Sunday 6 April 2008

The Medway Queen


Whitstables Oyster Fleet.


Here we see The Oyster Fleet at work and all on the same tack, this is 1898 according to postmark.

The Seasalter and Ham Oyster Fishermen


Seen here are the drudgers of Seasalter and Ham Oyster Fishery Company. They have landed on what I call the Long Beach in front of the oyster company.
The two master in the background could possibly be the "SPEEDWELL" which the company owned.

Whitstable High Street


Depicts Whitstable High Street in the 20's 30's.

Swalecliffe Post Office


I am not quite sure where this post Office was in Swalecliffe, I rather suspect that it was Chestfield PO and that it was wrongly named.

The Reculvers 1900.


A nice picture of the Reculvers in 1900.

Whitstable Oyster Dredgers


Part of the Fleet of oyster dredgers off Whitstable 1898.

Whitstable Oyster Dredgers.



Oyster dredgers off Whitstable showing how the wind was used to the best advantage

Tuesday 1 April 2008