Hoo, The River c.1960
Photo ref:
H356041
Photo ref:
H356041
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Sailing barges and leisure craft rub hulls in this typical riverside scene, and the more recent development of the marina amply demonstrates that there is still nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
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Memories of Hoo, the River c1960
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Hoo, The River c.1960
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Our barge, Hambrook, was moored at Hoo in the early 1950s. There were quite a number of fully rigged barges there at the time, but ours had had the rigging removed and converted into a houseboat. Most of the barges were used as residences, and there were quite a lot of children living on them. My mother, brother and I were on board the night of the 1953 flood. I was woken up by the sound of things crashing, and realised the ...see more
In the late 1950s my parents had a small boat on the river here. My dad built it in the side garden of our house on the outskirts of the village. He painted it blue and named it 'Jeannie', after my mother. It had a small outboard motor, and our family of four spent many happy days both 'messing about in boats' down at the marina, and actually boating on the river, taking picnics on the river islands and admiring the ...see more
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