[bulto]

I dont know of the Henderson connection but Toughs were ship and boat builders by Teddington Lock.

 

[pappag]

Thanks for those comments bulto .(Thumb)..just for the record I will post some info on the ARMADALE CASTLE -Union Castle-blt 1903-12973 tgr b/up Blyth 12-6-36.
I assume Toughs was the same as Tough & Henderson, tug owners?

Hello Scorcher, I was born on Keywadin a converted Fairmile b. in 1953, which was moored in the middle of Cubitts yacht basin. You can just make out the stern of the boat in the oil painting in one of your links. I have recently discovered a photo album with pictures my father took in the 1950s and 60s. I think my sister has the album, I will check .

 

[scorcher]

Cubitts Yacht Basin

Hello Scorcher, I was born on Keywadin a converted Fairmile b. in 1953, which was moored in the middle of Cubitts yacht basin. You can just make out the stern of the boat in the oil painting in one of your links. I have recently discovered a photo album with pictures my father took in the 1950s and 60s. I think my sister has the album, I will check .

Great to read your posting pappag....I remember the vessel and look forward to hearing about your searches! As I say it would be good to do a painting of the basin. Thanks a lot! (Thumb)

 

[BosunsMate]

Cubitts Yacht basin

Here is another film about the Basin:

www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=47050

My parents owned the converted MTB and my mother is featured in the film carrying a box up the gangway followed by our spaniel dog.

Miss Pryse is also featured on her barge Hibernia.

All the Royal Mail for the boats was delivered to one office. Miss Pryse gave me half a crown a week to deliver the letters to the boats. I used to do this every morning before walking to school in Strand-on-the-Green.

 

[scorcher]

That clip was wonderful BosunsMate ! That helps a lot. I remember Strand on the Green , it was the best part of Chiswick, sometimes Dutch motor coasters used to buoy there. The 'City Barge' was a pub with real olde world charm with none of this modern pseudo historic.
I lived near to the Chiwick Products factory which had the largest water barometer in the world attached to its chimney I believe.

 

[chadburn]

That is a wonderful bit of film of how it was living afloat after the War, any idea's of the names of the GSP (where the Woman is entering the hatch) the two MTB/MGB's and the Seaplane Tender.

 

[BosunsMate]

Cubitts Yacht basin

Here is a photograph of Cubitts Yacht Basin c1951.

Left to right:

Black Billy - Residential Dutch barge.
Hibernia - residential Thames barge owned by Miss Pryse, Basin Manager.
Small motor cruiser - owned by Mr Coomber.
***berland - unconverted Thames barge.
Ariel - wooden MTB converted to a houseboat (owned by my father).
The next two barges are either the Swale, Seven Sisters or Thetis. I think the Swale was owned by Mr Jackson and the Seven Sisters by Mr Larkin.

 

[chadburn]

Bosunsmate, looking at the film in phases the women entering the hatch is aboard a 60ft GSP type and then further on a British Power Boats broad beam ST with a varnished cabin and an "extension" over the cockpit at the Stern. There is another Vosper type MTB with the cut outs in the Deck and then another interesting MTB which looks American, Higgins perhaps? any names for these please. The possible "American" appears to be to the very right of your picture but not fully shown.

 

[scorcher]

The photo and vessel details are very helpful indeed I don't suppose there are many around today. Back in the early 1950's photography was a luxury for most folk. Thanks again BosunsMate.(==D)

 

[daviscra]

Cubitt's Yacht Basin

My God-mother Myf Prys was the manager of the Basin during and after the war. She lived on SS Hiberna. No Photos I'm afraid, the odd story half remembered as a child. Her pride was that every useable craft was made avilable for Dunkirk those that were suspect of not being "friendly" were towed to the middle of the basin and left.

Hi Judith - just saw your post, a little late. I am investigating the history of a motor yacht called Seran built 1926 in Chiswick and also member of the British Motor Boat Club which was, I think, based at Cubitt's Yacht Basin from 1926.

I am trying to establish service in WWII. Do you recall if there were there many owners unwilling to allow their yachts to be requisitioned and therefore moved to the middle of the Basin? It sounds like there were quite a few?

Thanks
Colin

 

[pappag]

I am trying to locate any photos of Cubitts Yacht Basin
situated near Chiswick Bridge, where the boat race ends.
I lived in Chiswick when I was young and dreamed of living
in an house boat there when I grew up.They redeveloped
it and all trace was lost. It was a magical retreat from the
hurly-burly of London.Plane trees surrounded it and a motley
collection of vessels were nestled in the rectangular basin.
I remember a Victorian steam yacht with clipper bow and
yellow funnel bedecked with geraniums, several MTB"s
converted to houseboats and several other craft.
It was an artist"s paradise and several actors/actresses
and writers lived there I believe.

I have been googling until goggle eyed but have traced
nothing of note.I would like photos to base a painting on.
This would be 1940-1950"s.
A pretty obscure request I know
but worth trying I hope?. Thanks for reading this.

Scorcher, I have cleaned up some old photos of Cubitts Yacht Basin that should be of some interest to you. I have put them in the gallery, so if you look under pappag in the search box you will find them there. Regards pappag.

 

[pappag]

Scorcher, I've uploaded some more photos for you to view. Pappag

 

[scorcher]

Very welcome Pappag indeed! This is like time travel. I did not expect such a response when I posted the thread so thanks again for all of the work.(Thumb)

 

[andysk]

I don't know if this has been mentioned before, or if you have already found it, but you may want to take a look at this site :

The Liquid Highway : http://riverthames.sosugary.com/thumbnails.php?album=4

This album is a gallery of Dock and Thames scenes which may prove to be interesting.

Enjoy

Andy

 

[scorcher]

"This album is a gallery of Dock and Thames scenes which may prove to be interesting.Enjoy

Andy[/QUOTE] "

I did visit this site some time ago but it has a lot more added to it since. Thanks for the link Andy. Great picture of 'MONTE URQUIOLA'
jammed by the tide against the bridge.

 

[boat.nick]

My father owned the Ariel and I lived aboard as a youngster. He sold it in about 1953. I would be interested to know what became of her. The vessel was moored two away from the barge Hibernia

John Wiltshire brought Ariel and became a close family friend, my mum and dad lived on Blythe Spirit then Sea Lion

 

[boat.nick]

Hello Scorcher, By a fluke I found your original Cubitts (Sp!) posting. In the 1960s I lived there on a 40 ft retired fishing vessel--Takoma. I was a young actress at the time. My first husband and I bought Takoma at its Cubitts mooring only to discover the owner of the basin had sold the basin to a developer. The residents banded together to fight eviction and try and protect the basin. A test case went through the courts--including having the court come down to Cubbitts to see if we were protected under a then new law that protected mobile home owners from eviction--i.e., we made the case the boats were our homes. Sadly, we ultimately lost on a technicality and were made to remove our boats. So yes, I can vouch that the creative colony you recall did exist! I now live in Massachusetts USA.

BTW: I watched the refurbishing of the Arthur Lowe boat described in an earlier post.

did you know that the Amazon is now lited as one of the top Sailing Yachts in the world oh and I now live in mass too near the sea

 

[boat.nick]

Amazon is now listed as one of the top 40 sailing vessels in the world, if i remember Tacoma was moored near Ariel and next to a 40 ft watson lifeboat

 

[scorcher]

Cubitts Yacht Basin

Amazon is now listed as one of the top 40 sailing vessels in the world, if i remember Tacoma was moored near Ariel and next to a 40 ft watson lifeboat

Thanks boat.nick for your comments I am gradually able to build up a list. Arthur Lowe would have been proud of her status.

 

[boat.nick]

its a trip back to the old child hood and reuniting with Lawrence, the pics by A Norquoy where amazing I wish i could get the sea lion back into the family where is Sandra from Moet and the Penningtons my Gran used to live with Capt Tim on the Magnet