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Docking Church in Norfolk was another which I encountered while house-hunting last weekend. The church is dedicated to St Mary The Virgin. It mostly dates from the 14th and 15th century with Victorian restorations.
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While in the village I was told that there is an archaeological project locally to try and find a lost 12th to 14th century priory. One theory is that this failed priory made be under the present parish church but test digs have been held around the village to play 'hunt the thimble' or - in this case - "hunt the priory', so far without success.
In his three-volume guide to Norfolk churches author Adrian S. Pye suggests that the tombstone of John Houton (d. 1428) near the south porch of Docking Church is the oldest surviving tombstone in Norfolk.
English Jesuit martyr Henry Walpole (executed 1595) was baptised here in 1558. He was later canonized as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
SImon_Knott tells me that Docking is the highest town in Norfolk so that makes the top of Docking Church probably the highest building in the county, at least pre-1900.
These docks are where my family and I spent some nice time fishing for Crappie earlier this year. They could definitely use some help, but they sure made for a cool photo.
Olympus XA, Cinestill 400D
My blog about this location: Click here
Sunset over Crystal Lake... The long exposure makes the lake smooth so you can see the pebbles near the shore
We came over the hill and there was this beautiful little tarn. Only two other people there and so quiet.
The remains of the former bridge conveying the railway line from the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway to the Lonsdale Dock, past St. Helen's No:3 pit at Siddick, Workington.
Balda Baldix 6x6 folding camera, Ennagon f3.5 75mm lens, Fomapan 400 Action in HC-110 Dilution 'E' - 10.5 mins at 20C, Ilford inversions.
AmaDolce docked in Cadillac, France, for excursions to Bazas and its morning market and later to Château de Roquetaillade, where we were taken on a tour by the owner. © 2016 Ralph Grlzzle
Woolwich Dock has been transformed by Noakes Group into a complete modern maritime centre providing an environmentally friendly maintenance and repair facility which uses the latest technology while preserving Sydney's working harbour heritage.
Visitors to the site can enjoy Woolwich Dock's numerous and expanding facilities and services as they explore the history of one of Sydney's oldest ship maintenance sites; observing the shipwrights hard at work, watching 100 foot super maxis being lifted out of the water in preparation for the Rolex Sydney Hobart and admiring the bridal parties which have added plenty of colour and romance to Woolwich Dock now that Deckhouse has opened its doors.
A large free parking area overlooking the harbour and Clarkes Point reserve is available for visitors and clientele and services the boatyard and associated site activities including Deckhouse.
Woolwich Dock offers local and visiting boat owners a full range of repair and maintenance services including:
•100 tonne travel lift with 7.2 metre (24ft) beam capacity
•mobile cranes with 18 tonne lifting capacity
•scissor lift
•scaffolding
•power and water
•hardstand
•deep water access
Services include:
•water blasting
•antifouling
•topside polishing
•professional painting and varnishing
•expert shipwright services
•gel coat repairs
•osmosis repairs
•shipwrights
•riggers
•painters
More than a boatyard. Woolwich Dock is a destination.
Source: Woolwich Dock website
Grimsby Dock Tower, built in 1851, is actually a massive water tower existing to provide pressurised water to drive the hydraulics of the gates of the docks and contains 30,000 gallons with water pressure of 100 imperial pounds per square inch.
One million bricks were used in the construction with 1.21 thick walls around the main tapering section that contains the water. This area starts with a base of 8.53 metres but tapers slightly to 7.92 metres before the head of the building projects out above it.
When built it was the tallest secular building in the world and of such national importance it was opened by Queen Victoria.
By the 1950s Grimsby had become the world's busiest fishing port but technology installed in 1900 had left the tower redundant. It was however retained as a local monument.
The SS Medoc on her way up river to Wards scrapyard.
Wards commenced operations at Preston Dock in 1894. The first ever ship to arrive at the yard was the Sesostris launched in Belfast in 1864. Certainly the best known vessel to ever be dispatched at Wards was the Adriatic, a White Star transatlantic liner launched in 1872. She arrived at wards in 1899 and many of her fine fittings ended up at the Adriatic Ballroom on Lancaster Rd. Several noted British battleships ended their days here too. Amongst them were HMS Dreadnought, Inflexible, Queen, Hindustan, Dominion and Sans Pareil. Today a noticeable indentation in the river bank marks the spot where these mighty ships met their fate.
The Albert Dock is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood. As a result, it was the first non-combustible warehouse system in the world.
At the time of its construction the Albert Dock was considered a revolutionary docking system because ships were loaded and unloaded directly from/to the warehouses. Two years after it opened it was modified to feature the world's first hydraulic cranes. Due to its open yet secure design, the Albert Dock became a popular store for valuable cargoes such as brandy, cotton, tea, silk, tobacco, ivory and sugar. However, despite the Albert Dock's advanced design, the rapid development of shipping technology meant that within 50 years, larger, more open docks were required, although it remained a valuable store for cargo.
During the Second World War, the Albert Dock was requisitioned by the Admiralty serving as a base for boats of the British Atlantic Fleet. The complex was damaged during air raids on Liverpool, notably during the May Blitz of 1941. In the aftermath of the war, the financial problems of the owners and the general decline of docking in the city meant that the future of the Albert Dock was uncertain. Numerous plans were developed for the re-use of the buildings but none came to fruition and in 1972 the dock was finally closed. Having lain derelict for nearly ten years, the redevelopment of the dock began in 1981, when the Merseyside Development Corporation was set up, with the Albert Dock being officially re-opened in 1988.
Today the Albert Dock is a major tourist attraction in the city and the most visited multi-use attraction in the United Kingdom, outside of London. It is a vital component of Liverpool's UNESCO designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City and the docking complex and warehouses also comprise the largest single collection of Grade I listed buildings anywhere in the UK.
LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE APRIL 2013
or as much of it as much as I could fit in.
The 203 metre long vessel can carry 305 trailers or 848 containers. She is powered by twin 12-cylinder diesel engines and has a service speed of over 21 knots.
Yasmine was built in Flensburg, Northern Germany and entered service for her owners, Cobelfret Ferries NV, Antwerp in April 2007 on their route from Zeebrugge to Humber River.
Mayflower is a steam tug (tugboat) built in Bristol in 1861 and now preserved by Bristol Museums Galleries & Archives. She is based in Bristol Harbour at M Shed (formerly Bristol Industrial Museum). She is the oldest Bristol-built ships afloat and is believed to be the oldest surviving tug in the world.
She was built by GK Stothert & Co, who were connected with the Bath-based engineering company Stothert & Pitt. A branch of the family came to Bristol to build railway locomotives (later to become the Avonside Engine Company). After 1852, a separate shipbuilding company was established which survived in business until the 1930s.
Mayflower was built to work on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal and in the River Severn, one of three tugs ordered after trials had shown how much more efficient than horses they were. Altogether they cost £3000.
Mayflower started working between Sharpness and Gloucester Docks, towing trains of small sailing vessels such as trows and ketches, and, after the new docks at Sharpness were completed in 1874, larger steamers one at a time. By the late 1890s she was the most seaworthy tug in the fleet, and she was altered to make her suitable for work in the Bristol Channel. The old single-cylinder engine was replaced in 1899 with a vertical compound condensing engine supplied, along with a new boiler, funnel, propeller and shafting by W.Sisson & Co. of Gloucester for £940. The steering position, which had previously been behind the funnel, was moved forward, and a waist high iron steering shelter added to give the skipper some comfort. She went back to work outside Sharpness, towing sailing vessels through the dangerous stretches of the Severn Estuary to the mouth of the river Wye and back again.
Around 1907, the Canal Company decided to compete on the River Severn upstream of Gloucester to Worcester. In 1909 Mayflower was again altered when the funnel was arranged to hinge down (counterbalanced with large weights which can still be seen) to enable her to pass under the fixed bridges on this stretch of water. She was now capable of working on every part of the navigation from Worcester to Chepstow, and because of this, became regarded as the training tug in the canal's fleet, which she continued to be until the end of her working life.
In 1922, she was again altered when the entire deck was raised by 12 inches (300 mm) which meant that the area beneath the deck at the stern could become another cabin albeit with very low headroom. At the same time the bulwarks were cut away down most of each side and replaced with stanchions and chains; this reflected the increased barge traffic on the canal, allowing the crew to step onto laden barges easily.
In the late 1930s, a wooden wheelhouse replaced the steering shelter, and some time after this the bulwarks were replaced. In 1948 the British Waterways Board took control of the canal and made efforts to modernise the tug fleet. All the tugs were either scrapped or had diesel engines installed, except Mayflower, as she was too old to be worth bothering with. She was given the job of 'mudding tug' – towing the mud hopper barges filled by the canal dredger to the discharge point. Sometimes she was needed to turn ships at Sharpness Docks and assist them in the entrance lock. In 1962—1963, when the winter was so cold that the canal froze and the diesel tugs had difficulty in working, Mayflower once again took on ship-towing work in the canal. Finally, British Waterways sold Mayflower for scrap in 1967.
She was saved from being cut up for scrap metal by Mr. Anthony H Barrett who at the time was setting out in his business career and regularly attended auction sales throughout the UK. Mayflower had been purchased by an auction ring which Mr. Barrett had to join if he stood any chance of acquiring the tug and fortunately it was Mr. Barrett who was the highest bidder in that 'ring' and he purchased the tug for a sum of £400 initially borrowing the money to pay for her from his cousin, Mr. George Billingham. A consortium was then formed to fund the purchase, and Mr. Barrett was joined by the late Mr. Kevin Donaghy and Mr. Len Sanford two Walsall engineers. All three men took a third share in Mayflower and agreed to share the expenses of keeping her moored at Gloucester Docks. Mr. Barrett who was around 20 yrs old at the time was already involved in the restoration of vintage Rolls Royce motors and it was he that saw the value in preserving Mayflower for posterity! Mr. Barrett wrote to many people and organisations including Prince Charles who was going through his investiture at that time, in his endeavour to find assistance in preserving the vessel, unfortunately to no avail. In the late seventies the two other investors pulled out after some vandals went aboard in the night and opened the 'water cocks' in effect scuttling the old girl, she went to the bottom of the dock. This tragic event cost the consortium in excess of £1400 to re-float the old boat (relatively, a lot of money at the time to find at short notice for three struggling entrepreneurs with young families to maintain). Mr. Barrett soldiered on alone until 1981 when because of a bit of a financial crisis he sadly and reluctantly decided he too must pull out and let someone else take over as custodian of this wonderful example of British engineering and see to her needs. Mr. Barrett and the two other men had done their very best to maintain the tug often under very difficult circumstances in the fourteen years they were custodians of her. It is in no small part due to their earnest intervention that she still exists, had it not been for their earlier efforts Mayflower would certainly not have survived to be enjoyed and appreciated as she is today. In 1981 she was offered for auction by Charles Phillips Auctioneers from outside of Mr. Barrett's home Sneyd Farm Essington, this is when she was purchased by Bristol Museums & Art Gallery and towed back to her birthplace.
Over the next six years Mayflower was restored to working order by a team of volunteers, and she steamed again in 1987. Early in 1988, she steamed back to Gloucester on a courtesy visit.
Mayflower regularly steams during the summer months carrying visitors on trips in Bristol Harbour. She marked her 150th anniversary in May 2011.
Courtesy Wikipedia