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Handbook for Bargemen, Lightermen and Tugmen of the Thames: Charles T.Perfect

Look Out Whether sailing close hauled or running free-LOOK OUT!  Whatever the weather, wherever you be-LOOK OUT!  You cannot avoid a thing you don't see-so LOOK OUT!  When coming to anchor, or stowing up sail-LOOK OUT!  Or washing the decks with mop and pail-LOOK OUT!  Whatever you're doing never fail to-LOOK OUT!  It is easy to hit an object that's…
alyson
October 8, 2019
Books

Online books to follow up

Some more wills to look at   Some Waller family trees   Entomology     This is of interest on the Deben page 345   Another Vincent Redstone Epic that must have something in it   This one might be about an escaped American slave who lectured at the church here in 1848.   Something about Wallers and butterfiles 1878…
alyson
October 4, 2019
Photos

Photos for Life on the Deben

Thinking back to the film probably more modern photos would be best. As suggested look at Roger Stollery's slides and Sailing Club pics for these. Also see the Punch article on the front of the website. Here are a few oldies that might be useful. Most of the likely candidates are in the articles to which I referred you. These…
alyson
September 14, 2019
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Books in group

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alyson
August 10, 2019
BooksDeben

1551 1623 Camden’s Britannia newly translated into English

Mentions Deben, Woodbridge, Landguard.   But when the Normans had pos∣sess'd themselves of England, they built here a Castle; which Hugh Bigod held for some time against Stephen the usurping King of England; but at last surren∣der'd it. Now 'tis so entirely gone to decay, that there is not so much as the rubbish left. Some are of opinion that…
alyson
July 24, 2019