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Issue 28 Jan 2015

Newsletter January 2015, Newsletter No. 28


Ha’penny Breeze

"Ha'penny Breeze" is a feature film made in and about Pin Mill  

in 1949. It did the rounds of UK cinemas and its World

Premiere was at the Ritz Cinema in the Buttermarket.

The story is that David and Jonnie, 2 demobbed prisoners of

war, return to David's home village. Jonnie is a keen

yachtsman from Australia and David is a boat designer and

heir to the famous old boatyard of Harry King & Sons at Pin

Mill. They arrive to find that the village - and boatyard - have

fallen on hard times. They persuade the villagers to help them

renovate the fishing smack that David had designed and built

before the war and convert it into a yacht. Then, by entering

her into a yacht race, they hope to win orders and so renew

the fortunes of the village.

Several locals appear in the film and one IMT member can be

seen playing a (then!) younger member of the King family. All

aspects of Pin Mill are to be seen - as it was just after WWII

complete with frequent visits to the Butt & Oyster!

The sailing sequences involved several members of the PMSC quietly towing buckets to ensure that  the hero wins! The quality of the film has recently been "enhanced". It is thoroughly entertaining, a  good yarn and also an historic document - especially to us "Maritime Locals".

Appropriately, we have arranged for a special showing of the film for Ipswich  Maritime Trust members at the Pin Mill Sailing Club on the evening of Saturday 18th April, where one can enjoy the (hardly altered) ambiance of Pin Mill some 65 years after the film was shot.

There will be a bar, wonderful views, and a “finger buffet" before the  showing. Due to the limited capacity of the Pin Mill Sailing Club it will be

necessary to book places to see the film. There is a charge of £5 per person for the film and buffet – more details will be sent out closer to the time, but  put this in your diary, and if you are interested please call Geoffrey Dyball on

01473 214004 to book your place, or email

bookings@ipswichmaritimetrust.org.uk

Some reviews of the film at the time:

Fresh, uninhibited and disarmingly ingenious romantic drama … …backgrounds are both  picturesque and authentic. Essentially English, good humoured and thrilling ….. The  picture has much wholesome sentiment, a sly sense of humour and a number of realistic  thrills. The yacht race is exceptionally well handled, with good scenic qualities.

BREEZY, SALTY AND BUBBLING OVER WITH GOODWILL.IT SHOULD BE  CORDIALLY RECEIVED.


KINEMATOGRAPH WEEKLY

A breath of sea air, in a new British film...of infinite charm, and its cavalcade of white  sails, its men of the sea with salty aspect no studio could ever have given them, and a  rollicking sea shanty which runs through it like a capricious breeze.


WESTERN MAIL, CARDIFF

‘Alanna’ c.1939, Pin Mill

Some facts about the film:

- A film of many firsts. It was the first British film ever to initiate profit participation for its actors and principal  technicians. A certain sum is paid up front during production. The rest is deferred till the film obtains a  financial return. In this case the ‘certain sum’ up front was £10 a week each, including the director, writer  and producers.

- It was the first feature film of its director, Frank Worth, who was only 23 when he started it.

- It was one of the first British feature movies shot entirely on location – including location sound – which in  those pre-compact magnetic recording days, necessitated an enormous three-ton sound truck manned by  four technicians to record sound.

- With only sufficient resources to shoot but not to edit a complete postproduction, the maker had to seek a  little further funding; so it was probably the first feature picture that overnight made film financiers of a  milkman, an estate agent, a variety comic and a sympathetic old grandmother.

- Even so the director and editor had to cut the film by night – dusk to dawn, rent of the cutting rooms was  cheaper. It was the only way they could finish the film on its £16,000 budget.

- The film needed music, but instead of simply dubbing some out-of-copyright recorded piece on to the  soundtrack, the makers had the temerity to approach the man who was probably the leading writer of film  music in Britain at the time, Philip Green, and ask him if he could write and record something original, but of  course for very little reimbursement. Their cheek paid off, and Phil Green wrote a charming piece called after  the film title Ha’penny Breeze.

- Philip Green unearthed ancient folk tunes and village airs from the Pin Mill area and cleverly blended them  into his score, which was played on a 100 year old concertina for the film soundtrack.

Some local characters:

Harry King – whose boatyard

featured in the film

A local boy during shooting Ha'penny Breeze

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IMT membership subs.

The membership subscriptions for 2015 are now  due. Many thanks to all those people who pay by  standing order; it is appreciated as it makes the  administration task much easier. The IMT has 302  members and a fantastic 71% pay by standing  order, thank you.

If there is a renewal form attachment with the  email, or printout with this posted newsletter, then  the membership subscription is due as our records do not show that it is paid by standing order.

We will be very happy to take your subscription  either

- by cash or cheque at one of the spring talks, or  - by posted cheque, or

- by bank transfer, or

- consider paying by standing order.

All the details are on the renewal letter. We look  forward to your continuing membership.


UCS - The Ipswich  Maritime Trust Award

In 2014 we inaugurated the sponsorship of The  Ipswich Maritime Trust Award for the Best Essay in  Maritime History, to be awarded annually.


The photo above shows Dr Harvey Osborne, Senior  Lecturer in History, and the 2014 winner Heather  Gittins.

The title of the winning essay was: ‘Assess David  Cannadine’s argument that seaside resorts in  general had aristocratic origins and continue to

have a dominant ‘patrician’ culture to the 1930s.’ The essay was written as part of the History  Department’s Module ‘Sea and Society since 1750’.


Suffolk Museum of the  Year Awards event 2014

27 October 2014

Although the Trust doesn't qualify as an Accredited  Museum, our dockside window displays project a  very professional image, thanks to the hard work of  the "window wizards", who devise and implement  a rolling programme of exhibitions, with changes of  theme every six months. The window - from mid November - features local boatbuilders and we  hope the one after that (May 2015) will major on  the amazing architectural drawings and sketches by  Edward Caley of the Ipswich waterfront made in  1837, years before the Dock and present Custom  House were built!


Caley drew all the waterfront buildings and quays  from what is now Stoke Bridge right round to Cliff  Quay: a complete panorama in minute detail of  exactly what was there - and in a few cases, still is.  The original drawings are in the Suffolk Record  Office but the Trust has scanned them and we put  1/3rd size copies - plus a scale model of the then  Custom House - on show at the Suffolk Museum of  the Year Awards ceremony hosted by Lesley  Dolphin of BBC Radio Suffolk at the UCS building on  27 October. The full-size drawings will be in our  window display next summer.

The Trust aims to be present - and visible - at  events of this sort and is grateful to Ben Bendall  who put this display together.


Des Pawson also displayed an excellent collection of  items from his Museum of Knots and Sailors'  Ropework.

Richard Watkinson


Museum News

Window Museum 11th display


A CELEBRATION OF LOCAL YACHT AND  BOAT BUILDING

In past centuries Ipswich and its river were famed throughout the world for the innovation and  quality of its ship building, both for wartime and  peaceful trading purposes. This is well documented,  celebrating such famous names as Slade (designer  of Nelson’s Flag ship HMS Victory), and Richard  Gower (designer and builder of the revolutionary  ship Transit). Ipswich’s reputation for quality and  skilled shipbuilding had already been established in  past centuries such that many of the Admiralty commissioned wooden warships were constructed  here for a time, until the plentiful supply of oak  became depleted.

What is perhaps not so well appreciated is that,  since the early days of yachting for pleasure, this  same tradition of invention, and world-beating  revolutionary new design flourished, and continues  to flourish in local boat yards. Our 11th display seeks to celebrate them, with examples of their  work, and in words and photographs.

Present day boatyards keep alive these skills from  the most traditional wooden boat building, to the  most modern, as well as a unique combination of  the two in the case of Spirit Yachts, in their  premises on the ‘island site’, in Ipswich dock. It is  hardly surprising that they were chosen to provide  James Bond’s yacht for the film ‘Casino Royale’, as  seen in the large photograph in the display.  Unfortunately Daniel Craig seems to have preferred  mooring this beautiful Ipswich-built yacht in Venice  rather than Ipswich dock – maybe next time!

Meanwhile earlier this year Russian Fedor  Konyukhov rowed solo across the Pacific in a  specially rowing boat built by Demon Yachts of  Harkstead

Along the front of the display is placed a selection  of such boatyards, past and present, large and  small, all contributing to our unique maritime  history. When you look at the yachts and different  types of sailing craft now moored in the dock, it is  worth appreciating that a quite remarkable number  of their design features, now copied world-wide,  were invented and developed here. The world of  yachting owes a great debt of gratitude to such  local innovators as Austin Farrar, some of whose  work is featured in the display.

Ipswich should be proud of such contributions to  the world of yacht design and construction.

Des Pawson


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IMT Sponsorships


Stem to Stern

In 2013 the IMT agreed to contribute £500 to part - sponsor the building of a 12’6” dingy for the 5th Woodbridge Sea Scouts – this is the latest update  on the project.

The afternoon of 14 September 2014 saw a major  milestone in the project to provide the 5th  Woodbridge Sea Scouts with a brand new wooden  12 ft. clinker sailing dinghy (based on the Sea  Ranger design) built by Suffolk boatbuilding  apprentice Tim Smith. Tim was awarded Lowestoft  College Apprentice of the Year and Student  Achiever of the Year 2012. The project was part sponsored by IMT as part of its aims of encouraging  sailing amongst the young and helping keep alive  traditional skills, such as building boats in  traditional materials. Tim's training was co ordinated by Helen Kemp and Bruce Chapple of  Stem to Stern Heritage Training.

Tim started work last year on the boat in a shed at  Robertson's boatyard under the watchful eye of  master shipwright John Krejsa. The Trust followed  progress keenly - as did the Sea Scouts to whom the  boat has been donated. A crowded Deben Yacht  Club was the venue of the naming ceremony, part  of Maritime Woodbridge 2014. The boat was  named 'Sylvia Ruth' after Tim's mother - it being a  tradition for many working vessels to be named  after a family member. The ceremony was  performed by Lady Carolyn Townshend who lives  close to Robertson's and who gave him much  practical help and support during the build.

After the naming ceremony, the boat returned to  Robertson's for some final tweaking and to have  the sails fitted. The Sea Scouts will now be able to have valuable - and pleasurable - sailing and boat handling experience in a craft they have seen grow  from bits of bare timber to a complete, bright  varnished boat.

Richard Watkinson


Future Events


Ha’penny Breeze

Saturday evening, April 18th.

See front page for information. A reminder will be  sent out closer to the date with confirmed times,  but if you wish to book your places, please call  Geoffrey Dyball on 01473 214004, or email  bookings@ipswichmaritimetrust.org.uk


Visit to Woodbridge Tide Mill Tuesday 19th May, 6pm


The Tide Mill at Woodbridge has worked for some  800 years. It was the last commercial tide mill in the  UK, and is now restored to working order. A five metre English oak waterwheel turns the machinery,

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producing flour sold and used locally. There are also  displays showing the mill’s long history.

Photo by Stuart Grimwade of the working mill in 1958

The Tide Miller, Nigel Barratt (who is one of only  two practising in the world now!) and his  colleagues have kindly agreed to provide a guided  tour and run the mill machinery specially for us, at  the critically important state of the tide, so come  prepared to take away some ground flour for your  own bread-making. The tour lasts just over an hour,  and members can gather afterwards for supper at  the Anchor. Please let us know numbers so we can  pre-book tables.


Cost £4 per head; restricted internal access means  limited numbers, so please book early. Contact  Geoffrey Dyball on 01473 214004, or by email at  bookings@ipswichmaritimetrust.org.uk.

Meet at the tide mill at 6pm.


Thames barge trip on sb Victor Thursday 11th June

Our occasional chartering of the sb Victor, 120  years old this year, for full day trips on the rivers  Orwell and Stour have proved popular and  therefore another is organised for Thursday 11th June, when hopefully the weather will be more  clement.

So close your eyes and imagine a lovely summer’s  day on the river and make that booking. Details are  at the end of the newsletter, and there is a discount  for booking before 6th April.


Spring 2015 talks

We have three more interesting talks on a  maritime theme this autumn starting on  Wednesday 4th February. The titles of the talks are  below with more details on page 10 of the  newsletter. Reminders of the all the talks will be  sent out closer to the events, together with  information for the supper booking (catering by  Val, ex of the Steamboat pub), but please make a  note of the dates in your diary.


Wednesday February 4th at 8pm ‘National Maritime Museum Model  Ship Collection’

by Simon Stevens


Wednesday March 4th at 8pm

‘Maritime Felixstowe’

by Phil Hadwen


Wednesday April 1st at 8pm

The AGM followed at approximately  8.25pm by ‘Lightermen and the  Thames’

by Brian Cornell

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Past Events


Autumn 2014 talks


Wednesday October 1st at 8pm (Pt1) ‘Balmoral and the BBC’

by Cathy Shelbourne

Our first talk of the 2014 Autumn series was  opened by Cathy Shelbourne, with ‘The Cruise: A Life at Sea. Cathy was the liaison between Fred  Olsen Lines and the BBC, for what was originally  proposed to be a follow-up to the BBC’s Island  Parish series. That had been produced by an  independent company for the BBC, but the new  series was produced in-house.

The ship chosen was the handsome Olsen cruise  liner ‘Balmoral’, 43000 tons. The trip was 33000  miles round the world in 112 days; Cathy joined the  cruise at the Mexico stopover, and was on duty  until Auckland, via Polynesia.

Initially, filming followed the ‘Island Parish’ pattern,  very much concentrating on the Rev Colin Still.  However, it soon became clear that a different  agenda was developing, with the Rev taking a back

seat to the human interest angle of the passengers.  This was done only with the agreement of the  passengers concerned, and some passengers  refused. The sight of the cameraman and his sound  recordist were to be seen in almost every part of  the ship. The crew were also involved, other than in  relation to the running of the ship, and it seems  things generally went well. On only a handful of  occasions were battle lines drawn.

Cathy’s talk was not only informative but well illustrated. She is now an accredited cruise speaker,  and was off on her travels within a week of giving  her talk.


Wednesday October 1st (Pt2)

“IMT photo archive selection”

by Stuart Grimwade

The second part of the evening was a presentation  by Stuart Grimwade of some of the recent  additions to the Trust’s image archive. Courtesy of  Leonard Woolf, we have had access to an illustrated  record of the construction of the South West Quay,  1902-05. The record, in book form, was prepared by  the Dock Company’s Chief Engineer, Thomas Miller.  It goes into very considerable detail, with both  photographs and drawings, and is probably the find  of the year so far. The workmanship is to a very  high standard; in particular, brickwork carefully  pointed up in positions where it was unlikely ever  to be seen again.

Stuart finished with some more up to date photos,  and with a demonstration of just what can be done  with digitalised images. What seemed to be a shot  of a dock worker walking on water was shown to be  a man on a raft of timber. It all takes time and  patience, and the audience were very appreciative  of Stuart’s efforts.

The point was made by Stuart that there are a  number of images in the archive which have proved to be very difficult to identify or date. If any  member does feel able to help, we (and particularly  Stuart) would be very grateful.

Geoffery Dyball


Wednesday November 5th at 8pm ‘The Sea-Change Sailing Trust’

by Richard Titchener and Francis Douglas

The Supper Meeting on 5 November was treated  to a presentation on behalf of Sea Change Sailing  Trust.

The first talk was given by one of the Trustees, Prof  Francis Douglas. Francis spoke of his own  experience at sea, beginning on a whelker out of  Wells on the north Norfolk coast, and then to a  distant water trawler from Grimsby, the Northern  Sky, and on to a tramp ship, Swiftpool, capable of  sixteen knots. These were followed by a freighter, a  tanker and a coaster. This wide variety of ships  taught him the need for toleration, and never to  ask a person to do something he would or could  not do himself. ‘Be cautious, be safe’.

Francis then turned to his considerable  involvement with sail training. He has been on (to  summarise a long list) barges including Xylonite,  Wyvenhoe and Reminder, Repulse, and Northfleet.  The Devitt and Moore TS Hesperus built 1898 was  the last ship to leave Portsmouth under sail. He  spoke also of the ideas of the likes of Kurt Hahn,  Winthrop Young and Trevelyan.

The aim of the Sea Change programme is education  through life and the fulfilment of individual  potential; self-discipline, and striving for  improvement. The change of attitude needed  requires a minimum of four weeks’

Francis then introduced the second speaker,  Richard Titchener, with the ringing endorsement  that Richard was the only person he knew able to  moor a barge under sail alone.

Richard is the Executive Officer of the Trust. Formed  in 2007, the Trust is an RYA Training and Sailability  Foundation Centre, and is in a partnership with  National Historic Ships. Children and youths are  taken from a broad range, from Woolverstone  project to ‘known to the police’. The ‘Woolverstone’  trip this year was aided by a donation from IMT.  The trips are variously on Reminder, Cambria and  (this year) Xylonite. Experience has shown that  having a cargo adds purpose to the sailing, and  these trips have included beer from Maldon and  cattle cake to Ipswich. Richard would welcome  more ‘cargo’ suggestions.

The current major project is the building at Fowey  of a replica of the steel SB Blue Mermaid. Funds  have been raised for the completion of the hull,  and work is underway.

Geoffrey Dyball


Wednesday December 3rd at 8pm The story of Navigation 2000 BC – 2020 AD’ by Jeremy Batch

The usual format for reports on recent past talks is  to summarise their content. Not this time! If you  were amongst the more than 100 who attended,  you will know why Peter Norton's vote of thanks  consisted just of his saying "I am so impressed, I'm  speechless. Thank you Jeremy!" then sitting down  to huge and heartfelt applause.

For those of you who had the misfortune not to  attend, you missed an absolutely cracking talk by  Jeremy Batch on what is a very complex subject  told in a simple yet understandable way - tinged  with just the right amount of humour and  absolutely wonderful "digital graphics".


Jeremy started by explaining how the first  navigators divided a circle into, what proved to be a  very suitable 360 degrees. He then took us through  the navigational developments of many millennia to Galileo, the early explorers and world girdlers  then on to the electronics of today, ending back  with Galileo but now using satellites, a system  which bears his name.

It was a really exceptional evening, further  enhanced for those who began it with IMT's  optional supper. We enjoyed another excellent  meal from our "new" caterer Val Bint of Taylor Maid  Catering Ltd, late of The Steamboat Tavern. We  urge you to join the growing number of “IMT  Supperers". Excellent value for money and which  makes for a full evening out!

Mark Grimwade


Heritage Open Days

September 13th and 14th

Once again IMT opened the ground floor of the Old  Custom House for Heritage Open Day. A staggering  803 people visited us over the 2 days.

This year we worked with Borin Van Loon, who  runs the Ipswich Historic Lettering website  http://ipswich-lettering.org/ to put together a  display of historic lettering to be found around the  Dock. It was interesting to identify the sources of  the various photographs, and a reminder to keep  one’s eyes open for the oft overlooked details,  evidence of our maritime past. To complement  this theme of lettering we made the theme of the  IMT display Barges” which enabled us to let  people see some of the splendid Barge Name  Boards in our collection as well as some of the  barge models we have.

In addition to opening Old Custom House for the  whole weekend, IMT were also represented on the

Saturday at the Ipswich Record Office Open Morning with a display on Ipswich Sailmakers.

A big thank you to all who helped over the  weekend -

Ben Bendall, Benjamin Grant, Fraser Yates, Geoff  Hartgrove, Mike Ayden, Des Pawson, Tracy Hickey,  Geoffrey Dyball, Steve Lock, Richard Watkinson and Bob  Fox .


Thames Barge Trips Tuesday 21st August 2014

Good weather for the second trip this year on the  sailing barge ‘Victor’. Ipswich-built and based at  Custom House quay, she is a regular and well-loved sight on the river.

More than twenty IMT members and friends were  on board as we went through the lock from the  Wet Dock into the Orwell. Past the West Bank  Terminal and Cliff Quay and beneath the majestic  Orwell Bridge.

The way the countryside almost goes into the river  at high tide, especially the wooded areas, is one of  the particular attractions of the trip. This time we  sailed past the entrance to the Stour, in front of  Harwich Old Town and Dovercourt, as far as Walton  Backwaters. There we moored for lunch, an  excellent two-course meal with wine thoroughly  enjoyed by all. The appetites were a bit surprising,  as the morning had passed with an almost constant  supply of coffee and biscuits (and Ben’s own bread  and butter pudding). Even more surprising were the  numbers who tucked into the cream teas on the  way back.

Another really good day. Thanks as always to  skipper ‘Wes’ Westwood and his mate, not just for  the trip, but also for his patience with those of us  who took a turn on the wheel.

Geoffrey Dyball


Membership News

We started 2014 with breaking the 300 mark and  had 302 members. Unfortunately our membership  dropped slightly during the first couple of months  of 2014, but I am pleased to say that we ended the  year with a total membership of 304.


New members

A warm welcome to the new members who  have joined since July 2014 (with apologies for  missing off names of joint memberships where  it has not been supplied) –

Mr Congalton, Dr R Mercer, Robert Race,

David and Dawn Taylor, John Waters,

Martin Cork, Jeremy Pearce, and A & J Howard Fraser Yates


‘Letters to the Editor’

Remember - if you wish to make a comment on  anything in the newsletter, or even better, have a  tale to tell which may be of interest to the rest of  the IMT membership please get writing!

Please send to

letters@ipswichmaritimetrust.org.uk, or  IMT, 309 Norwich Road, Ipswich, IP1 4BW.

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From the Ipswich Maritime Trust Image Archive. Can you identify this place?

This is in Suffolk, taken about 1900. The industry, which produced considerable airborne pollution, moved from the  location in the photograph to an inland site near Ipswich, to inflict the same on Ipswich folk. Now closed down  there is a threat of a chilly feeling in the air locally.


Can you identify the buildings in the background?

The ship is the SS John Bright and the buildings are, or were local. Where were they and can you put a date to the  photo?


IMT 2015 Spring Talks

Wednesday February 4th at 8pm

National Maritime Museum Model Collection by Simon Stephens

The National Maritime Museum has one of the finest ship models collections in the world. It comprises some 3200  objects, including ethnographic, Navy Board and half-block models to builder’s, design, waterline and full-hull  models. The models represented are from the 16th century to the present day. The collection dates from the early  19th century and has grown by mergers, acquisitions and gifts.

Our speaker is Simon Stephens, the Curator of this important and fascinating collection. He has been at the museum  for thirty seven years and with the model collection from day one. He has lectured on models in various countries  around the world and has published a number of books, including in 1995 the now recognized ‘Ship Models: Their  Purpose and Design from 1650 to the Present’, co-authored with Brian Lavery.


Wednesday March 4th at 8pm

‘Maritime Felixstowe’ by Phil Hadwen

The history of Harwich Haven over the last century is very largely that of Felixstowe,  especially the phenomenal growth of its port. But there is much else besides, including the  war years, the closure of HMS Ganges, and the arrival of the wind farm support area at  Harwich.

Phil Hadwen is a previous speaker to the IMT and has been a prominent local historian for  some thirty years, writing many books on different aspects of the history of Felixstowe.


Wednesday April 1st at 8pm

‘Lightermen and the Thames’ by Brian Cornell

Until 1197 the Crown held all rights of the River Thames but in that year Richard 1

sold his rights to The Corporation of the City of London for £20 000 to raise funds

for his Crusades.

Mill owners had to pay for use of the water to run the mills, fishermen had to pay

to fish in the river, watermen and lighterman had pay to use the river. A

lighterman is a worker who operates a lighter, a type of flat bottom barge, which

nowadays is usually moved by a operated the unpowered lighters moved by oar

A London lighterman, c. 1910 © National Maritime Museum London

and water currents in the Port of London.

Brian Cornell is a retired Thames lighterman, and has an intimate knowledge of the  river and its history.

All are welcome to our lectures at the Waterfront Building, University Campus Suffolk, where a warm welcome, bar, adjacent  parking and an optional supper await. Supper commences at 18.45 hrs, and the talk at 20.00 hrs.

The cost for attending a talk is £3.50 for members and £4.50 for guests. Please note that it is only necessary to book for  suppers (1 week in advance, please!) but not for the talk.


Barge trip on ‘Victor’

Join IMT on a full day trip on the rivers Orwell and Stour

Thursday 11th June 2015

A great chance to get the best views of the rivers Orwell, Stour, and the Walton backwaters depending on  the weather, and to help with the sailing of an iconic boat.

Victor was built in 1895 by Shrubsalls at Ipswich for Owen Parry of Colchester, mainly for use in the  linseed oil trade. In 1947 she was the last sailing barge to be decommissioned. She was converted to a  motor barge in the 1950s, but restored in 1974 and refurbished in 2005/7.

Victor was the National Maritime Historic Ships Register official Suffolk representative for the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in 2012.

Leave from her usual berth in front of the Old Custom House about 08.00.

- Bacon roll and coffee breakfast

- Mid-morning coffee and biscuits,

- Two course lunch with wine, and

- Afternoon cream tea.

Return about 17.30, depending on wind and tide.

Parking available on the Island site by prior arrangement, courtesy of ABP.

The cost is £50 per head as per last year, BUT if you book by 6th April this is reduced to £45 per head. Book  through Geoffrey Dyball 01473 214004, or bookings@ipswichmaritimetrust.org.uk


Booking Form

Barge Trip on Victor – 11th June 2015

Please reserve …… places at £45/£50 per head, cheque made payable to ‘IMT’, enclosed for £………….

Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Address: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Phone number and/or email address for confirmation of reservation, and in case of need to contact:

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Email address: ……………………………………………………………………………………

Please state if a car parking space is required on the Island Site - YES / NO

Please return form and cheque to G Dyball, 42 Cotswold Ave, Ipswich, IP1 4LJ

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