Tag Archives: Appledore

Shipping notes No. 234 (September).

Posted on 02/10/2024 by Tango Alpha

Bideford Quay. No shipping at Bideford this month. Appledore. Quorn still in shed, Atherstone alongside quay. I understand another vessel due 4th October to discharge rapeseed from Kleipeda Yelland Quay. No shipping at Yelland this month. Bristol Channel Observations. 4/9 … Continue reading →

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Shipping notes No. 233 (August).

Posted on 02/09/2024 by Tango Alpha

Bideford Quay. No commercial shipping at Bideford. Yelland Quay. No shipping in last month. Appledore. Quorn still in shipyard. Atherstone at the quay. For the fist time in 19 months a commercial ship came into the river and berthed at … Continue reading →

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Shipping notes No. 232 (July).

Posted on 04/08/2024 by Tango Alpha

Bideford Quay. No shipping since last issue. Yelland Quay. No shipping this month. Appledore. Quorn still in shed, Atherstone moved to river berth. Bristol Channel Observations. 1/7 at 09.30 vehicle carrier Swallow Ace, 18,806 tons d.w., owners Mitsui OSK Line … Continue reading →

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‘A Little Port’.

Posted on 25/09/2014 by Tango Alpha

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.

Posted on 30/10/2013 by Tango Alpha

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.

Posted on 26/01/2013 by Tango Alpha

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.

Posted on 14/12/2012 by Tango Alpha

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.

Posted on 16/11/2012 by Tango Alpha

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

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Richmond Dock revivified.

Posted on 07/09/2012 by Tango Alpha

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.

Posted on 30/08/2012 by Tango Alpha

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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