In 1933, Mr Evans the River Thames postman delivers letters to the boats and ships moored on the Thames near Tower Bridge, London.
My thanks to Griselda Mussett for alerting me to this gem.
Category: History
St Anthony in Meneage – a little piece of heaven on the shores of The Lizard
St Anthony in Meneage looks fascinating on the map. It’s a tiny, remote undeveloped fishing station and staithe on a lost creek on the eastern side of the Lizard – and it more than lived up to its promise.
In reality this place, named after monks who lived there centuries ago, turned out to be a small piece of heaven, with its beautiful candle-lit churchyard in a boatyard. For someone who likes rowing, paddling and sailing, it looks pretty well perfect to me. One day I think we may holiday right there and go nowhere else for a whole week. Of course the family are welcome to come with me!
Read about St Anthony in Meneage here.
The camera is a Canon SX40, for those of you who might be interested.
The Apprentice Lighterman (1963)
The Apprentice Lighterman (1963) – a short film about the work of lightermen on the Thames five decades ago.
My thanks to Andrew Craig-Bennett for spotting and sharing this video on The Liquid Highway’s YouTube account.