Category: Barges and wherries

Barges and wherries and other working boats originally for carrying cargoes

Sunday, March 18th: An afternoon of archive Thames sailing barge films

Bob Roberts and Cambria remembered by mate Dick Durham, and a piece of old film

Dick Durham talks abiut his time as mate aboard the sailing barge Cambria:

And here’s Bob Roberts on film:

Classic barge TV film Sailorman on the BFI website

It’s always good to listen to what the old time barge skippers had to say…