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Did you wonder what happened to the Mary Birch

https://youtu.be/2dlsHh79INU This was a boat was built and owned by the Birch family originally. The short documentary for the wreck of M/S Kali Tychi, ex M/S Mary Birch.…

Images of the boats in the Birch Shipping fleet

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Sutton Bridge,View of Docks and River about 1908

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Mary Birch

Can you help? Is there someone amongst our contributors who had a family member who worked for Birch and or worked on the Mary Birch. Maybe some records in the Spalding Shipwreck Society????? If ye…

S S Mary Birch

The photograph is from the last owner who named it ‘’καλή τυχη’’ kali tichi, meaning good luck. Obviously the ship didn’t have such a good luck. It’s the only available photo of the ship i have foun…

Sailing on the River Welland

Keith Seaton will remember this and perhaps tell us a little of the History.…

Sutton Bridge with boat passing through

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Boat on the River Welland at Spalding

The boat was registered in Hull according to the caption and goes on to say that boats continued using the port of Spalding until 1930's. Does anybody know more? Can anybody identify the precise locat…

Swing Bridge at Sutton Bridge

The River Nene, giving access to Wisbech and Peterborough for sea going craft. The river was first bridged in 1831, in 1860's a rail track was added but damage caused by the trains necessitated constr…

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