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Feb25
This is a dory, for those who haven’t come across one before - which will include most boating enthusiasts in my country, as this is by no means a British Isles boat.
The origin of the dory is clouded in the mists of time, but this kind of boat Continue Reading »
Feb24
Three Brothers
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Some important historical information has emerged regarding a Morecambe Bay prawner or Nobby now being restored at Newson’s, the Three Brothers. Apparently it was named after Continue Reading »
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Feb23
Gondola
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This is the handsome steam launch and pleasure boat Gondola, first built by railway tycoon Sir James Ramsden in the 1850s to take tourists on tours of Coniston Water, and later rebuilt in the 1980s.
The local railway was originally built to transport raw materials mined in the Coniston Fells to Barrow in Furness from where they were shipped out to their final destination. Sir James saw the potential for Continue Reading »