Noble Life: a film about sailing barges Westmorland and Cambria

Barges on the Seine and beyond

There’s some splendid footage of French barges and barging life in this charming film on Vimeo. And I can recommend the music too! My thanks to my musical friend Liam Robinson for spotting this one.

Aerial photos of Thames sailing barges

This gallery of aerial photos of Thames sailing barges from the 1940s is an interesting document – not least because it shows clearly how far barges in those days would travel, as can be seen from the shot of Kingston upon Hull and the photo of three barges moored near Cowes. By the way, the sparkling … Continue reading “Aerial photos of Thames sailing barges”