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The boats in the photo belonged to my great aunt. As a young boy my job (unpaid) was to ferry the boats across the river and pick up any stray boats. I was very small, aged probably 6, could not swim, but there was no health and safety then!! My great-aunt was a very strict Victorian lady. Her motto was "Work comes first". Happy days?
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RE: RE: Work
Yeah Dennis, my father Leslie Briggs (I believe he was your cousin?) also worked on the boats as a young boy. He was born in 1921 and sadly died last year (29.7.10) aged almost 89. We also have a few limited photos of the boats on the river showing my dad as a 14 year old boy on the boats.
Comment from Andy Briggs on Friday, 21st January 2011.