BARGE LISTS Ron Carroll reminds members that his lists of "Active Barges", are available, gratis as before, on request and provision of a stamped self addressed envelope to: Ron Carroll 5, Crossfell Road Leverstock Green Hemmel Hempstead. HP3 8RB
Ron would like if possible to encourage information contributions on the current fleet, particularly about changes of barge owners, locations & identifying details please email Ron at: |
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INFORMATION WANTED
Members Peter & Rita Philips are in the process of compiling
next years edition of the Barge Guide and have a number of queries,
so any additional information that can be supplied on the following
barges would be greatly appreciated; ATRATO - Subject to a legal case in the summer, I suspect that she is static only, can anyone confirm? BERIC - I know she has been sold but the new owners are not answering e mail and I don't know if she will be active or static. HENRY - Saw her at Faversham in the summer. She didn't look as though she was too active but I could not get close. I have not seen any reports of her and wonder what her status is? MAY - Local "Community" have it that she will be active next year Hope this is true. MONTREAL - How active is she? TOLLESBURY - A real teaser this one as her location changes with every "Expert" I speak to! I think she is on the marshes somewhere in the Barking Dagenham triangle. Have a special interest in this one as she is the namesake of where I live. She is said to be "For sale" but does not appear in search engines as such. Any information on static/restoration examples is always welcome and greatly appreciated. Please reply to Peter Philips at:
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THE EAST ANGLIAN FILM ARCHIVE The Archive has a range of DVD's available which feature rare and unique footage covering such diverse topics as World War II, Floods, Railways and rural life in the region, as well as titles like: "Suffolk Past" "The Broads: a Norfolk and Suffolk Treasure" "Home Front: East Anglia at War"
All these DVD's are just £9.99 with £1 P&P per item (Free if 4 or more titles are ordered).
The latest titles just released involve London on film: Part 1 of the 1950's set promises the docks shown thriving with shipping.
Order by Phone 01603 251744 [Mentioning SSBR] or online at www.archivefilmshop.co.uk
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NEW PUBLICATION A new book called Salt Marsh and Mud is just out from Amberley Publishing. Its by Nick Ardley, author of the May Flower and tells about the year that he and his wife spent sailing in the Thames Estuary in a clinker built yacht. It also features 130 black & white images and sketches. For Details of the Societies latest Publications - see: " Publications Page". |
Updated 17/10/2010