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Heybridge Basin (Cannibal
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The Canal Basin in pictures |
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(above) an
early painting of the area between the Old Granary and the outer
lock, on the Northern side of the Basin. |
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(above) A card postmarked August 1910.
The watering hole for the barge horses. The chandlery and Blackwater
Sailing Club were operated from the Old Granary (centre) at this
time. |
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(above) a
slightly later picture of the watering hole, note there are now
safety guides fitted to stop the horses wandering further from
the edge, probably after it is known a horse drowned when still
attached to a cart after slipping too far in. |
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(above)
an early picture of a crowded Basin of Brigs and barges. |
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(above) picture taken after the barge in the above picture
has left and another Brig added. |
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(above) picture
taken at the same time as the above one, but from a different
view position nearer the entrance to the canal. |
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(above) barges
loaded with coal waiting to be horse hauled to Chelmsford |
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(above) empty
barges lay alongside the quay behind a fully loaded 'Stacky Barge',
with a Brig in front of it. A large three master appears to be
at anchor mid Basin. |
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(above) a great early picture clearly
showing the activities lockside before the lock was lengthened.
From right to left .... Mrs Webb's home for children on the corner
(that later became the 'Old Ship'), the little beerhouse called
the 'Chelmer Brig' with the black sign above the door, 'Turk'
Clark's Store, the chandlery in the 'Old Barn', and just visible
on the very far left the light coloured front of the first 'The
Old Ship' pub. |
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(above)
another view of the
above taken at a similar time, now with much depleted trade. |
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(above) From
a card postmarked 1904. A picture of a Brig in the Basin. The
corner building on the extreme right is still a private residence
before becoming a pub, depending on the date it could either
be Tea-rooms or Mrs Webb's Home for children. |
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(above) the 'Fearless', part owned by her skipper John
Crisp according to the son, but I think it's the 'Ada Gane'. |
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(above) It's new name is displayed on the
front of the new 'The Old Ship'. |
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(above) a
group of visiting fishing vessels, possibly gill-netting in the
river |
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(above)
a fishing boat heading
away from the quay, possibly to make way for the Brig locking
in. |
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(above) looking across at some of the now changed businesses.
The building on the corner is 'The Old Ship' with it's second
type of much larger name across the front, and the 'Chelmer Brig'
has now closed. |
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(above) The ketch 'Harold' |
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(above) on the Southern side of the Basin
with the 'Granary' visible extreme right. |
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(above) possibly the 'Ada Gane' locking in. |
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(above) picture taken at the same time
as the one above but from further round outside the lock standing
on 'Muckers Island' |
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(above) a
group picture taken by the lock. 'Jokey' Willis with the beard
is on the extreme right. The wooden hutt erected by Mr Blott
behind him. |
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(below) the Lock House side of the Basin
in 1938. |
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After
1945 (click here) |
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