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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

It could do with a scrub up.

The Yacht Sorceress laying opposite the ferry hard on the Fingringhoe side of the river.
 Built by Payne of Southampton in 1878. It's dimensions are 51.2 feet long. 13.5 feet in the beam and weighing 32 tons. originally owned by Capt. Lynch-Staunton .
The launch behind the Sorceress with the blue and white hull belonged to Rear Admiral John Lee-Barber ,who lived in the ferry house

Wivenhoe Memories collection.
Thanks to Christine Payne.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Good day. I am trying to locate members of the rear-admiral John Lee Barber's family to share some pictures dating from 1925 when he served on the HMS Revenge.
Thank you for your help.
Ralph de Butler