1957

SO9036 : Avon Sailing Club at Twyning 1957, 12ft National racing

taken 67 years ago, near to Twyning Green, Gloucestershire, England

Avon Sailing Club at Twyning 1957, 12ft National racing
Avon Sailing Club at Twyning 1957, 12ft National racing
From 1953 to 1960 Avon Sailing Club was based in what had been an orchard, part of the Fleet Inn. The photo shows a 12ft National dinghy (N1204) racing in a stiff breeze. There are cattle, and people picnicking, on the water meadow across the River Avon.

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Geographical Context: Sport, Leisure Rivers, Streams, Drainage Village, Rural settlement River: River Avon Primary Subject: Sport other tags: Sailing Club Inn Sailing Dinghy Cattle Picnickers Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SO9036, 328 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Hawgood   (more nearby)
Date Taken
July 1957   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 12 April, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 9050 3659 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:1.6584N 2:8.3925W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 9044 3657
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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