River Ouse Bargeman Lewis David Paperback
River Ouse Bargeman Lewis David Paperback The Ouse reaches into the heart of Yorkshire from the Humber Estuary. The bargees had to be tough and resourceful; physically strong enough to handle their…
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River Ouse Bargeman Lewis David Paperback
The Ouse reaches into the heart of Yorkshire from the Humber Estuary. The bargees had to be tough and resourceful; physically strong enough to handle their craft, wise enough to combat the rivers shifting currents and savvy enough to deal with those supplying short measure. Until the 1980s, loaded barges made the challenging journey from Hull to Selby, bearing bulk cargoes for the mills of the town.
In this book, "River Ouse Bargeman," Laurie's words of wit and wisdom give a skippers eye view of a barge loaded to the gunwales fighting upstream, unloading at the mill and drifting back with the tide. Laurie Dews of Selby worked the Ouse from 1937 to 1987, and is now the only, man remaining with firsthand experience of a lost way of life. Laurie spins many a yarn about a bargeman's social life, too.
His firsthand account includes the mysterious river crafts of singling out and penning up,
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