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Long Sands

Posted by peter cook on 4/7/2025, 7:19 am

Hand tinted post card photo dated (posted) 14th May 1914. Note the naval vessels lying off the port.

Re: Long Sands

Posted by Colin Thompson on 4/7/2025, 9:29 am, in reply to "Long Sands"

We always called that short sands - - between the groyne and the pier.

Re: Long Sands

Posted by Norman on 4/7/2025, 9:41 am, in reply to "Re: Long Sands"

The Postcard printer got it wrong as we called that 'The little beach'.(now Little Haven)

The Long sands was from the Pier to Trow Rocks

Re: Long Sands

Posted by David Henley on 4/7/2025, 2:47 pm, in reply to "Re: Long Sands"

Norman, a long stand was a trades person telling his apprentice to go to the stores and get some wooden welding rods,for a special job.It may have been an iniation test as well. Circa 1975 ish.
Why other ex apprentices have a similar thing.

Re: Long Sands

Posted by Norman on 4/7/2025, 5:08 pm, in reply to "Re: Long Sands"

Tradesmen trying to trick new starters were used when I was an apprentice in the 60s David and probably over many many years earlier.

Re: Long Sands

Posted by David Henley on 5/7/2025, 11:05 am, in reply to "Re: Long Sands"

Yes Norman , a Long Stand ,I was apprentice to Eddie Nesbitt he was excellent as trademark and patient as a teacher as Shipwright liner off.
And a further point am pensionable age I left yards in 1983 after working from start to finish om Illustrious and Ark Royal both scrapped after costly refurbishment they could have mothballed and re entered service for the likes of now.
Peter Cooke is right ships could be built at AP,
Where I was in 1975 with Eddie on a Russian tanker.

Re: Long Sands

Posted by Norman on 5/7/2025, 12:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Long Sands"

I delivered one of my books to Eddie at his home not long before he passed away.
Lovely man and I remember him from Schooldays at St Aloysius.

Re: Long Sands

Posted by Bob Noble on 6/7/2025, 6:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Long Sands"

A cap full of nails holes !!

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