This picture must have been taken shortly after the bridge opened, No Flour Mill silo It was knocked down in the seventies,When was it built?, and no Bridge hotel?
I agree that this photograph is almost certainly pre-war. From shortly after the war, the area on the right of the picture was used as moorings for various privately owned boats, one of which belonged to my father – the “Max”, followed in around 1950 by his second boat – “Max 2″ which was a converted ship”s lifeboat. There was a boatbuilding yard just south of the Victoria Bridge – Pickersgills, I think – just off camera on the right of the picture. It is probable that the vessels in the picture were products of the yard. I recall that the boatyard built double ended hulls around 20-30 feet long, possibly ships” lifeboats. I also remember vividly the state of the river bed when the tide was out as we sometimes had to wade out to the mooring. My father carried me and had to wear thighboots because of the depth of the mud which was heavily polluted amd smelled foul when disturbed.
This picture must have been taken shortly after the bridge opened, No Flour Mill silo It was knocked down in the seventies,When was it built?, and no Bridge hotel?
Happy Birthday, Bridge, you have served us well.
I agree that this photograph is almost certainly pre-war. From shortly after the war, the area on the right of the picture was used as moorings for various privately owned boats, one of which belonged to my father – the “Max”, followed in around 1950 by his second boat – “Max 2″ which was a converted ship”s lifeboat. There was a boatbuilding yard just south of the Victoria Bridge – Pickersgills, I think – just off camera on the right of the picture. It is probable that the vessels in the picture were products of the yard. I recall that the boatyard built double ended hulls around 20-30 feet long, possibly ships” lifeboats. I also remember vividly the state of the river bed when the tide was out as we sometimes had to wade out to the mooring. My father carried me and had to wear thighboots because of the depth of the mud which was heavily polluted amd smelled foul when disturbed.
This must be an old image as it appears to show an open topped bus going over the bridge!