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.


Saturday, 30 January 2010

Full moon

The moon rises over the far end of Shoreham from where Myrtle is moored, and was beautiful yesterday and today ..




and today ..


and this one ..


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