Category: From the brush of…

  • 10 July, 2021
    From the brush of... Almost forgotten nowadays is the fleet of small passenger-cargo vessels running regular services around the UK…
  • 28 April, 2021
    From the brush of... As a kid in Great Yarmouth, the coasters of F T Everard were a familiar sight.…
  • 12 March, 2021
    From the brush of... Delivered in 1973 for Norwegian American Line, and originally named “Vistafjord”, the “Saga Ruby” was the…
  • 24 January, 2021
    From the brush of... The “Larpool” was a tramp steamer built in 1924 by Pickersgill’s in Sunderland for Headlam &…
  • 19 December, 2020
    From the brush of... The Apcar company was founded in 1819 by the Armenian Apcar brothers. Originally based in Bombay,…
  • 11 November, 2020
    From the brush of David Bray The venerable ‘Sea Breezes’ magazine which celebrated its centenary in 2019, is featuring some…