Myrtle's History

Myrtle is a Thames lighter or dumb barge i.e she never had an engine, but was just towed around. She was probably used for holding gravel. If I understand it correctly, her fore and aft holds would have been filled with water, and then, as the gravel was added the water would flow out. The remains of the pipes are still there in the holds, and the walls have been lined with a thin layer of concrete in the past.


Friday, 29 January 2010

Afloat! View from windows completely different ...


Low tide ..


and at high tide ..



less difference on the land side ..low tide ..





and at high tide .. but not an extreme high tide when the plants would be covered too ...

The view from the deck looks quite different too .. the view downstream at low tide ..




and at high tide ..





a constantly changing scenery ..
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