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Author archives: Patricia Stoughton

Meet Vic Clarke

A chance meeting on social media and a shared interest in the Thames led to my discovering the early story of Vic Clarke, who trained at the Wellesley Nautical School at Blyth and who began his career on colliers delivering coal to Thames-side power stations in the 1960s. After undergoing a rigorous training with tough, …

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Posted byPatricia Stoughton23rd June 201917th November 2022Posted inEbb & Flow, Meet People

Unsung Heroes

Dwarfed by other vessels, construction sites and piers along the river, there is a fleet of small workboats, open topped or with a wheel house, navigating the river in all conditions. Unless you’re looking out for them, they can pass by un-noticed but their work is vital to smooth operations along the river. They fetch …

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Posted byPatricia Stoughton9th June 20193rd December 2019Posted inEbb & Flow

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