Sailing Tours: The Yachtsman's Guide to the Cruising Waters of the English Coast, Part 1L.U. Gill, 1892 - Great Britain |
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... beautiful timber porch of Margaretting . There is another grand thing about this picturesque old Benfleet Ray , that is the oysters . On the whole we might do worse than bring our ship up here , if she does not draw more than 4ft ...
... beautiful timber porch of Margaretting . There is another grand thing about this picturesque old Benfleet Ray , that is the oysters . On the whole we might do worse than bring our ship up here , if she does not draw more than 4ft ...
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... beautiful view over the Thames towards Sheppey and the mouth of the Medway . This village has been the birthplace of many brave men . It has given two admirals to the navy , thirteen post - captains , three masters to the Trinity House ...
... beautiful view over the Thames towards Sheppey and the mouth of the Medway . This village has been the birthplace of many brave men . It has given two admirals to the navy , thirteen post - captains , three masters to the Trinity House ...
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... beautiful , and at daybreak there is a gentle breeze off shore with a heavy mist obscuring everything . This means fine weather . By ten we shall probably not have any wind and a piping hot sun . The last of the ebb is running out . If ...
... beautiful , and at daybreak there is a gentle breeze off shore with a heavy mist obscuring everything . This means fine weather . By ten we shall probably not have any wind and a piping hot sun . The last of the ebb is running out . If ...
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... beautiful views all round . What could be better suited for an hiding place than the deserted halls of Layer Marney Towers , standing in their sequestered vale , forgotten by the great world ? Tolleshunt D'Arcy , Tolleshunt Knight , and ...
... beautiful views all round . What could be better suited for an hiding place than the deserted halls of Layer Marney Towers , standing in their sequestered vale , forgotten by the great world ? Tolleshunt D'Arcy , Tolleshunt Knight , and ...
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... beautiful as regards the illuminations . Those of the 16th century are re- markable for their extravagant penmanship . The view from the top is really fine . They say it is possible to see the Thames and the Kentish hills . We did not ...
... beautiful as regards the illuminations . Those of the 16th century are re- markable for their extravagant penmanship . The view from the top is really fine . They say it is possible to see the Thames and the Kentish hills . We did not ...
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abreast ahead Aldborough Alde AMATEURS anchor anchorage ancient ashore bank barges Bawdsey beach Beacon Blackwater boat breeze Brightlingsea Buxey Castle channel Chelmondiston church Clacton Cliff cloth gilt coast Colne colour craft creek Crouch cruise Darcy Ding Dovercourt east eastern entrance Erwarton Essex fair Felixstowe Flats Hadleigh Castle Hall Hanford Water harbour Harwich head hill Horsea Island Illustrated Island keep land Landguard Layer Marney Towers Leigh light London look Lord low water mainsail Maldon Manningtree manor Maplin Maplin Sands mark Marney martello tower Mersea miles narrow Naze nearly night North north-east Orford Haven Orwell passing pier Pinmill Point pretty red and white river River Alde round sailing Sands shingle ship shore Shotley side Southend Spit Spitway stand starboard steamers steer Stour Swin Thames tide Tollesbury Tolleshunt D'Arcy turn vessel village Walton weather wind Wrabness yacht
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