A Sideways Launch - The Story of the Pollock Shipyard in Faversham Kent

[@biffa1234100]

Brilliant born and bred in Medway Towns 1963, apart from a couple of pub crawls back in the 80s never thought much about Faversham . Now in my 60s I get down there as often as I can , its lost in time a wonderful place to wander around. This is a fantastic piece social history that needs archiving for posterity. ThanX

[@ronaldbayne1431]

Wonderful. Pity there are no personalities like this any more. Great photos, commentaries, and structure. Many thanks. Rmb5*

[@aureliobrighton1871]

Sitting here in Munich not far from the Isar river I was over there at the shipyard the whole film. Great. Thankyou. ❤

[@roglaker9353]

My classmate Clifford Boakes, I think his name was, at the main Grammar School 1961-66 always seemed to know when a launch was due, and I'm not sure that we ever missed one! Roger Blake (my dad Norman was deputy headmaster and head of maths there).

[@peternewman3487]

I was six years old and I watched the BP Haulier being launched.

[@biffa1234100]

reminds ne of the Robert Wyatt song, Shipbuilding. A classic and fitting.

[@Seafariireland]

Very sad end to a great enterprise, well done Faversham!

[@admiralcraddock464]

About sums up the story of British industry: little investment in modern machinery and techniques 34.00 four men operating a manual crane to lower an engine into a ship, no wonder the Japanese took over.