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alyson

WW2

Operation Quicksilver and Bigbobs

This is an updated version of ] . In World War Two the Allies wanted Nazi Germany to believe that the invasion of Europe would land at Calais and not Normandy. Consequently in early 1943 a grand deception plan was devised code named  Operation Fortitude . A small part of this plan was  Operation Quicksilver and part of this was…
alyson
January 11, 2014
Barges

Victoria

Main trade Muck&Straw Name Victoria Port of Registry London, Harwich Off. No. 47870 Tonnage 43 Tonnage system grt Where built Faversham Builder Redman When built 1864 Length ft. 71.6 Beam ft. 16.5 Draught ft. 9.4 Changes 0 Rig/Hull 0 Owners Wrinch 1893 History Housebarge 1930 OS Ref 0 Location 0
alyson
December 31, 2013
Barges

Reindeer

Main trade 0 Name Reindeer Port of Registry Ipswich Off. No. 79056 Tonnage 124 Tonnage system 0 Where built Ipswich Builder Curtis When built 1879 Length ft. 97.1 Beam ft. 22.5 Draught ft. 8 Changes 0 Rig/Hull Ketch/Bowsprit Owners Beaumont History Woodbridge based, coal specialistB15 Topsail 44, Barges on the Deben by Robert Simper. Abandoned at sea (inner Dowsing LV)…
alyson
December 31, 2013
Barges

Ocean Queen

Main trade 0 Name Ocean Queen Port of Registry Rochester Off. No. 44616 Tonnage 59 Tonnage system 0 Where built Sittingbourne Builder Taylor When built 1862 Length ft. 75 Beam ft. 19 Draught ft. 6.5 Changes 0 Rig/Hull 0 Owners Peck History Lost in Gale 1917 Small Downs Kent OS Ref 0 Location 0
alyson
December 31, 2013
Barges

Lady of the Wave

Main trade 0 Name Lady of the Wave Port of Registry London Off. No. 15487 Tonnage 53 Tonnage system 0 Where built Brightlingsea Builder ? When built 1856 Length ft. 0 Beam ft. 0 Draught ft. 0 Changes 0 Rig/Hull 0 Owners Brooks History Abandoned Nacton 1940s, few timbers visible OS Ref TM.195.391 Location 0
alyson
December 31, 2013
Barges

Kingfisher

Main trade Cement Name Kingfisher Port of Registry Ipswich Off. No. 0 Tonnage 0 Tonnage system 0 Where built 0 Builder Colchester When built 1878 Length ft. 0 Beam ft. 0 Draught ft. 0 Changes 0 Rig/Hull 0 Owners 0 History Skipper Stebbings, Mate Page:Skipper Moyse 1894.  Mercantile & Ipswich Registers between 1867 and 1940 show no barge called "Kingfisher"…
alyson
December 31, 2013
Barges

Jumbo

Main trade Cement Name Jumbo Port of Registry London Off. No. 85141 Tonnage 50 Tonnage system 0 Where built Brentford Builder 0 When built 1882 Length ft. 0 Beam ft. 0 Draught ft. 0 Changes 0 Rig/Hull 0 Owners 1916 Cotton Powder Co., City, London History This is mentioned as belonging to Masons but there is no trace of a…
alyson
December 31, 2013
Barges

Freston Tower

Main trade Muck&Straw Name Freston Tower Port of Registry Ipswich Off. No. 95307 Tonnage 50 Tonnage system 0 Where built Harwich Builder Cann When built 1889 Length ft. 81 Beam ft. 19 Draught ft. 6.3 Changes 0 Rig/Hull 0 Owners Turner&Haste 1889 History Housebarge 1950, Broken up 1954. The last cement cargo of 110 tons was taken away in Hastes…
alyson
December 31, 2013
Barges

Frederick William

Main trade 0 Name Frederick William Port of Registry Ipswich Off. No. 79057 Tonnage 53 Tonnage system 0 Where built Ipswich Builder Curtis When built 1879 Length ft. 0 Beam ft. 0 Draught ft. 0 Changes 0 Rig/Hull 0 Owners Curtis&Orvis 1879 History Housebarge by 1950 Broken up OS Ref TQ.188.779 Location 0
alyson
December 31, 2013
Barges

Bluebell

Yacht 1939, Torchbearer, became HMS Torchbearer Degaussing Mobile Wiping Unit in WW2 Degaussing Mobile Wiping Unit - degaussing mobile wipingvessel TORCHBEARER, tender JUMBO, both at Harwich see http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4201-40RNShips2Home.htm , Store 1954, Keelson visible now. Main trade Muck&Straw Name Bluebell Port of Registry Ipswich Off. No. 95304 Tonnage 45 Tonnage system 0 Where built Rochester Builder Curel When built 1888 Length ft. 81 Beam ft. 19.2 Draught…
alyson
December 31, 2013
BargesCement Works

Cement trade

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alyson
December 24, 2013
Location/FeaturePlaces

Cuttings in the saltmarsh

Regular Cuttings at Kingfisher Creek - origins unknown - Photo by Stan Baston Google Earth - Regular Cuttings at "Kingfisher Creek" - origins unknown A walk past the sailing club along the sea wall leading, not quite, to Hemley will reveal a series of cuttings in the saltmarsh extending for about 350m. The channels vary from 5m wide to less than…
alyson
December 14, 2013
MaybushNon domestic Building

Maybush by Gareth

THE MAYBUSH Alan Matheson in coalition with the History Group   Picture 2 – Maybush today – from the water   The Maybush, as it is now known, was originally a farmhouse, probably just 30ft x 14 ft with great thick walls according to Arnott. Anyone standing in the road alongside the pub, is able to see a central section…
alyson
December 13, 2013
NotablePeoplePerson

Sir Peter Beckford Rutgers Vanneck 1922 -1999

Vanneck, Hon.  Youngest son of 5th Baron Huntingfield (William Charles Arcedeckne Vanneck), KCMG (1883-1969) and Margaret Eleanor (1884-1943), daughter of Judge Ernest Crosby, NY. Married 1st (08.04.1943, St Margaret's, Westminster, London; marriage dissolved 1984) Cordelia Errington, youngest daughter of Capt. Reginald Hugh Errington, RN (retd), of Bury St Edmunds; one daughter (and one daughter deceased). Married 2nd (02.1984, Kensington and…
alyson
November 23, 2013