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Three Men In A Boat

12 April, 2011 in Places, Transport

Coastal Barge

Coastal Sand Barge

There was even a dog, but no sign of Griff Rhys Jones, Dara O ‘Briain and Rory McGrath! Come to that this has nothing to do with Jerome K. Jerome either, but there really were three men in this old tub I spotted cruising slowly in to Whitby harbour.

There’s quite an interesting swing bridge on the River Esk that joins the north and south sides of Whitby town; without it craft like this barge and the trawler I featured yesterday would be unable to reach the new harbour-side.

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Hinge & Bracket

12 April, 2011 in Art, Places

Move over Bob, there’s a new firm of builders in town…

The rough hewn work of a local sculptor adorns the marina edge at Whitby, depicting the town’s history of ship-building and its association with the sea. I nicknamed this pair Hinge & Bracket; the names just seemed to fit the characters somehow, despite being the wrong sex!

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Home is the sailor…

11 April, 2011 in Places, Transport

Home is the sailor

Home is the sailor, home from sea

Home is the sailor, home from sea
Now there’ll be fish-fingers for the kids’ tea,
Whether Fleetwood or Whitby, Kilkeel or Portlea
Thank God for the sailor home from the sea.

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