Tag Archives: Appledore

Beetle Drive at Appledore, 26th April.

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Cargo ships dock on back-to-back tides at Appledore.

Appledore welcomed the latest in a run of cargo ships to Navantia UK’s New Quay dock over the weekend. The latest two ships arrived on back-to-back tides – making it the first time that two ships have called successively into … Continue reading

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Shipping notes No. 400 (March).

Bideford Quay. The Oldenburg returned to Bideford 07.00 19th, after drydocking at Sharpness. Yelland Quay. No shipping this month. Appledore. In port – Sea Melody – (ex- Yvonne, H.C. Freya 2007, Oosterborg 2004); built 2002; flag Barbados; from Ternezuen ; … Continue reading

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‘Jazz at the Beaver’ Appledore, March- May.

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Shipping notes No. 239 (February).

Bideford Quay. No shipping this month.   Yelland Quay. No shipping this month. Appledore. Atherstone still alongside quay, Quorn in shed. In port – Bremen (ex – Wilsom Limerick, ’18) – built 2012; flag Cyprus; crew & cargo unknown. Bristol … Continue reading

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Shipping notes No. 238 (January).

Bideford Quay. Mair now based at Bideford.   Appledore. Atherstone still alongside Quay, Quorn in Shed. The cargo vessel Baltic Anka sailed from Appledore 19.13 4th. She had discharged 2,901 tons rape meal. Amedeus – (ex- Hansa Lion ’01, Zeeland … Continue reading

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‘A Little Port’.

As promised in last month’s Buzz here is the poem about Appledore written by George Douglas Warden (father of Audrey Jones of Bideford) , who was wounded and lost his sight in World War One. (Contributed by Audrey’s daughter-in-law, Eleanor … Continue reading

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Coronation Day, 1953.

Photos from Owen Vaggers. In the paper edition of November’s “Buzz”, we published this – Two photographs of the Coronation Day, 1953, which took place at the bottom of Pitt Hill, Appledore . I cannot remember all the the names … Continue reading

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One hundred years ago – February 1913.

Wealth Dream Shattered. When Captain Geoffrey Newbold, formerly of the Royal Marines, and Commander Frank Worsley R.N.R., formerly Captain of ‘The Quest’, Shackleton’s Polar Ship, set sail in the ‘George Cochran’ from Appledore last summer with three Appledore men, Messrs … Continue reading

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Richmond Dock status – December 2012.

Photographs taken at Richmond Drydock on 11th December. First two photos – disassembly of the ‘Bryher’ has now been completed.    The nearly-finished vessel on the right is the  ‘Annaliese’, and only the ‘Silver Harvester’ appears mostly intact.     The ‘Monkleigh’ will … Continue reading

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Behind the scenes at Richmond Dock, Appledore.

Work progresses on the recycling of old vessels  –  photos Norman Hardaker. (Compare with our September article here ).

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Richmond Dock revivified.

On Thursday 6.9.2012 Richmond Drydock, Appledore, came back into action  as a working dock with the arrival of the beam trawler ‘Anneliese’ crossing over the sill  on her final voyage to be broken up.    She had been towed from Penzance, … Continue reading

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Recollections of Reed’s.

Dear Editor, Further to September’s BUZZ WORD re Reeds Cafe, as a member of the Reed Family I can give you more information! Albert Reed was the son of Alfred (my great-uncle) and Esther Reed who owned the Baker’s Shop … Continue reading

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