Gavin Atkin's weblog for the sort of people who like looking inside boat sheds. It's about old boats, traditional boats, boat building, restoration, the sea and the North Kent Coast
Our friend Malcolm Woods spotted this little gem of a film showing Biddy the legendary Hastings tub man in action nearly a century ago – his tub and various cuttings and photos are still in the fisherman’s museum at Hastings, but this really brings his particular crazy way of making a living to life. Thanks … Continue reading “Biddy the Hastings tub man on the British Pathé website”
[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] As promised, some more photos from the working beach at Hastings (see my earlier set of photos). I haven’t much to say about them, except that I’m awestruck that these old wooden boats are still working in such numbers – at one time I would have said they were reducing in numbers so … Continue reading “More photos of the traditional wooden clinker-built fleet of fishing boats at Hastings”
[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] The house that once belonged to Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell’s mum Also in Hastings we found this extraordinary house. Perhaps the last time I walked along this road I failed to make the obvious connection, but this time I didn’t fail to make it and took the shots that duty required. The story … Continue reading “More photographs from Hastings: statues and portraits of historical celebrities”