– guided tours through Purton Hulks
Purton Lower Bridge
Purton
Gloucestershire
River Severn
Lost Memories of the River Severn is an intriguing programme of talks and guided tours through the remains of Purton Hulks.
Led by marine historian, L.P.Barnett, the tours of the site take place just north of Sharpness New Docks, and are the final resting place for 81 steel, timber and concrete vessels.
This amazing site is deemed to be the largest of its kind in the UK and includes varied craft such as schooners, Severn trows, wich barges, concrete lighters, and rare Stroudwater and Kennet barges. These esteemed tours have also won the Nautical Archaeological Societies’ National Adopt a Wreck Award 2007 and Certificate of Merit 2008.
The tours are scheduled to take place on the following dates:
Sunday 18 July 2010 (2pm start)
Sunday 15 August 2010 (2pm start)
Sunday 5 & 19 September 2010 (2pm start)
Sunday 17 October 2010 (2pm start)
Sunday 21 November 2010
Sunday 19 December 2010
The tours can also be accompanied on request by an historical slide-show presentation, and an extensive photograph collection. This will include information relating to original ship dimensions, cargo trade routes, former crew member anecdotes, and a description of the heroic beaching process onto the foreshore of this sleepy Gloucestershire hamlet.
The tours begin at 1pm, unless otherwise stated, and last for approximately two hours (weather permitting). Admission is £3.50 or donations can be made to The Friends of Purton.
For more information or to request a slide-show presentation call 07833 143 231, email barnadillo@aol.co.uk, or visit www.friendsofpurton.org.uk.
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