2021

TR0262 : Lady of the Lea, Faversham Creek

taken 2 years ago, near to Faversham, Kent, England

Lady of the Lea, Faversham Creek
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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TR0262, 218 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
pam fray   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 10 October, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 10 October, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 0212 6205 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:19.2980N 0:53.9609E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 0213 6204
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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