Restoration of SS Robin - world's oldest steam coaster

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  1. mugwortismy cat

    mugwortismy cat Tenacious to the End!

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    Hope it is ok to post this here, it's a news article in my local e-newspaper which I found very interesting

    http://www. newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/feature_restoration_of_world_s_oldest_steam_coaster_in_royal_victoria_dock_1_3757060
     
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  2. Flook

    Flook A True Gentleman. Rest in Peace.

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    My friend Dave is the Project Director; almost certainly a better Project Director than a batsman when we played cricket together :rolleyes:!!

    I should add that I think it's a splendid project.
     
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  3. Bay Horse

    Bay Horse Can be a bit of a dark horse

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    Lovely old ship. So many of these old vessels are being lost as trusts run out of money - it's good to see one being restored to its former glory.
     
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    The Artful Dodger R.I.P.

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    Like so many things from our past - we don't know what we have/had until it is - lost forever.

    Thanks for posting and to Dave and the rest of his team - "Good Luck".
     
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  5. AnnB

    AnnB Editor in Chief who is Hot off the Press!

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    Absolutely brilliant - and how wonderful that she will be so close to where she was built (and I'm not just saying that because of what the Thames Ironworks football team later became......:rolleyes:)

    Ann
     
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    The Artful Dodger R.I.P.

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    Was it West Ham?
     
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    AnnB Editor in Chief who is Hot off the Press!

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    How did you guess ;)

    Hence, West Ham supporters refer to the team as "The Irons" :rolleyes:

    Ann
     
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    mugwortismy cat Tenacious to the End!

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    Oh Ann, I can't resist a bit of local history :), but I always wonder how everything gets to be about football :rolleyes:;)

    how do you get from 'Irons' to 'Bubbles'?:confused: ... just wondering
     
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    AnnB Editor in Chief who is Hot off the Press!

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    Sorry, but I'm not really football mad - was once, but not any more :( If you had grown up in my house with a West Ham mad father and grandfather, you would find it hard to forget them :rolleyes:

    As for Irons to Bubbles......not connected at all really. The Irons is obvious (Thames Ironworks) - Bubbles is a bit more complicated, but is well explained at http://
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'm_Forever_Blowing_Bubbles

    Ann
     
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  10. Sis

    Sis Rootles out resources!

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    The Thames sailing barge 'Cambria' was fully restored. Family story goes that my Grandad worked on it, but unable to confirm it so far.
     
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    gillyflower Always caring about others

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    That is really interesting. :) Thanks for sharing
     
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