Bruce Allison

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The 58' Norfolk wherry Albion (after Neil Smalley artist at Ludham Bridge), built in 1898 and one of only two remaining wherries on The Broads still fitted out for trading, which worked with two crew and a single huge gaff sail on a high peak, capable in the early 1900's of carrying up to 42 tons of cargo e.g. cattle cake, wheat grain, ice, sugar beet, timber, coal, thatch reeds etc.
The 58' Norfolk wherry Albion (after Neil Smalley artist at Ludham Bridge), built in 1898 and one of only two remaining wherries on The Broads still fitted out for trading, which worked with two crew and a single huge gaff sail on a high peak, capable in the early 1900's of carrying up to 42 tons of cargo e.g. cattle cake, wheat grain, ice, sugar beet, timber, coal, thatch reeds etc.
The 58' Norfolk wherry Albion (after Neil Smalley artist at Ludham Bridge), built in 1898 and one of only two remaining wherries on The Broads still fitted out for trading, which worked with two crew and a single huge gaff sail on a high peak, capable in the early 1900's of carrying up to 42 tons of cargo e.g. cattle cake, wheat grain, ice, sugar beet, timber, coal, thatch reeds etc.

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