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This used to be part of the original dock until the new one was built just a short distance further down the river Severn. Now it is a small marina for boats, yachts, barges and narrowboats. You can see the Severn in the distance - the tide is very low exposing the sand banks.
6th October 2011 at Cecil Sharp House (Trefusis Hall), London NW1.
Performing as part of “Men on the Fiddle” concert with Sam Sweeney.
Country: Britain - Scotland. Style: Traditional Scottish Folk.
Lineup: Ruaridh “Rua” Macmillan (fiddle), Tom Oakes (g), Adam Brown (bodhrán).
Ruaridh Macmillan is from Nairn in Inverness-shire. In February 2009 I saw him win the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year competition at City Halls, Glasgow. As well as leading his own Trio, he plays in the Paul McKenna Band. For photos of the latter see: www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157625854941207/. Adam Brown is a longstanding member of the Trio, whilst Tom Oakes was playing his first gig with the band. Both are from England - from Cambridgeshire and Devon respectively.
More information: www.facebook.com/pages/Rua-Macmillan/.
A demonstration of the sharpness of the Sigma Ex 105mm F2.8 lens that I won in a competition with DSLR User magazine.
Fletcher Ellsworth Sharp, 1918-1944, son of Richard N Sharp & Susie Manning (cousin to Carrie J).
Fletcher died June 1944 in WW2, as his plane crashed on the runway, Metfield, England.
Lucky Penny, 491st Group, 853rd Squadron
Standing (L-R)
1st Lt. Fletcher E. Sharp - Pilot
2nd Lt. Sammy Rowan - Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. William L. Reese - Navigator
2nd Lt. Edwin W. Foster - Bombardier
Kneeling (L-R)
Sgt. Warren H. Rudolph - Waist Gunner
Sgt. Grover L. Buchanan - Engineer
Sgt. Carl W. Frack - Waist Gunner
Sgt. Rudolph C. Schopa - Radio Operator
Sgt. Clyde V. Jones - Ball Gunner
On 8 June 1944, the entire crew, except for Navigator 2nd Lt. William L. Reese who had been "borrowed" to fly on the 853rd Squadron lead plane, were all killed returning to their airbase at Metfield, England. They had aborted their mission with a feathered No. 1 engine and after returning to the airbase, circled the field three times with a full load of fuel and bombs, lost control as they attempted to land and crashed on the field. SSgt. Lester J. Datthyn (Tail Gunner) was not in the crew photo, but was also killed in the crash. William L. Reese was killed 26 Nov 1944 on the raid over Misberg. The image & the info were acquired from the "American Air Museum in Britain" webpage www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/media/media-13551jpeg
Old cranes beget the new modern version. - The old dock area provides extensive storage and marshalling area for the now ubiquitous modern tower cranes.