Gallery 1950s Page 9

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A row of sailing cruisers waiting for the tide at Reedham in 1955.

Two sailing cruisers circle round whilst waiting for the swing bridge to open at Reedham in 1955.

Enjoying some liquid refreshment at the Lord Nelson pub in Reedham with one of the local characters in 1955.

“Freedom” from Applegates moored at Thurne Dyke in 1956.

Margaret bell and “friend” pictured at the Berney Arms in 1956.

The wherry “Claudian” under sail at Barton Regatta in 1950. Claudian was sadly lost on Lake Lothing in the 1953 floods.

The last ever wherry race at Barton Regatta in 1950. You can just see the black sail of Albion on the left, then Ardea, Dragon and Claudian.

The wherries Ardea, Albion, Dragon and Claudian pictured during the last wherry race at Barton in August 1950. Read the account of that race here.

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More of Adrian Bell’s photographs.

Looking towards the Wherry Hotel at Oulton Broads in 1955.

The follwing pictures hace been submitted by John Hopthrow and feature the pleasure wherry “Dragon” who was owned by his father, Brigadier H.E. Hopthrow during the 1950s. Extracts from Dragon’s original sailing logs can be found in the personal memories section of the archive.

An aerial photograph of Barton Regatta from the early 1950s featuring the wherries “Dragon”, “Sundog” and “Lorna Doon”.

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