2021
TR0262 : Lady of the Lea, Faversham Creek
taken 2 years ago, near to Faversham, Kent, England
Lady of the Lea, Faversham Creek
Moored at Standard Quay, next to Oyster Bay House, a Grade II listed building. Lady of the Lea is a spritsail Thames sailing barge, the last such barge to be built in England. She was built in 1931 to carry explosives from Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills on the River Lea to Woolwich Arsenal on the River Thames. The barge was later sold and rebuilt. She currently operates as a private yacht and competes in Thames sailing barge matches.
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