Decayed
The remains of the Souvenir, a Thames Bawley fishing boat, built in 1933. She was placed on Leigh Marshes around 10 years ago as an art installation named the "Graveyard of Lost Species" and engraved with the names of lost species, dialects and traditions and was placed deliberately on the marshes to decay and to reflect the old Essex tradition of abandoning disused wooden boats to rot away. I first photographed the wreck back in 2019. Back then, she was still largely intact and had her mast still standing, so has certainly done a good job of keeping that old tradition alive.
Decayed
The remains of the Souvenir, a Thames Bawley fishing boat, built in 1933. She was placed on Leigh Marshes around 10 years ago as an art installation named the "Graveyard of Lost Species" and engraved with the names of lost species, dialects and traditions and was placed deliberately on the marshes to decay and to reflect the old Essex tradition of abandoning disused wooden boats to rot away. I first photographed the wreck back in 2019. Back then, she was still largely intact and had her mast still standing, so has certainly done a good job of keeping that old tradition alive.