27-Oct-2018, 08:12 PM
I remember the big white banana boats moored near Watery Lane, bringing bananas (well, they would) from the West Indies. The dock was busy in those days.
After closure there was a crackpot idea to fill in the dock basin with rubbish and level the site.....how short-sighted can you be?
John
After closure there was a crackpot idea to fill in the dock basin with rubbish and level the site.....how short-sighted can you be?
John
(25-Oct-2018, 08:38 PM)noel Wrote: We're not having much luck getting mum mbers to contribute Frank, it doesn't augur well for the future of the forum. Today we walked around the marina at Preston. Years ago I used to drive along strand Road where the Dock is or rather was, it closed in 1984 I think, and used to wonder what was going on behind the doors, you couldn't tell it was actually a dock. Now it's been opened up and converted into a marina with shops along one side, apartments on the opposite side and a local steam rail running across the end of the marina. A journey of a couple of miles. But it's a great feeling when you're there as it chugs past. There's a dragon boat team there and we were able to watch the racing a couple of months ago.