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Heybridge Basin (Cannibal
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Boatbuilding,
Shipping Agent & Chandlery Store |
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James 'Jimmy' Woodcraft. |
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- 1933. |
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Proprioter of the first 'The
Old Ship' where 'Two Ways' lane meets the canal, where he also
began boatbuilding in a shed at the side of the pub until 1902.
When the Blackwater Sailing Club moved out of the 'Granary' he
set up business there as a shipping agency, with a chandlery
store and boat building. |
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(above)
James 'Jimmy' Woodcraft. |
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(above) a 1921 document of the 1/6th share purchase by
James Woodcraft of three canal barges 'Fame', 'Charlie', and
'Prince Albert'. From the deceased estate of Edward Woodcraft. |
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