COMMENTS 2020
June 2020
By John Hills
SAD END FOR THE LONDRES (View page)
"Where do old British ships go to ''Die''?...I watched some films of Ship breaker's yards in Chittagong, Bangladesh where..."
By: Catherine Mackenzie ; Added: 28/06/2020
WEIRD STRUCTURE (View page)
"Thank you for your comments. I knew the carpark attendant was joking when he said it was an immigration centre for Covid-19!!!"
By: Colin Redfern ; Added: 24/06/2020
WEIRD STRUCTURE (View page)
"It's called 'Wavewalker 1' and is a mobile construction and maintenance platform. Have a look at the videos on their website, it..."
By: Carl Schalck ; Added: 24/06/2020
WEIRD STRUCTURE (View page)
"One of many jack-up barges that have been placed there over the years, the first was back in the 1970s, I think. They are maids of all work..."
By: Andy Gilbert ; Added: 24/06/2020
WEST QUAY - 1890 (View page)
"I think that the extension to Lightlands and the conversion into flats was around 1974 (planning permission was approved in 1972). The land ..."
By: Andrew Cunningham ; Added: 19/06/2020
WEST QUAY - 1890 (View page)
"Does anyone have any information on the history of Lightlands? If indeed this is a picture from 1890 (I have my doubts) then unfortunately ..."
By: Andrew Cunningham ; Added: 19/06/2020
DAWN APPROACH (View page)
"My dad Pip Kennedy, one of the harbour masters, used to look after the Dawn Approach for Dr Firth and also the Deben Rover for Dr Walmsley. ..."
By: Barry Kennedy ; Added: 19/06/2020
PARKER PEN COMPANY (View page)
"I was one of the auditors of the Company, indeed I spent my 21st Birthday at the ink factory on Eastern Dock, Dover. All my memories of stay..."
By: Anthony Grant ; Added: 18/06/2020
GEERING BROTHERS NEWSPAPER CUTTING (View page)
"Hi Laura, David did have a sister called Ellen She was called Nell for short & married into the Hopkins family I believe she was David..."
By: Gareth Storoszko ; Added: 18/06/2020
RAF AIR SEA RESCUE CRAFT No.124 (View page)
"Hi Philip, greeting from Australia. My father Jack Leigh worked alongside your father in the engine room of HS124. I have a few ..."
By: Paul Leigh ; Added: 15/06/2020
R LOWER & SONS (View page)
"This is all wonderfully nostalgic to read although it goes back a bit before my time. I worked as a boatbuilder next door to where these bea..."
By: Spencer ; Added: 11/06/2020
RADIO FACTORY ON DENTON ISLAND (View page)
"I've been following this site for a while. I used to work in the electronics development lab (next to the test lab) with the chief desig..."
By: Mark Reeves ; Added: 09/06/2020
BANANA BOATS (View page)
"This is bringing back some good memories. As a (very) young man I sailed as a radio-operator in the Dutch merchant navy. In the 70's I m..."
By: Albert Woutersen ; Added: 07/06/2020
NEWHAVEN CARNIVAL QUEEN (View page)
"I think the seated Carnival Queen could be Marlene Johnson (or Johnston) Val Nunn"
By: Val Nunn ; Added: 07/06/2020
CRICKET TEAMS - 1930's (View page)
"I think the man standing on the right in the first photo is my father Albert Evans. He was born in 1915 so if I'm right the ..."
By: Val Nunn ; Added: 07/06/2020
TOWNER BROTHERS NEWHAVEN BREWERY (View page)
"Hello Reg, Still alive, almost 90 years, diminishing vision . Grandma a sister of Walter. Hoping the..."
By: Norman Nokes ; Added: 05/06/2020
CRICKET TEAMS - 1930's (View page)
"The Wicket keeper far right in Photo 1 is Stanley Bennett (I think)"
By: David Bennett ; Added: 05/06/2020
WHALEBACK HSL 2601 PHOTOS (View page)
"Dear A. Williams I’ve just seen your reply From Jan 2019! It’s great to hear that your father may have been on 2601 at the sam..."
By: Alan Dorman ; Added: 01/06/2020