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A beautiful photograph of Catfield Dyke -
Ludham Bridge in 1912.
Jospeh hired “Blue Diamond” from Ernest Collins again for the 1912 holiday, seen here moored at an unknown location but possibly on the southern rivers. A pleasure wherry can be seen approaching in the background.
Another photograph of Blue Diamond, this time moored at Great Yarmouth. This was titled as “John, Mamie and self” so we can assume that Joseph Benson is the gentleman on the right. Blue Diamond was 38ft in length with a 10ft beam.
Another photograph taken at Great Yarmouth.
The third and last photograph of Great Yarmouth from 1912.
The final photograph in the Benson Collection was taken on the River Waveney at St. Olaves in 1912.
There have been several locations and boats featured within this collection that I have been unable, as yet, to identify. If you can help with any of these then please do get in contact.
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More of Joseph Benson’s photographs
A riverside bungalow, possibly on the Thurne at Potter Heigham, photographed by Joseph in 1912.
We move on to the late 1920s and early 1930s for the next set of photographs, which
come from the collection of Andrew Day. I know nothing about the people featured,
but the photographs appear to have been taken over the course of at least three holidays
which were taken by a group of friends c1928-
The first photograph shows the group of six friends standing on the motor cruiser “Hickling” at the start of their holiday in the late 1920s. Hickling was hired from H.T. Percival’s yard at Horning, and the photograph was probably taken there.
Crusing on the river onboard “Hickling” at an unidentified location. Hickling was 36ft in length with a 9ft 6” beam and could sleep up to 7 people. In 1929, the cost of a weeks hire was between £12 and £15 10 shillings.
