Pin Mill, The Boatyard 1921
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More about this scene

The maltings (centre) are a reminder of the days when grain was unloaded into the barges here en route for Ipswich. The boatyard of Harry King & Sons, 'Yacht and Boat Builders and General Repairers', is still there. Arthur Ransome included Pin Mill and its activities in We Didn't Mean to go to Sea (1937).

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