Pin Mill, The Butt And Oyster Inn 1909
Photo ref:
62001
Photo ref:
62001
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The Butt and Oyster is probably the most well-known pub on the East Coast, at Pin Mill, on the River Orwell. Across the river from here is Orwell Park, in the 18th century the home of 'Old Grog' - Admiral Vernon. It was he who established the system of allowing Royal Navy sailors their twice-daily ration of grog - rum and water.
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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
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