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Further conversations with Paul at the Rowhedge Regatta magazine. He would like to see more photos of the boat, more details on the work we have done and work that still needs to be carried out- and our plans for the future. He would like to link the article about the boat to the history of Rowhedge then and now- how the village has changed through the years and maybe some details of some people who worked at the yard- and possibly on our boat.

The Albert Sloman Library at the University of Essex at colchester holds the complete Rowhedge collection. This includes the day book, wages book, sketches, photographs and specifications of vessels built at the yard until 1956.

Rowhedge Ironworks built private yachts, Admiralty vessels and other types of boat- including tugs, punts and launches.(more)

Its not uncommon to see an old boat really, you may pass one every day on your way to work. It may be sitting in the river- (well, in the mud half-buried by the water!) ; it may be sitting in a field or rotting quietly on someone's driveway. But why should you care about it? Well, if it's old enough, it could be like our boat- a piece of naval history that needs care and attention- even if it's too far gone to rescue, there are people out there who try to find the lost boats from history and it always good for them to discover something 'new'. (more)