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Identity of Motor Car on the beach

The CVMC car club experts have seen the picture of a car on Waldringfield beach and have advised that it is not a model T Ford as I thought but that it is almost certainly an American design either a Buick D35 or a Willys Overland 90. Both were assembled in the UK and are very similar in appearance. (Roger…
alyson
April 10, 2021
BoatsBoatyard

M.V.Jahan

Built by Reg Brown, who ran the boatyard, in 1984 and named for his dog. ((Jahan named for Brown's dog - R.Simper))  Over the years she has had an orange, yellow, then orange and now light blue hull colour. Jahan has been used for river cruises from the boatyard since her launch in June 1984. This was covered by the…
alyson
January 9, 2020
BoatsBoatyardNewspaper

1984 May or June EADT and photos of Launch of Jahan

Photos and clipping from W.Boatyard 08JAN20. Please add any extra info in the comments box below. No date but adverts on the back indicate it's before June 19 1984 Special Cruiser launched ‘Disabled people are being given the chance to cruise along the River Deben in a specially fitted-out craft thanks to a boatyard owner’s £70,000 project. Waldringfield Boatyard owner…
alyson
January 8, 2020
BargesBeachBoatyardNon domestic BuildingPhotos

1938 Postcard of beach

Expanded view of Quay area.   The buildings on the quay, from left to right  The one  you can just see, was the building known as "The Paint Shop",the middle one was the main "Boat Building Workshop", the dark building on the right was known as "Wickmans Shed" which covered a launching ramp, with railway lines and bogey which brought yachts up…
alyson
November 14, 2014
BoatyardNon domestic Building

The Boatyard

On the ] quay, which was eventually bought by Mr. Alfred ]. Mr. Stollery refused an offer from a developer, who wanted to build an hotel, as he preferred to have the Nunn brothers' boatyard on the quay.
alyson
March 7, 2011