Pin Mill, c.1960
Photo ref: P370004
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Photo ref: P370004
Photo of Pin Mill, c.1960

More about this scene

We are looking back from the Butt and Oyster pub towards the boatyard and sailing club. A good deal of boat build- ing and repairing used to go on here, but by now the main industry has gone, and the cottages in the area are more likely to be holiday homes.

A Selection of Memories from Pin Mill

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. Here are some from Pin Mill

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New wartime recruit, the shock of the first ten days at Ganges Annexe. I don't know how I survived. The sadistic attitudes of main establishment P.O. & L/S. are not yet erased from my memory On Sunday afternoons those of us already familiar with river sailing were invited to join whaler crews for 'an afternoon on the river'. A couple of Subs. in charge. For a few hours civilised life returned. We sailed ...see more